On the road
02-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
So what type of person is looking to buy a pub at the moment? The Publican attended the London leg of the Christie + Co/Punch Taverns road show where...
29-Jun-2006
Pubs are an increasingly popular option for overnight stays. STUART RIDOUT gets the lowdown on how licensees can make the most of the bedroom boom
29-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team
Mill House Inns, the managed operator led by Ted Kennedy, is to operate a hotel division after buying the two biggest venues in its history for a...
E-Pub: Quick bytes
28-Jun-2006
What are you going to do with your super new plasma screen after the World Cup? You could carry on showing sport, although the interest from your...
Smoking debate: 'licensees are not the bad guys'
11-May-2006
Speaking during the latest debate on the Health Bill, Earl Howe said the ban represented a "significant burden" on licensees, and described the...
Speaking up
05-Apr-2006
London & Edinburgh boss Alan Bowes believes it's high time the industry organised itself properly and presented a united front against the many...
L&E pubs set to ape Tesco model
10-Nov-2005
London & Edinburgh Inns pubs are aiming to become 'the new Tesco' of licensed retailing to counter the impact of smoking restrictions and take...
Blow for trade as students turn away from pub careers
03-Nov-2005
Only one in 10 students on hospitality courses view pubs as a long-term career option, according to research revealed exclusively at today's Publican...
Peter Hansen: The future of pub finance
21-Sep-2005
To mark The Publican's 30th Birthday, Peter Hansen, founder of PC Hansen & Co, looks at the future of pub finance.There have been huge changes in...
Chef's CV - Nigel Ramsbottom
01-Jun-2005
Chef's CV - Nigel Ramsbottom
Alan Bowes
26-May-2005
chairman, London & Edinburgh Inns (27) 2005 is expected to be another year of major expansion for London & Edinburgh Inns, which has emerged...
Grange Hall's for sale
12-May-2005
The cliff-top Grange Hall Hotel on the Isle of Wight is on the market with Christie & Co. The property, a Victorian manor house, overlooks...
Off-sales from hotels
17-Mar-2005
QYou mentioned seaside hotels last week. My question is: are people allowed to purchase off-sales from a residential hotel, if they are not...
Budget bedroom
17-Feb-2005
bait Small hotels and guest houses are often as attractive for the lifestyle they offer the purchaser as they are for the profits they generate....
Snap up full packageat Half Moon in Devon
20-Jan-2005
Several residential properties, a stable block and three stone buildings that make up an expansive hotel and freehouse are all up for grabs in one...
Buyers will lead way but no room for gloom
06-Jan-2005
The year 2005 will no longer be a sellers market and those looking for buyers for their pubs must be prepared to consider realistic offers. That's...
Easy as pie
25-Nov-2004
Three decades of a laid-back attitude to being a landlord has turned the Nobody Inn into everybody's favourite. Mark Taylor meets the modest Nick...
People: Hire purpose
10-Nov-2004
Springboard is about to launch a recruitment campaign just for the pub industry. Phil Mellows asks Anne Pierce about the plans.In a wider sector that...
Savoy bash as Gilham celebrates milestone
16-Sep-2004
The godfather of the licensed trade celebrated 40 years in the business last week but no, Barry Gilham is very definitely not retiring (nor shy!)....
Les Routiers lifts lid on winners
16-Sep-2004
Les Routiers has announced the winners in its 2004 pubs and inns awards. They were revealed on Monday at the launchof the Les Routiers in Britain...
Be a star and support your LTC
09-Sep-2004
The launch of the Licensed Trade Charity is taking place on 26 and 27 October and organisers would like as many people as possible to join them to...
Couple set to reign at England's oldest inn'
08-Apr-2004
The "oldest inn in England" the Royalist Hotel in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire has changed hands. The Royalist, which dates from 947, has...
Get clarity for Good Fridays
08-Apr-2004
QCould you clarify the law for us about Good Friday? Is it still the case that you have to close at 10.30pm, like Sundays? We have a supper hour...
Bob Ivell out of Premier Lodge race
06-Apr-2004
Bob Ivell has dropped out of the race to buy Premier Lodge, the budget hotel chain put up for sale for £600m by Spirit Group.The former Scottish...
Reuben brothers buy into pubs portfolio
25-Mar-2004
The billionaire Reuben brothers have taken an equity stake in the 220 pubs property tycoons Nick Leslau and Tom Hunter have bought from Spirit Group....
Spirit to sell Premier Lodge
19-Feb-2004
Spirit Group is to sell its Premier Lodge budget hotel chain for around £600m, according to reports. It is thought to have appointed investment...
What the Sunday papers say
02-Feb-2004
Sunday TelegraphWolverhampton and Dudley Breweries is one of the few companies to report solid sales over Christmas, with like for like sales in its...
Industry rejects bed tax proposals
20-Jan-2004
The pub industry has rejected a proposal for the introduction of a "bed" tax on hotels and pubs with accommodation.The Local Government Association...
Les Routiers editor praises quality food pubs
02-Dec-2003
Pubs that offer great food and quality accommodation at affordable prices have been applauded by the editor of the prestigious Les Routiers Guide...
What the Sunday papers said
24-Nov-2003
The Sunday TimesMore than three-quarters of people are worried about binge drinking but most do not know the safe drinking limit, according to a...
Pubs refuse to play ball
19-Nov-2003
A glittering event is aiming to unite the hospitality industry - but the pub trade is showing little interest in taking part. Michelle Perrett...
Intriguing history of England's oldest inn
23-Oct-2003
England's oldest inn is on the market with Christie & Co. The Royalist Hotel in Stow-on-the-Wold in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds is certified as...
Adelphi: a new Fawlty Towers
16-Oct-2003
Readers might remember a docu-soap that ran a few years ago about the Britannia Adelphi hotel in Liverpool. For those that didn't see it, the series...
Frognel Hall looks out for fresh faces
02-Oct-2003
The Exeter office of agent Christie & Co has been appointed to handle the sale of Frognel Hall Hotel, a 27-bedroom Victorian mansion house hotel...
Bish hits out over ASH's criticisms
28-Aug-2003
The chairman of the Charter Group Nick Bish has hit back at claims by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) that the Smoking Charter has been an...
Squeeze is on and Le Meridien pays the price
07-Aug-2003
Even in these days of exceptionally low interest charges many companies are haunted by debt. Latest to be hit by a money squeeze is upmarket hotel...
Ex-hoteliers embrace the café culture
24-Jul-2003
Former hoteliers Jamie and Dawn Horton have decided to embark on a new business running a popular restaurant in Dartmouth, Devon. The Hortons, who...
Check plans for outside bars
24-Jul-2003
QWe want to run an outside bar this summer for a couple of events. What sort of permission do we need to do this? AWhen you say "outside bar" do you...
Weston Hotel sold in midst of boom
03-Jul-2003
The quick sale of the Weston Hotel in Scarborough reflects the strong demand for coastal hotels in Yorkshire, according to property agent Christie...
Keys to the Manor
26-Jun-2003
The Old Manor House, above, at Keynsham, halfway between Bath and Bristol, has been sold to first-time hotel buyers Andrew and Nicola Valentine....
M&B announces £1.7bn pub finance plans
22-May-2003
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has annouced plans to ward off predators by raising a war chest of cash.Britain's biggest managed house group will...
The Manchester office of national hotel agents, Robert Barry
08-May-2003
Deals completed by them recently include Stone Villa at Chester and the Grove Guest House in nearby Wrexham. The two guest houses changed hands for a...
The Little Barrow Hotel, Beacon Street, Lichfield, has sold
10-Apr-2003
The Little Barrow is a well known and respected three-star commercial hotel with 26 spacious en-suite bedrooms, bar, restaurant, and function rooms....
A pub which has a big reputation for its food offering has b
03-Apr-2003
Keith has a wealth of experience in the catering trade, having worked in the hotel industry at Claridges and the Savoy, and was for 35 years in the...
Looking to the good times
27-Mar-2003
We have just returned from another roadshow this time the Hotel & Catering Exhibition at Bournemouth and are currently preparing for the...
6C board cannot afford
20-Mar-2003
to be complacent now Although financier Hugh Osmond was comprehensively beaten last week I would not be surprised if he continues to haunt the men at...
Noble House weighs up Beefeater bid
17-Mar-2003
Noble House Pub Company is weighing up a bid for the 45 Beefeater sites put up for sale by Whitbread.A glut of operators are interested in parts of...
Felsto is sold after 75 years in family
27-Feb-2003
Suffolk pub the Felsto Arms has been sold after 75 years in the same family to Berkshire-based pubco Pollard Inns. The freehold freehouse, on...
Hosts fear revenge missions after double killing
09-Jan-2003
by Richard Matthews Licensees in Birmingham have spoken of their fears after last week's gangland shooting which left two cousins dead and twoothers...
A 14th century thatched freehouse in Devon has been sold.
19-Dec-2002
The Linny, in the village of Coffinswell, was probably built circa 1368 as two farm cottages. In 1954 the cottages were converted into a "members...
