On show: the best Britain can offer
14-Apr-2005
by Tony Halstead The best in British beer and regional food is to be showcased to around 8,000 people at a new festival being launched by the North...
Two thirds of pubs make plans for St George's Day
07-Apr-2005
More than two thirds of pubs are planning to celebrate St George's Day on April 23.Licensees are responding to the call from former home secretary...
Bennett launches fresh St George's Day battle
17-Mar-2005
by Ewan Turney The pub trade's champion ofSt George's Day, licensee Tony Bennett, has had his application for extended hours on the day rejected by...
Licence applications start to trickle in
16-Mar-2005
Applications for licences under the new licensing regime are beginning to trickle into councils across England and Wales. Following a flurry of media...
Publicans warned over SIA licence deadline
01-Mar-2005
Publicans are being warned that they could lose their livelihood and face up to five years in jail if they employ unregistered door supervisors.By...
Pubs fear loss of business over council A-board row
16-Feb-2005
Licensees in rural Sussex fear their businesses could go under because their local council has moved to banish road signs advertising their pubs.They...
Hay nonny no: it's a licensing book
10-Feb-2005
Barrister Philip Kolvin launched his licensing book in style last week, with morris men and an amorous unicorn prancing merrily in the Old Bank of...
Pub salute by English Heritage
10-Feb-2005
by Ewan Turney English Heritage has hit out at the "plasticisation" of Britain's pubs, which has left just 250 untouched by the ravages of...
Brains bolsters its spread in Wales
01-Feb-2005
SA Brain has strengthened its presence in west Wales with the purchase of 27 pubs from Cardigan-based Innkeeper Wales for an undisclosed sum. This...
The big crowd-pullers
13-Jan-2005
Saturday, 5 February, 17.30 (BBC1) Wales v England New England coach Andy Robinson has promised his team will play with more width and flair than...
British pubs and clubs show a fall in numbers
04-Nov-2004
The number of pubs and clubs in Britain fell by 2% in the past year, according to new data from the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
Airman, Feltham London
12-Aug-2004
The Albert, Brighton East Sussex The Albert Arms, Esher Surrey The Alma, Wandsworth London Anchor And Hope, Waterloo London The Angel, Clerkenwell...
SIA launches in North West
10-Aug-2004
The North West became the latest region to cope with the launch of the Security Industry Authority Licence on Monday. Door supervisors working in...
Lifestyle Report: Carling
24-Jun-2004
The 2004 Publican Lifestyle Report survey was sponsored by Carling. Many thanks to the 832 licensee readers who took the time to answer our questions...
Wine group to produce brews
06-May-2004
The English Wines Group (EWG), normally associated with the best of English wines, is preparing to break new ground, by brewing beer.However, it will...
01-May-2004 By Richard Fox
Swap cutlery and plates for skewers and paper cones and you'll score a winner with those hungry, packed-in Euro 2004 punters, says Richard Fox. In...
Fuller's is full of patriotic Pride
29-Apr-2004
Those patriotic fellows at Fuller's were determined to keep St George's Day an entirely English affair when Capital FM DJ Johnny Vaughan broadcast...
St George's Day hailed as 'best ever'
28-Apr-2004
Licensees have hailed St George's Day as the best ever with a record number of pubs using the event to combine patriotism with profit.Operators...
Bombardier bus hits the road for St George
14-Apr-2004
The battle to get proper recognition of St George's Day takes to the road this week in the run-up to April 23.A St George's Bus Tour featuring the...
Nearly 100 licensees fleeced by fraudster
08-Apr-2004
More than 100 licensees have been fleeced out of tens of thousands of pounds by the conman targeting pubs across England and Wales. The man uses...
St George's Day holiday campaign gathers pace
08-Apr-2004
by Claire Hu A trade campaign calling for St George's Day to be made a national holiday is gaining ground, with the biggest number of pubs this year...
St George's Day on 23 April is fast approaching
01-Apr-2004
Pubs stand to make £14.1m from the St George's Day weekend if they take advantage of the celebrations and stage special events, according to...
Licensee goes to court for St George's Day extension
30-Mar-2004
A Norfolk licensee is taking his case for extended opening on St George's Day to court. Tony Bennett, licensee of the Otter in Drayton, Norfolk...
Don't miss out
11-Mar-2004
The St George's Day weekend offers pubs a perfect opportunity to cash in on extra business but you may have a fight on your hands if you want to open...
Northern Ireland welcomes reform of licensing laws
10-Mar-2004
Northern Ireland's licensees have welcomed the promise of a much-needed overhaul of the province's licensing laws.Social development minister John...
Charles Wells opts for English dishes
26-Feb-2004
by Tony Halstead Charles Wells has set the ball rolling towards April's St George's Day celebrations with details of traditional English food menus...
Make George best
18-Feb-2004
Apart from honouring Ireland's patron saint, St Patrick's Day is a huge success for the licensed trade. So why can't St George's Day do the same for...
Welsh door staff miss grants
18-Dec-2003
by John Harrington Doorstaff in Wales will not get the same grants for the new Security Industry Authority-approved training programme as their...
Robinson's cup runneth over with Blackthorn
04-Dec-2003
As the England heroes returned from Rugby World Cup triumph, the assembled media and thousands of fans at Heathrow were eager to hear what they had...
Tourism figures are up
21-Aug-2003
Licensees suffering the effects of a drop in tourists could be about to see a change in their fortunes.The latest figures have revealed that overseas...
Sports presenter Gabby Logan to launch National Pub Football Week
13-Aug-2003
Top sports presenter Gabby Logan is to launch National Pub Football Week along with a number of famous former internationals.Logan, who presents...
UK distribution of 5% Amstel stopped
24-Jul-2003
Only one version of Heineken's Amstel will be available in the UK after the Bulmer's distribution licence was terminated. The 5% abv bottled version...
Easter sales boost for UK pubs
24-Apr-2003
Pubs enjoyed a bumper Easter weekend as many Brits got out and about in the sunshine instead of travelling abroad.Pubs reported soaring sales over...
More pubs than ever to support St George's Day
17-Apr-2003
More pubs than ever before are expected to celebrate St George's Day next Wednesday (April 23) after a high-profile campaign.The value of St George...
Pubs' knight vision
03-Apr-2003
The campaign for St George's Day to become better recognised and celebrated more widely is gaining momentum as we move closer to April 23.Charles...
Six appeal: Six Nations tournament preview
21-Jan-2003
Rob McKinlay puts his head between another man's legs and previews the forthcoming Six Nations.There was an Englishman, and Irishman and a...
Disasters wipe £14bn off UK's 2001 tourism income
06-Nov-2002
Shocking figures released this week show that Britain lost £14bn of tourism income last year because of foot-and-mouth and September 11.The figures...
Pubs pull in crowds for World Cup
06-Jun-2002
Publicans saw a good rise in trade over the World Cup weekend with some pubs reporting business up by as much as 50 per cent. Licensees across the...
Pubs prepare for bumper weekend
31-May-2002
Flags will be flying at Britain's pubs this weekend - but most will be in support of the England football team rather than the Queen's...
Sigh of relief as UK tourism starts to recover
12-Apr-2002
Licensees whose businesses were hit hard by the fall in visitor numbers in 2001 can breathe a sigh of relief as the general fear of flying fades.Tour...
Ooh, patron!
04-Apr-2002
St Patrick's Day is one of the commercial successes of the pub calendar. Ben McFarland suggests England's inns should follow suit on April 23.Last...
Trade welcomes £40m campaign to attract tourists to UK
06-Mar-2002
The trade has welcomed the launch of a new £40m advertising campaign aimed at attracting tourists back to the UK.The move followed the release of...
Tourism set to suffer further without coherent action plan, says BHA boss
05-Feb-2002
Tourism in England, which has already been hit hard by foot-and-mouth disease and the events of September 11, will continue to suffer in the future,...
Foot-and-mouth continues to put pubs out of business
19-Jul-2001
The foot-and-mouth crisis is still forcing pubs out of business, despite support from the new Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Still no end to country crisis
19-Jun-2001
Forum highlights long-term foot-and-mouth effectsThe full impact of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has yet to be felt on the property market,...
Nationalism and cut-prices from drinks companies for Euro 2000
12-Jun-2000
Nationalism and cut-price drinks are being promoted as brewers and soft drinks companies seek to cash in on Euro 2000.Coca-Cola Enterprises is...
Whitbread rally rugby fans
01-May-2000
Whitbread is using the final stages of Europe's premier rugby tournament to drive sales of Heineken among fans."It's About Thirst" is a themed...
