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18-Feb-2008
Greene King IPA is launching its biggest ever competition, which gives you the opportunity to win a Sky Sports subscription for a year for your pub
Agencies sign merger deal
14-Feb-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Sheffield-based Brownill Vickers & Platts has merged its operations with Batemans of Stockport to form one of the biggest independent firms of...
Brownhill Bateman is born
13-Feb-2008
Sheffield-based agent Brownill, Vickers & Platts is merging with chartered surveyors Batemans. The new firm, known as Brownill Bateman, will...
31-Jan-2008 By Andrew Pring
MA editor Andrew Pring says S&N deal will benefit pubs
25-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team
Heineken has promised to retain Scottish & Newcastle pub management business
BarTalk
29-Nov-2007
Would you welcome a home nations tournament next summer? Scott Murray Bar Sport Cannock Staffordshire England's loss is going to hit us very hard...
Top Gunners get two shots
29-Nov-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
England football fans will have to distract themselves from disappointment at their failure to qualify for Euro 2008 with some of this week's top...
Brighton's Engineer named Racing Pub of the Year
26-Nov-2007
The Engineer in Brighton has beaten off fierce competition to be named the official 'Racing Pub of the Year 2007'. Licensees Phil and Bev Reeves...
Euro 2008 fate hangs in balance
15-Nov-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
England warm up for Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier with a friendly in Vienna on Friday. Whether they will be making a return trip to Austria next...
SIA dismisses Scottish door worker shortage
15-Nov-2007
Reports that pubs and clubs in Scotland could face a critical shortage of door workers over the festive season have been dismissed by the Security...
NewsDigest
01-Nov-2007
A huge crackdown on Scottish pubs using foreign satellites to screen English and Scottish Premier League games has begun. Authorities plan to visit...
01-Nov-2007 By John Harrington
Manchester has been the latest target for the pub karaoke conman. For the past few weeks, hosts across north-west England, the West Midlands and...
World Cup winners count their takings
24-Oct-2007
Takings rocketed across pubs on the rugby world cup final Saturday proving that while the England team may have been runner-up, pubs were the...
Karaoke con is back
11-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The pub karaoke conman has been targeting outlets across the West Midlands, North-West England and North Wales, the Morning Advertiser has learnt....
England face crucial qualifiers
11-Oct-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
England start a crucial week of Euro 2008 qualifiers in second place in Group E. Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand were the scorers in the 3-0 win...
Pubs and brewers the big World Cup winners
11-Oct-2007
Pubs and brewers have been among the winners of the Rugby World Cup, with licensees hoping that England can make it all the way to the final this...
BarTalk
04-Oct-2007
How will England fare against Australia in the Rugby World Cup? Brendan Whelan Black Bull Folkestone Kent I hope they win, but it is going to be a...
A Saturday of national sport
06-Sep-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
You couldn't pack much more top-quality sport into one day if you tried. This Saturday some of England's finest sportsmen will take to the grass of...
Moving from Hell to Paradise
01-Sep-2007
A former executive chef for Marco Pierre White is to head up a new London gastropub. Tim Payne, who was executive chef for Marco Pierre White...
Pubs face High Court action over live football
29-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore
The FA Premier League (FAPL) is taking High Court action against five licensees over the screening of live football. The five pubs are accused of...
Big day for inconsistent England
19-Jul-2007 By Richard Ross
England's three-Test series against India gets under way today, with the start of the first Test at Lord's. Michael Vaughan will captain the England...
Rich pickings, weather permitting
05-Jul-2007 By Richard Ross
June has been a terrible month for British sport, weather-wise. Countless cricket matches have fallen victim to the torrential rain that has swept...
Thwaites extends property portfolio
21-Jun-2007
Daniel Thwaites Brewery is expanding its portfolio of pubs after spending about £2m on five properties in the north of England. The company,...
Under-21s go on despite dismay
14-Jun-2007 By Richard Ross
Following England's 3-0 win in the crucial Euro 2008 qualifier away in Estonia, most footballers have ditched their shorts and boots in favour of...
Extra 1.8 million customers due to smoke bans?
08-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
An extra 1.8 million customers are expected to visit pubs, clubs and wine bars in England and Wales as a result of the smoking bans, according to a...
01-Jun-2007 By Lucy Britner
A Sussex pub chef has been crowned Britain's best pub barbecuer. Wayne Cortilla, chef at the Royal Oak in Poynings, near Brighton, East Sussex, won...
Drinking-up time confusion
31-May-2007
One of the main practical differences between the new Scottish Licensing Act and its English counterpart concerns drinking up time. Section 63 of the...
25-May-2007 By John Harrington
Wells & Youngs plans to outsource its distribution to Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) for southern England.
BarTalk
17-May-2007
Should the UK ditch the Eurovision Song Contest? Steve Murphy Church House Inn Bollington Cheshire It's not been a vintage year. It's more like a...
BarTalk
26-Apr-2007
Did you do anything to celebrate St George's Day on Monday? Dominic Kiziuk Sun Hotel Lancaster We were caught out a bit this year and had no real...
Top trade day for St George
26-Apr-2007
Pubs celebrating St George's Day reported bumper trade and urged other hosts to get involved next year. Licensees who made St George the patron saint...
25-Apr-2007 By John Harrington
Host told planning permission is needed because it is an "advert".
Chris Maclean: St George and all that
23-Apr-2007 By Chris Maclean
Today is Saint George's Day. I confess I am not much of a patriot and I am not doing anything to celebrate our national saint.But this morning, after...
InBrief
19-Apr-2007
S&NUK signs Russian beer deal Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&NUK) has signed a deal to brew Russian beer Baltika under licence in the UK. The...
When the smoke clears
19-Apr-2007
It's the last chance saloon for a judicial review of the smoking ban, says Phil Dixon The man was down to his last bullet. He looked across at his...
St George's Day: eat for England
05-Apr-2007
What should you serve on St George's Day? Dragon would seem to be the obvious choice for April 23 menus, but it's hard to source.In fact, as reported...
Dragon customers out for St George's
05-Apr-2007
Anybody got a spare dragon? Pauline Davey, licensee of the award-winning Master Robert village pub at Buriton in Hampshire, is hunting the beast as...
St George's Day: raise a glass on April 23
05-Apr-2007
Bombardier, arguably the drink that has over recent years made the biggest effort to associate itself with St George's Day, is trying to organise a...
St George's Day: get organised!
05-Apr-2007
MANY PUBLICANS will be familiar with the potential of events such as St Patrick's Day and Burns Night to drive customers into their outlet, but how...
Sign up now to hail St George
05-Apr-2007 By John Harrington John.Harrington@william-reed.co.u
Licensees and pub-goers are urged to raise their glass in unison to our patron saint to mark St George's Day. Organisers of the St George's Day...
What the papers say - March 30, 2007
30-Mar-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
ITV and Setanta Sports have won the rights to broadcast the FA Cup and England's home international football matches, according to reports - The...
27-Mar-2007 By Iain O'Neil
ALMR boss concerned about pubs near border losing custom to England after next week's smoking ban
England expects... better
22-Mar-2007 By Richard Ross
As the month of March draws to a close, it's time for the world's football stars to answer their countries' calls. On Saturday and Wednesday, the...
Machines under a smoking ban
21-Mar-2007
The pub industry has learned some valuable lessons since the smoking ban in Scotland came into force last year. With implementation due in England...
Firing the imagination
15-Mar-2007
Susan Nowak looks at ideas for maximising the beer-with-food opportunity for St George's Day Slay 'em on St George's Day with an inspired mix 'n'...
15-Mar-2007 By Adam Edwards
A seismic cultural shift in attitudes means Englishness is now back in fashion and, says Adam Edwards, what better day to celebrate than on the...
It's Six Nations crunch day
15-Mar-2007 By Richard Ross
On the sporting front, there's plenty to offer your guests over the next seven days. For starters, it's the final round of fixtures in this year's...
No more smoke-ban guidance
08-Mar-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Trade left fuming over lack of planning rules for outdoor smoking shelters Government will not release any more guidance to clarify whether pub...
BarTalk
01-Mar-2007
Would you ever consider undergoing cosmetic surgery? Catherine Bown The Crown Rotherham South Yorks Yes, and I've actually had some done! Two years...
Lancashire pub seizes Cumberland sausage crown
26-Feb-2007
Sausage wars look set to break out in the North of England after a Lancashire licenesee beat rival county Cumberland at its own game.The Cumberland...
