09-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) valuation paper on setting pub rents has been finalised, the MA understands.
Bogus charity collectors target pubs
02-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
A wave of bogus charity collectors are targeting pubs in the South of England - and licensees are being warned to be on their guard. The scammers,...
27-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Industry sources report that the putative buyer for Bay Restaurants' Ha Ha Bar & Grill brand have been given another four weeks to complete the...
23-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Stonegate Pub Company will be chaired by industry veteran Ian Payne — and industry consolidation is on the cards, says Mark Stretton.
Loyalty scheme for Wadworth 6X stockists
20-Aug-2010 By Robyn Black
Wadworth is to introduce its first loyalty scheme and is rolling out a new pumpclip design to help boost sales of Wadworth 6X. Under the reward...
17-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Licensees are in with a chance of winning an iPad by completing the favourite Supplier Survey.
Leading pub operators see summer boom
16-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Leading pub and restaurant chains appear to be benefitting from UK consumers holidaying at home rather than abroad, new figures suggest. According to...
Entries for Spirits Pub of the Year now being taken
12-Aug-2010
Calling all specialist spirit pubs and bars! You now have the chance to prove you're the best in the business by entering The Publican's Food &...
11-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
An Essex nightclub has ignored police and council requests to drop a £10 for 20 drinks promotion on Friday and Saturday nights. Customers at Dukes...
06-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Thieves recreated a scam shown on the Real Hustle TV show to steal a licensee's fruit machine from right under their nose. The Ring O'Bells in...
Proud licensees to guest edit The Publican
27-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A couple of licensees are being given the chance to get to grips with The Publican after winning the title of Britain's Proudest Pub. During Proud...
26-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Morning Advertiser is offering one licensee the chance to win a brand new I-Pad — the survey takes less than five minutes.
Record-breaking start to Proud of Pubs Week - watch the amazing Dean Gould in action here
20-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Proud of Pubs Week 2010 got off to a record-breaking start at the launch party yesterday. Beermat flipping champ Dean Gould set three new world...
15-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen has vowed to remain at the helm of the tenanted pubco to steer it through the choppy waters of recession and reform. In an exclusive interview, he said some positive reforms had come out of BISC.
Web deal will help you promote your Proud of Pubs events
07-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The Publican has linked up with national events website inapub to ensure customers across the country are aware of what's going on during Proud of...
BigD's babehunt down to the final five
06-Jul-2010
BigD has named its top five finalists in the running to become the next BigD babe at this week's VIP walk off at Modo in Liverpool. After a two...
05-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Former licensee Patrick Thurlby from Derbyshire has been crowned winner of Everards' Tiger Best Bitter Support Your Local Hero contest. Thurlby, now...
05-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A teenager has been sent home from Newquay for drunk and unruly behaviour as part of a police crackdown on underage drinking. The 16-year-old boy...
Download Proud of Pubs posters and web banners here
05-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Proud of Pubs Week is just a fortnight away and you can show your support with our posters and web banners. Please download and print the Proud of...
21-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Bidders for Bay Restaurants have been given a deadline of the end of July for full and final offer for the business. The sale, which is being...
Mark Daniels: Dear George...
15-Jun-2010
Dear George, Firstly, let me congratulate you on your promotion to Chancellor of the Exchequer. I'm sure it was quite exciting, 'winning' the...
10-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Morning Advertiser has secured the official first play of the charity single released to help raise funds to save the Great British pub. British...
02-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Orchid has bought the freehold of the Peeping Tom in Coventry and plans to convert the site to its Value Carvery format. The Peeping Tom, a former...
26-May-2010 By John Harrington
A number of licensees in the south-west are having to travel further to pick up beer deliveries. It came after distribution giant KN Drinks...
11-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The BII reported a small profit for 2009 at its annual general meeting this morning. BII's awarding body BIIAB also had a good year, the group said,...
Chris Maclean: The tale of two pub handovers
20-Apr-2010 By Chris Maclean
Story One Clive put the change from his fiver back into his pocket and carried the three pints back to the table. He felt contented. Things had gone...
19-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The game is up for "unscrupulous pubcos", Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland has warned. The pro-pub Lib Dem MP has worked tirelessly for a...
GMB hits back at BBPA over legal action threat
16-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
The GMB has branded the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA's) threat of legal action as "bullying" and a "crude attempt" to stop the union...
MPs give industry final chance to reform
04-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
MPs have given the industry a final chance to reform itself before taking any further action. The Business, Innovations and Skills Committee (BISC)...
Wetherspoons preparing for mass maternity
03-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
There must be something in the water at a Wetherspoons pub as five members of staff are all pregnant. Kim Newstead, manager at the Swan, in Weymouth,...
Packing up after an administration
01-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
London Town's recent administration prompted yet more controversy surrounding the practice of pre-packs. One view is that all but the biggest...
19-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
Stick to your guns and call for a full Competition Commission inquiry in to the way pubcos treat their tenants says Greg Mulholland.
Couple take on 'first date' pub
05-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Valentine's Day will be even more special than ever for loved-up couple Alan and Janet Bridges. Next week's romantic occasion will be their first as...
21-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
According to a trial carried out by Marstons Pub Company, gaming machine income is 10% higher at pubs where units are managed by the pubco. The result is now being used to justify the existence of the AWP tie.
14-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Pennies Bar in Falkirk is the recipient of £1,000-worth of darts equipment, following victory in the John Smith's People's Darts Championship.
06-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Foster's has launched a January promotion for pubs and clubs which will offer drinkers the chance to win a trip to Oz. The competition, which...
06-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Cheshire-based pub the Helsby Arms is aiming to beat the difficult January period with a 50% off promotion on main courses. Licensee Carole Currie,...
15-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Orchid Group, the managed pub operator, is expected to announce the acquisition of the troubled Premium Bars & Restaurants (PBR) business.
Pubs to get chance of last-minute TENs
09-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
Police will be able to give pubs the green light for a temporary event notice (TEN) three days before an occasion, under new plans announced by the...
08-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
New guidance on rent setting should be made compulsory across pub companies, a senior figure at RICS has told MPs.
04-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
An event at a Pitcher and Piano (P&P) bar featuring the strapline "stay beautiful with Martini" has fallen foul of advertising rules.
23-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Five Marston's pubs in Cockermouth and the surrounding area have been forced to close following the devastating floods that have hit Cumbria. Other...
11-Nov-2009 By Robyn Lewis
A worm shortage has hit UK pubs and bars, following a hugely successful promotion by Hi-Spirits for its Mexican Monte Alban Mezcal brand. The...
10-Nov-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Mitchells and Butlers, the managed pub operator, is showing the X-Factor on big screens at its Scream pubs on Saturday nights in a bid to capitalise...
Lowlander does a pre-pack after big City losses
09-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Mounting losses in its City of London site have forced Lowlander, the London-based bar operation, to undergo a pre-pack administration. Following the...
Hamish Champ: On the road with Punch Taverns
09-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
I was in the back of a taxi in Bristol last week when the driver peered at me in the rear view mirror. "What do you for a living then?" he asked me....
06-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Cornish brewery Sharp's saw turnover growth of 36% in 2008 driven principally by a "tremendous demand" for its Doom Bar brand. The sales growth in...
22-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Business and Enterprise Committee will re-convene to consider proposals put forward to provide a better deal for tenants.
Mark Daniels: Smoking shelter fumble
13-Oct-2009
I'm quite fussy about locking up the pub's car park at the end of the day. When the pub shuts I go round, check the car park for abandoned vehicles...
The pubco model: viable concern or busted flush?
12-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Other than perhaps the debate surrounding the smoking ban there are few issues which currently inflame the passions of many a tied licensee more than...
