Robert Sayles: We're down - but are we out?
18-Feb-2011 By Robert Sayles Robert
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Good evening, and welcome to Madison Square Garden. "Tonight, we are pleased to present a world heavyweight title fight for...
Carvery company marks royal wedding with food portrait
08-Feb-2011
Crown Carveries has commemorated Kate and William's iconic engagement portrait - using a traditional roast dinner. The carvery brand with 115 pubs...
Chris Maclean: A glossary of descriptive pubco and brewery terms
08-Feb-2011 By Chris Maclean
What they say - What they mean.Tucked away - It is so hidden you (or potential customers) will never find it.The pub boasts... - The only thing...
07-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Crown Carveries has produced the first portrait of Wills and Kate ahead of their April wedding — using only foods found in a traditional roast dinner.
04-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
The Revolution vodka bar operator Inventive Leisure has reported a 40% increase in operating profit in its most recent year. The company, with 64...
James Wilmore: Please give us a break Mr Penrose!
31-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Surely we can't have another government fudge on our hands? Hot on the heals of the below-cost ban debacle, the noises the coalition is now making...
26-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
The Draft House, the small group of pubs owned by Charlie McVeigh, has appointed Suga Gunam as operations director. Gunam joins Draft House...
12-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Plans to let pubs open later during the royal wedding weekend shows the Government's "schizophrenic" approach to the trade. That's according to the...
Mulholland to invite Tuppen to speak to MPs...
11-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
MP Greg Mulholland has given the green light to to a call from Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen to address the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub...
Tuppen hopes for invite to Mulholland group
06-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
The New Year may signal a thawing of relations between two of the industry's highest profile figures. Enterprise Inns' chief executive Ted Tuppen...
04-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Charles Wells Pub Company is to freeze its own beer prices to its tenants until 1 June to help them combat the January blues.
22-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
MA forum poster and blogger Publican Sam has put together an easy to use calculator for fellow licensees to help with the VAT rise in January. The...
Win great prizes with Tilda
13-Dec-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
The promotion also offers a free £5 voucher inside every bag which can be used to buy further items from the online retailer for the pub or kitchen....
13-Dec-2010 By Robyn Black
Drake & Morgan bars will be pushing sales of bourbon in the new year, as part of a tie up with the Buffalo Trace brand. All four of the group's...
Budvar reports 100% growth in London
10-Dec-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Czech lager brand Budvar is celebrating after reporting a 100 per cent sales increase in London following a "shock and awe" campaign. The figures...
09-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A quarter of Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company lessees have taken up the company's diversification Bar Boosters scheme after just six months.
07-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Property agent Fleurets has unveiled a host of promotions with Will Thomas and Adrian Vickery promoted to associate level. James Davies, Andy...
There's no such thing as a free dinner...or is there?
01-Dec-2010
A pub has managed to increase its trade, by giving away free meals. The Rose & Crown in East Grinstead, West Sussex, has been offering customers...
Balaclava-clad thieves target pubs
17-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Police have issued a warning to pubs to make sure security measures are up to scratch following a spate of burglaries. Four pubs in Oxfordshire were...
Mark Daniels: There's a Royal wedding, let's have a party!
17-Nov-2010
I, like many other barkeeps the length and breadth of this great nation, am often asked to provide bar services for events, such as weddings,...
16-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Marston's has surrendered the lease on its Que Pasa venue in Staines, Middlesex — it had 16 years left on the lease.
Licensees paying over the odds for power
12-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensees have been paying up to £7,000 too much a year for power, according to research by a major pub company. In a trial of 35 pubs Scottish...
09-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead
Licensees, bar staff and doorstaff who've been attacked at work have been urged to give feedback to the agency that's reviewing sentencing guidelines.
02-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
BII chief executive Neil Robertson did his part for the pub trade last night by stepping behind the bar to serve punters in aid of British Pub Week....
19-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Charles Wells has redefined its tenanted estate into five trading styles following a review carried out with the help of experienced licensees. As...
Local Hero: A brew to win over witches
14-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub has had a beer brewed in the run-up to Hallowe'en in a bid to bring an end to a curse that has already cost them £200,000. Our first Local...
08-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The family of the licensee who died after Enterprise failed to ensure the pub was safe have joined a call for the resignation of chief executive Ted Tuppen.
BigD Babe Rosie Jones hits Bristol pub tonight
01-Oct-2010
The Reckless Engineer in Bristol is in for a treat tonight when tabloid favourite BigD Babe Rosie Jones hits the city in a bid to help pub goers...
21-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Johnathan Downey, the bar entrepreneur behind Giant Robot and Redhook, has revealed the Rushmore Group will return an ebitda of £800,000.
Pub customers know their onions
16-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Regulars at Everards pub the Fox & Hounds proved they really know their onions at a charity event. More than 30 competitors celebrated Onion...
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...
Heineken deal packs punch for trade charity
07-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Heineken UK has confirmed that it will be sponsoring the Licensed Trade Charity's Annual Boxing Fundraiser for the twelfth consecutive year. This...
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...
