Bank Holiday

Licensees divided on making Jubilee bank holiday permanent

05-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Making the extra bank holiday for the Queens Platinum Jubilee a permanent fixture would be a fitting tribute but thanking the service industry would be a better celebration according to licensees across the sector.

Vote now: Do you think the extra bank holiday should be made permanent?

27-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and trade body UKHospitality (UKH) have led calls for the Government to make this year’s extra bank holiday a permanent fixture.

Pubs heading for bumper bank holiday trade

26-May-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Pubs are expected to receive an increase in trade of 25% as consumers decide to eat and drink out over the spring bank holiday weekend.

Punch

Punch launches workshops to help tenants prepare for summer

20-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Punch is offering its tenants a series of free workshops with the aim of increasing trading performance over the summer months.

WKD plans for a bumper August Bank Holiday weekend

22-Jul-2013 By Robyn Black

As August approaches, WKD owner SHS Drinks is urging licensees to get prepared for the final summer bank holiday of the year (24 to 26 August) with a new campaign for the RTD brand.

Beer O'Clock strikes at 5.42pm for British pubs

24-May-2013 By Robyn Black

Licensees are expecting a bumper start to the Bank Holiday today (Friday 24 May) with a new poll revealing that 'Beer O’clock' strikes at 5:42pm – the moment when lager loving Brits enjoy their first drink of the weekend.

Banking on holiday plans

03-Aug-2011 By Sonya Hook

Pubs that plan food and drink options and outdoor events well in advance of the August bank holiday will reap the benefits, reports Sonya Hook.

If Carlsberg Did Bank Holiday Weekends...

09-May-2011 By Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels reflects on some positive news for the pub trade in his first blog for the Publican's Morning Advertiser.

ALMR: relax licensing laws over royal wedding bank holiday

23-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A trade group has urged the Government to relax licensing laws during the public holiday for the royal wedding. The Association of Licensed Multiple...

Yates pub has hours cut

01-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit

A Yates pub has been ordered to cut trading hours amongst other stringent conditions following alleged licence breaches.

Luminar warns on profits as young stay at home

25-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore

Luminar, the UK's largest nightclub owner, has warned there is a "significant risk" it will not meet its full-year profit expectations next February,...

SMIRNOFF CREATIVE GRANTS

01-Sep-2009 By MA reporter

Supporting venues in creating one-of-a-kind experiences across the UK

'Probably' the biggest free pint giveaway ever

12-Aug-2008

Carlsberg is offering drinkers a free pint in 13,000 pubs on the August Bank Holiday weekend in what it claims is one of the biggest ever free pint...

Tesco under fire from ALMR

08-May-2008

A leading trade body has branded Tesco "hypocritical" for selling below-cost alcohol over the Bank Holiday weekend.The Association of Licensed...

Mark Daniels: A case of mistaken identity

02-May-2008

Paul and Debbie did a great job for us, posing for photographs in the local press and generally mixing with my customers, chatting and doing small...

Chris Maclean: staffing the bank holiday weekend

08-May-2007 By Chris Maclean

I get it wrong every bank holiday.My staffing plan is generally pretty good and I usually arrange to have staff when I need them. My style of...

Bank holiday - blues or boom?

31-Aug-2005

Soaring temperatures in the South of England ensured most pubs enjoyed a bumper bank holiday weekend. Only pubs without outdoor seating missed out on...

Food pubs buck the trend

09-Jun-2005

by Max Gosney Food pubs basked in a 30% sales boom during May bank holiday, easing fears over a predicted slowdown in consumer spending. Pub chefs...

Pubs face supermarket onslaught for Euro 2004

24-May-2004

Pubs can expect a massive challenge for beer sales in the run-up to the Euro 2004 tournament next month, as supermarkets compete for...

Licensees prefer St George

12-Mar-2003

Two thirds of licensees would prefer to see St George's Day become a bank holiday rather than St Patrick's day, according to a poll on...

Regional events see some pubs benefit from Bank Holiday

28-Aug-2002

Although the wet August Bank Holiday weather signified the end of a miserable summer for many licensees, a series of regional events brought good...

Oldham licensees unite following more rioting

08-Jun-2001

Licensees in Oldham have joined together to fight back after their pubs were attacked in the town's bank holiday riots.The publicans say they are...