The Big Banger theory
With scientists at CERN in Switzerland aiming to recreate the Big Bang today, pubs can start thinking about filling the black hole in customers'...
Archives for September 9, 2008
Pensioner saves pub in memory of his wife
A farmer has saved the historic pub where he used to regularly drink with late wife. David Bingham has pumped £100,000 into renovating the Fleece in...
Licensee wins smoke ban court case
A licensee has won his court battle against an air purifier system supplier who promised to take the equipment back in the event of a smoking...
Mark Daniels: Real Ale - its not for men
Every day I seem to be opening up a newspaper or visiting a web page or listening to the radio, only to hear more and more doom and gloom about our...
Back to Basics: Take control
Let me throw a phrase at you: stock control. Are you falling asleep yet? It doesn't exactly fill the heart with excitement. But right now, when the...
Analyst: 30% of pubco pubs uneconomic
A city analyst believes that 20-30% of Enterprise and Punch leased pubs may be "uneconomic" because the licensees are making under £20,000 a year...
'SABMiller and InBev tipped to target Cobra'
Cobra Beer is being tipped as a potential bid target for bigger rivals including SABMiller and InBev, following the collapse of talks with Diageo,...
Home Office minister: 'We're not anti-alcohol'
Home Office minister Vernon Coaker has denied the government is waging a war on alcohol in an exclusive interview with The Publican.Coaker, who has...
M&S appeals to pub-goers
Marks & Spencer is appealing to pub and restaurant-goers with its new advertising campaign. The company has dropped the seductive lilt of...
Sheps snaps up MPs' local
The Kent brewer buys the Westminster Arms near Whitehall for an undisclosed amount.
Tesco wine festival sure to hit pubs
Tesco has slashed the price of hundreds of wines in half as part of its Autumn wine festival — a move which is sure to further pressure pubs.
Comedian Vegas has smashing time at pub
Comedian and pub fan Johnny Vegas smashed a giant piñata filled with cigarette lighters and other smoking paraphernalia to open a new patio at a...