Punch trials 3D projectors
Punch Taverns is claiming a first by trialing 3D projectors for screening football at its managed pubs. The projectors, from technology firm LG,...
Archives for February 2, 2011
Pub on quiet street shocked at 'crime hotspot' tag
A community pub in a quiet street was shocked when a new police website claimed the area was one of the most crime-ridden in the country. The...
Celebrity chef Torode calls for better chef education
Celebrity chef John Torode has called on the government to back plans to promote healthy eating with an education strategy for chefs. He argued...
Protest means Luton pubs miss out on Saturday trading
Police have asked pubs and bars in Luton town centre to voluntarily close ahead of a protest on Saturday. The English Defence League and a counter...
What do the alcohol death stats really show?
A wise man once said "statistics can be made to prove anything - even the truth". The point being that if you choose them carefully enough you can...
Pub customers… who needs them?
Customers are the lifeblood of our pubs and we need to communicate and stay in touch with them, says Phil Davison.
Drive for pubs to take on apprentices
Pubs and bars are being urged to take on apprentices to secure the long term success of their businesses. The message was delivered at a...
Nick Baker: Molson Coors is 'the right buyer for Sharp's'
Nick Baker, until today the co-owner of Cornwall's Sharp's Brewery, said the sale of the business to Molson Coors was the right thing to do and the...
Sent to Coventry
It's now 30 years since the Specials wrote their signature song Ghost Town describing the situation in Coventry following the decline of industry,...
MPs launch renewed attack on below-cost fudge
MPs from all three main parties have today renewed criticism of the government's plan on below-cost selling, warning it does not go far enough to...
Pub caterers join Fish Fight
Pub caterers are joining the Fish Fight campaign launched in a Channel 4 programme hosted by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. In a documentary aired...
Molson Coors buys Sharp's
Carling brewer Molson Coors has acquired Cornish real ale brewer Sharp's — it said the brewery will stay open.
Molson Coors buys Sharp's Brewery for £20m
Molson Coors UK, which produces Carling and Grolsch lagers, announced today it has bought Sharp's, the Cornwall-based brewery, for £20m. A spokesman...
Railway pub is back on track
Paul Rogers tells Tony Halstead how he transformed a lowly roadside inn into the award-winning Railway Gastro Pub at Euxton in Lancashire.
Licensees get more time for energy ads
Licensees have been given more time to abide by a requirement to advertise the energy efficiency of their pubs when selling them. The new regulation...
Paul Chase: All newspapers do is reinforce stereotypes
The gist of the story was that among that minority of 11 to 15-year-olds who binge-drink (as opposed to just drink), girls are catching up with boys...
McMullen in £1m revamp at pub
The Hertford-based family brewer McMullen has spent £1m revamping Grade II-listed pub the Nag's Head, in Bishop's Stortford. McMullen, which owns...