Necessity is the mother of invention
08-Jan-2004
Snifter's indebted to an old friend for the following, which are all replies that women have put on Child Support Agency forms in the section for...
Your people, your profits: Motivating staff
26-Nov-2003
by Andrew Corcoran andrew@corcoran-management.bizOne of the best bosses I ever worked with once said to me: "No one goes to work to do a bad job".She...
A driving force with pedal power
20-Nov-2003
Snifter is proud to present a world-exclusive the first shot of Young's chairman, John Young, in his new company car. As you can see, the car, a...
Cornwall's Rivercroft Hotel seeks new faces
06-Nov-2003
The Plymouth office of agent Robert Barry & Co is offering for sale the Rivercroft Hotel in Looe, Cornwall, on behalf of its clients the Cairns...
Red Square spreads word of a revolution
06-Nov-2003
A sampling campaign for Red Square has been launched to push the brand this Christmas. The £10m Live in the City campaign, at railway stations and...
Mike banks on a good Samaritan
16-Oct-2003
Mike Inskip, licensee of the Brookside Inn, Barkby, Leicestershire, thought he would never see the pub's £800 takings again after he lost them while...
It's beauty and the bar in Nuneaton
16-Oct-2003
Resourceful Unique host Fiona Patterson had a hair-brained idea to attract more people into her pub by opening a beauty salon on the second floor....
Unprovoked assault
16-Oct-2003
A man was jailed for six months for punching a customer in an unprovoked attack in a Dorset pub, a court has heard. Victim Wayne Keighley lost all...
Tuna dish helps net Chef of the Year title
16-Oct-2003
Robert Maxwell, from the Chiltern Hundreds Pub in Maidstone, has been named as the Chef & Brewer Chef of the Year 2003. Maxwell won the contest,...
Make the most of promotions
26-Sep-2003
The following article is brought to you by Coors Brewers.An analysis to planning, implementing and evaluating your promotions and events.Begin with...
Going for promotion
26-Sep-2003
Are you making the most of promotions and events? By Peter Segal of srcg, a consultancy specialising in retail strategy, category development and...
VOA warning to licensees
25-Sep-2003
Licensees are being warned to be wary of conmen promising advice on rateable values. Licensees currently have 28 days to return rateable value forms...
S&N's Bob cocks a deaf 'un
11-Sep-2003
Last week, Scottish & Newcastle Retail held its annual meet-the-press soiree. Of course, everyone wanted to know the latest about who was going...
GK faces legal row for antifreeze case
04-Sep-2003
Greene King Pub Company is facing the threat of legal action after tests confirmed that Aftershock bottles at one of its pubs contained antifreeze,...
Posting good profit
28-Aug-2003
A post office, store and tea-room that also became a pub under the Pub is the Hub scheme has been sold for "considerably in excess" of its £205,000...
Are exams getting easier?
21-Aug-2003
Matthew Jackson The Water Witch Lancaster "I don't believe exams are getting easier but people aren't taught the same any more. Pupils don't know...
Licensing policies reveal mixed bag
07-Aug-2003
by Claire Hu The good, the bad and the ugly are showing up in draft licensing policies from councils around the country. Some local authorities have...
No chance in hell of getting this reversed'
31-Jul-2003
Bar general manager Karyn Seltzer claims the smoking ban destroys the rhythm of the evening at the Telephone Bar and Grill in New York's West...
What do you make of the death of Dr David Kelly?
24-Jul-2003
George Dove The March Hare Nottingham The whole case is a bit of a mystery to me. He appeared to be a good man who has been treated very badly by the...
Christie & Co puts staff through BII course
11-Jul-2003
Christie & Co, the property agent, has put its sales team through the British Institute of Innkeeping's (BII) National Certificate for...
Pubmaster joins unsung hero search
19-Jun-2003
Pubmaster is joining a campaign to reward "unsung heroes" living in its north east of England heartland. The Hartlepool-based pubco has teamed up...
Maxxium Uk wins gold for After Shock campaign
12-Jun-2003
Maxxium UK, distributor of market leading shooter After Shock, has proved its executional and creative excellence by winning gold in the Event...
49 Tony and Gary Hibberd
29-May-2003
John O'Connell and Tim Allen Style in the City (new entry) The Style in the City boys beat Inventive Leisure to the idea of making their own...
JDW denies being party poopers'
22-May-2003
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has defended a decision by one of its managers, who threatened to bar a group of girls when they started to sing "happy...
TGWU brands S&N sale a 'mockery'
15-May-2003
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has been accused of going back on assurances given to its employees. The Transport and General Workers Union...
Stockbrokers' analysts are a power in the land. They researc
15-May-2003
Recently I was killing some time in a City watering hole when I overheard a conversation between two analysts who cover the leisure sector. One was...
Missing deadline costs injured host
15-May-2003
A pub manager has lost the chance of compensation for injuries sustained in a bar room attack because he failed to report the incident to police in...
Salford in shock as licensee is killed on 46th birthday
15-May-2003
A community in Manchester has been left shocked by the killing of landlord Len Tague, who died on his 46th birthday in his pub. Mr Tague had only...
Union claims S&N reneged on pledge
15-May-2003
The T&G union has accused Scottish & Newcastle of reneging on an assurance that it would not be selling its pubs. The union has claimed that...
Sidekick a target for Halewood International
08-May-2003
Ready-to-drink specialist Halewood International is reportedly on the verge of acquiring Sidekick from Bulmers.Both parties are remaining...
Brits lose their marbles to mighty Teutonic taws
08-May-2003
Why is it that Johnny Foreigner can beat us at games that are not only quintessentially British but also ones that we invented in the first place? We...
FAQ: Making the most of occasions
25-Apr-2003
Why do licensees need to focus on occasions?The days when the pub was the natural leisure choice are long gone. Whether it's coffee bars in the...
S&N set to name chief executive
10-Apr-2003
by Mike Bennett Scottish & Newcastle will name its new chief executive at the end of the month and reveal who has bought the 600 unbranded...
Kinsey to launch new pubco
27-Mar-2003
Paul Kinsey, the former First Leisure chief executive, is to launch a new company and has developed, on paper, two new pub concepts.He is scouring...
Ant and Dec enjoy bar stake
06-Mar-2003
Television personalities Ant & Dec have taken a stake in oneof Newcastle's best-known city centre leisure venues. The Tyneside-born duo have...
Brewer accuses SFI of
06-Mar-2003
bad faith' by The PMA Team A brewer looking to buy his first pub has accused SFI Group of "extreme bad faith" after a Parisa bar in Sevenoaks was...
Wax lyrical with a Boston beer party
27-Feb-2003
You've got to hand it to Glendola Leisure for coming up with a novel idea for drumming up publicity for Waxy O'Connor's, its Irish theme bar chain....
Shock news for cocktail enthusiasts
20-Feb-2003
by Claire Hu After Shock has launched a major marketing drive to convince pub and bar operators the brand is ideal for the growing shooter cocktail...
Inn set to celebratea festive February
13-Feb-2003
Who says Christmas is all over? A Wizard Inns pub certainly doesn't think so it's celebrating the festive season this month! The County Arms in...
Shocktail to call the shots
12-Feb-2003
After Shock is looking to diversify from the down-in-one sector with the launch of a range of "shooter cocktails". The cinnamon-flavoured brand, a...
Charles Wells honours licensees at Eagle Star Awards
06-Feb-2003
Bedford brewer Charles Wells hosted its annual Eagle Star Awards to reward the best licensees throughout its tenanted pub estate, Pub Alliance.The...
S&N to be sued for Admiral Duncan nail-bomb blast
30-Jan-2003
Six victims of the 1999 nail-bomb attack at London's Admiral Duncan pub are suing the owners for damages.The victims, all customers at the pub at the...
Thwaites wants more after £11.2m buys
23-Jan-2003
Ambitious and expanding Daniel Thwaites is back on the trail of further acquisitions following the takeover of Tom Cobleigh's 28-strong tenanted...
Po Na Na shares tumble
22-Jan-2003
Club group Po Na Na has compounded the negative vibes in the trade by unveiling figures marginally below expectations for the festive period. The...
Plea for starter pubs' to tempt newcomers
16-Jan-2003
Trade leader Tony Payne has called on pubcos to launch specialist estates of "starter pubs" to help first-time licensees gain a more secure entry...
S&N poised to widen top job search
16-Jan-2003
The search for Scottish & Newcastle's new chief executive could move to the international stage. The Morning Advertiser has learnt that...
Edinburgh blaze set to cost millions
09-Dec-2002
Pubs in the Old Town of Edinburgh could suffer millions of pounds of fire damage and lost revenue because of the inferno which hit the city this...
Cheeky charity calendar is breast yet
28-Nov-2002
Regulars at a village pub will get more than they bargained for when they buy a charity calendar produced by staff. A cheeky peek behind the scenes...
McMullens may split after family feud
21-Nov-2002
One of the few remaining family-controlled brewers, McMullen & Sons, may be split in two following a family feud.Close Brothers, an investment...
SFI investors look to Hill for answers
19-Nov-2002
Speculation was rife last week that some investors of troubled pub operator SFI Group may look to bring a lawsuit against Tony Hill, the former chief...
