Cheque Inns opens pub HQ
13-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney
Cheque-cashing operator Cheque Inns has opened its first pub, which will also act as its head office. Cheque Inns founder and former licensee Nigel...
NewsDigest
12-Jul-2007
Merchant Inns, the company headed by veteran entrepreneur Robert Breare, has opened its sixth site in Ripley, Surrey. The food-led inns operator...
03-Jul-2007 By Mark Wingett of M&C Report
The Newport Pub Company has replenished its estate with the acquisition of Foden Inns, the four-strong, West-Midlands-based pub group, for an...
Pick of the pubs
03-Jul-2007 By James Wilmore
The Duke of York is situated in Ditchingham, close to the Norfolk/ Suffolk borders, next to the market town of Bungay and near two caravan parks and...
New era, new style
03-Jul-2007 By James Wilmore
As pubs enter a new smoke-free era we are inevitably going to see a significant shift in the way they are used and as a result, designed. One company...
Regent Inns
28-Jun-2007
Simon Kaye Commercial director How many pubs do you operate? 100. How many of those outlets are already smoke-free? 10. How much have you invested in...
Shepherd Neame
28-Jun-2007
George Barnes Property & tenanted trade director How many pubs do you operate? 378. How many of those outlets are already smoke free? 12. How...
Planes, trains and Geronimo Inns
25-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ
Locating the Black Swan pub in the Surrey enclave of Ockham is easy - if you know where you're going. Horror film aficionados know it well, since in...
Breare plans new dining pub estate
14-Jun-2007 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk
Entrepreneur Robert Breare has unveiled plans to open between 50 and 75 sites in the next five years within his Merchant Inns pub vehicle. The...
Pick of the pubs
05-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
The Anchor Inn is a 16th-century pub in the village of Harland on the North Devon coastline. It has two bars, a separate 54-cover restaurant or...
Pick of the pubs
01-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
Situated in Terrington, North Yorkshire, the Bay Horse is an attractive village inn with a bar, snug and two restaurant areas providing over 90...
36 Jonathan Paveley
31-May-2007
commercial director, Punch Taverns (new entry)
27 Brian King managing director, Trust Inns (new entry) Trevor Hemmings millionaire leisure tycoon (new entry)
31-May-2007
Why they are on the list: Entrepreneur Trevor Hemmings, whose empire embraces pubs, hotels, fun parks, Blackpool Tower, construction companies and...
25-May-2007 By Mark Wingett of M&C Report
Marston's has reported underlying pre-tax profit of £41.6m for the 26 weeks ending 31 March, a 1.5% increase on the same period last year. The...
Strong sales growth at Marston's
25-May-2007
Brewer and pub operator Marston's has reported a rise in profits after sales grew across all three of its business units in the six months to the end...
Say goodbye to the 'smoking room'
24-May-2007
Licensees Claire and Nisa McCutcheon are planning to run a competition among their customers to help them come up with a new name for the 'smoking...
21-May-2007 By Mark Wingett of M&C Report
Ultimate Leisure, the Newcastle-based late-night operator, has acquired Bel and the Dragon, the pub restaurant business, from Gourmet Holdings for...
Treasure in the heart of Cornwall
17-May-2007
The Cross House Inn at Metherell, near the Cornwall/Devon border, is on the market with Colliers Robert Barry. The former farmhouse, built in 1880,...
16-May-2007
A pub has installed a webcam in its kitchen so punters can have a pint at the bar while keeping a close eye on the progress of their meals. The...
Scottish property focus
14-May-2007
Scotland's 'lifetstyle' rural pubs market is booming on the back of red hot interest from England - even if a sizeable number of investors ultimately...
Pick of the pubs
14-May-2007 By James Wilmore
The Fox Inn is the only pub in the village of Ellisfield near Basingstoke in Hampshire. The pub can seat 60 customers in multiple trading areas which...
Pick of the pubs
26-Apr-2007 By James Wilmore
The 18th century Walpole Arms, in North Norfolk, is regarded as one of the UK's best gastropubs, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.The one-and-a-half...
MyNewPub
26-Apr-2007
The Chequers Inn, Maresfield, East Sussex Agent: Fleurets Corrinne and Mike Gamble have been at the Chequers in Marsfield for nearly a month. Both...
Sawday's treasures
26-Apr-2007
The latest edition of one of the industry's leading pub guides, Alastair Sawday's Pubs & Inns Guide is out today. Jo Bruce talks trends and top...
24-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
Whitbread's 400 remaining pub restaurants saw a 2.7% increase in like-for-like sales growth in the second half. The remodelling of the Beefeater...
NewsDigest
29-Mar-2007
Bernard Brindley has sold the leasehold of his Warwickshire pub, the White Lion in Pailton, and is retiring after 42 years in the trade. No details...
Profile: The right balance
27-Mar-2007
THERE'S A rule of thumb sometimes used to distinguish a food-led pub from a restaurant - would you feel comfortable standing at the bar and just...
Robert Breare set for pubs expansion
22-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team
Entrepreneur Robert Breare is close to raising £75m to expand his Merchant Inns business. Breare, who is executive chairman at Merchant, is in...
Breare closes in on £75m for Merchant Inns expansion
22-Mar-2007
Entrepreneur Robert Breare is close to raising £75m to expand his Merchant Inns business. Breare, who is executive chairman at Merchant, is in...
Refurbishment & interiors: case study - the Master Robert
19-Mar-2007
Pualine Davey and partner Tim Smith are prime examples of how drive, ambition and determination can see you through a lengthy refurb programme and...
15-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney
Greene King (GK) Pub Partners plans to roll out cheque-cashing facilities to 50 pubs within six months.
GK takes chequecashing to 50 pubs
15-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Greene King (GK) Pub Partners plans to roll out cheque-cashing facilities to 50 pubs within six months. The pubco is the first to sign a deal with...
Pub chief fights back over darts
13-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore
A pub group chief is fighting back over claims that the popularity of darts in pubs has been hit by gastropubs. The Save Our Darts campaign was...
The Running Horse Inn has the angles for success
06-Mar-2007
Despite being about as far as its possible to get from the sea, the Running Horse Inn, Bewdley won the Chef & Brewer Seafood Pub of the Year...
Pubs compete for Michelin chef makeover
28-Feb-2007
Michelin-starred pub chef Tom Kerridge is supporting Calor Rural Pub in the Community Awards by sharing the secrets of his success with the winning...
NewsDigest
22-Feb-2007
Crowded public places, such as licensed premises, are likely to be included in future terrorist attack plans, a security expert has warned. Speaking...
Big Brother psychologist to speak at Publican Live
15-Feb-2007
If you want to know how to succeed in business - the psychologist from Big Brother (BB) could be the one to explain. Ros Taylor the BB psychologist...
Chris Maclean: hotel rooms are a bonus
09-Feb-2007 By Chris Maclean
When we took over this pub we knew the hotel rooms were an additional bonus. What I had underestimated was how much of a bonus.At the beginning of...
Eldridge Pope sale nets Cannon £40m
01-Feb-2007 By The PMA Team
Serial pub entrepreneur Michael Cannon has netted as much as £40m after selling Eldridge Pope to Marston's for £155.1m. Cannon, who paid £84m for...
31-Jan-2007
This award recognises the pub company that has most successfully developed and delivered a new menu offer in the past year and judges were looking...
31-Jan-2007
Chefs and food developers celebrate their success after last night's awards.
30-Jan-2007
This award recognises the pub company that has most successfully developed and delivered an outstanding food offer over the past 12 months for one of its food concepts. The concept will be performing exceptionally well to suit its location, customer
30-Jan-2007
The winner of our prestigious PubChef of the year 2007 is Mark Levy Head chef, the Russell, Ellesborough. Mark Levy Pub facts: Address: The...
MyNewPub
25-Jan-2007
Blue Bell Inn, Farnah Green, Derbyshire Agent: Guy Simmonds John Flint and Tracey Tunnicliffe have bought the freehold of the Blue Bell Inn off an...
Wales
11-Jan-2007
Morlais Tavern Dowlais, Mid Glamorgan During the industrial revolution, Dowlais had over 100 pubs to quench the thirst of the village's foundry...
West Country
11-Jan-2007
Ley Arms Kenn, Devon Nothing depicts the Ley Arms' commitment to village life more than the goodwill shown by members of staff when a local resident...
Property boom is bust for pubs
11-Jan-2007
Why are so many rural pubs closing, at the rate of a dozen or more a month? Is it lack of consumer demand, or some new force at play in society? The...
Punch sells clutch of Essex pub leases
14-Dec-2006
Christie+Co has sold a number of new Punch Taverns pub leases throughout Essex. The pubs include the Wheatsheaf, Chelmsford; the Green Man,...
CityBriefs
07-Dec-2006
Mint buys four Fuller's venues London Bar operator The Mint Group has confirmed the leasehold purchase of three London sites and a Bristol site from...
Trade boost for ex-L&ESG pub
07-Dec-2006
A former tenant of London and Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ESG), who bought his freehold, has reported massive barrelage discounts and a boost in...
