Food awakening
30-Nov-2006
Sue Coughlan, licensee at Shepherd Neame pub the Sun Inn, in Faversham, Kent, offers words of reassurance for any would-be kitchen wizards "We...
South Wales pub leads the way on smoking
14-Nov-2006
A freehouse in South Wales is leading the way among pubs in the region by preparing customers for the ban. Licensees Clyde Dent and Colin Prosser at...
Pub deals expected as sector gears up for smoking clearout
10-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Several key pub deals will be unveiled in the next month as leading operators move to 'tidy up' their estates prior to next year's smoking ban in...
Old hands provide new hope for Provence pubs
09-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Two white knights have emerged from the collapse of discredited pub company Provence, with the aim of saving premises licences at around 150 pubs...
Punch Taverns sees little upside from new licensing regime
09-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Extended drinking hours have had little impact on Punch Taverns' overall trading, according to Giles Thorley, the pub operator's chief...
Bay View Inn for sale
07-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Winner of The Publican Freehouse of the Year 2006, the Bay View Inn, in Bude, Cornwall, has been placed on the market for £1.75m. Owners Alison and...
City Briefs
02-Nov-2006
Wellington shows drop in profit Wellington Pub Company, the tenanted pub company owned by the Reuben brothers, which runs around 800 free-of tie...
DoneDeals
26-Oct-2006
Stockton Cross Kimbolton Leominster Herefordshire Sidney Phillips has sold the pub to Michael Bentley and Samantha Rosenberg. Rosenberg has worked in...
DoneDeals
12-Oct-2006
Kelstedge Inn Kelstedge Derbyshire GA Select has sold the private free-of-tie lease on behalf of Shirley Finney. Mr and Mrs Slack paid close to the...
Licensees ejected from pub at centre of latest placement furore
10-Oct-2006
Licensee Pauline Parker has contacted The Publican this morning as six staff members of Pubs 2B Inn have turned up to close their pub the Black Horse...
Pubs 2B Inn respond to allegations
10-Oct-2006
Pubs 2B Inn claims it is taking action against licensees Brian and Pauline Parker of the Black Horse in Hellifield, North Yorkshire to avoid...
Yorkshire licensees claim harsh treatment by pub company Pubs 2B Inn
05-Oct-2006
Licensees Brian and Pauline Parker and local residents are planning a protest outside their pub claiming they are being treated unfairly by pub...
05-Oct-2006 By Ewan Turney
A Bradford couple say they earned just £62 between them in a year as pub managers with Pubs 2B Inn at the Black Horse in Hellifield, Yorkshire....
Tenants urged to use pubco resources more
28-Sep-2006
Huge numbers of tenants and lessees are failing to make the most of the resources they have available to them through their pub companies.That was a...
Shut freeholds a hit
28-Sep-2006
There are great benefits to buying pubs that have been closed down, claims John Williams, managing director of agent Sidney Phillips. The agency,...
Smoke ban boost for pub food sales
28-Sep-2006 By Fiona McLelland
More pubs are expecting food sales to increase this year compared to last year, according to PubChef's Food Report published this week. While...
Punch lets first 100 former Spirit pubs
28-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has let the first 100 pubs from the 725 Spirit outlets being converted to lease. The 100th inn is the Silver Jubilee in Canvey Island,...
Inkin's Inn
21-Sep-2006
Cutting out the food miles and providing hearty meals for walkers is a hit at Cornish pub the Gurnard's Head, reports Mark Taylor
Music pub was top of the Scots
14-Sep-2006
A famous music pub in Scotland has come on to the market. The Bein Inn at Glenfarg in Perthshire won the Music Pub of the Year Award in 2002 and was...
Former Inn-Direct director is struck off
13-Sep-2006
Former director of Inn-Direct Edward McGhee has been struck off as a director by the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI). The government has...
Punch picks Blue Bell in historic town
07-Sep-2006
Punch Taverns has acquired the Blue Bell Hotel in the historic and popular town of Castle Douglas, Dumfries-shire - and is looking for a leaseholder....
DoneDeals
07-Sep-2006
Stocks Inn Furzehill Wimborne Dorset Cheryl Creasey and Stephen Dyer have purchased the Stocks Inn at Furzehill. The pair paid £100,000 for the...
Pub food getting too fancy, says Michelin guide
07-Sep-2006
Some of the country's best food pubs are running the risk of transforming themselves into restaurants, the editor of the Michelin Eating In Pubs...
BII Nita finalists announced
07-Sep-2006
Five licensees have made it to the shortlist of the flagship Licensee Trainer of the Year award at this year's BII NITAs. Andrew Cannon of the...
Loud and proud
31-Aug-2006
One year on from the launch of The Publican's Proud of Pubs campaign the proud message of the pub industry is now being spread far and wide. While...
29-Aug-2006
Famous chef Fanny Cradock's son Christopher Chapman is selling his pub after 40 years. Jane and Christopher Chapman have spent four decades behind...
Are pubcos doing enough to stamp out rogue firms?
24-Aug-2006
Pub companies have refuted accusations that they are failing to stamp out rogue recruitment and placement companies. Following news that Inn-Direct,...
24-Aug-2006
Two Lincolnshire lessees who have reversed the fortunes of their pub, have decided to sell up. James and Jo Cartwright at the Tally Ho Inn, Aswarby,...
21-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Whitbread has this morning announced the sale of 239 pub/restaurants to Mitchells and Butlers for £497million. The deal, for 235 open pubs and 4...
Tadcaster hits the 60-pub mark
11-Jul-2006
Tenanted and leased pubco Tadcaster Pub Company has reached the 60 outlet barrier with the acquisition of a 16th century coaching inn said to be...
Football free pubs report good return
29-Jun-2006
The Three Arrows in Middleton, on the outskirts of Manchester, is seeing soaring food sales with a range of promotions. Giving free bottles of wine...
Why happy kids mean happy pub
27-Jun-2006
Over the next few weeks pubs across the country will be flexing their family-friendly muscles in preparation for the summer holidays. Parents are...
31-May-2006 By Ewan Turney
The Save Our Local Pubs campaign has hit a nerve with long-serving licensees who have swamped the MA offices with horror stories of rising costs and...
Getting to grips...
29-May-2006
Two months into the the Scottish smoking ban, property agent Colliers CRE has followed up on its pre-ban visit to assess its impact on 10 adopted...
Pick of the pubs
26-May-2006 By James Wilmore
The Boot Inn, in the attractive Cornish village of Calstock, is a 17th-century period inn known for its good food. The pub includes a lounge bar,...
The rise and fall of the managed pub company
06-May-2006
Punch Taverns' acquisition late last year of Spirit Group and its 1,800 or so pubs and the ongoing pursuit by Robert Tchenguiz's R20 of Mitchells...
Michells & Butlers reports healthy sales growth
28-Apr-2006
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has thrown down the gauntlet to potential buyers with market-leading sales growth.In the three months to April 22,...
Scots backing smoking ban
27-Apr-2006
Seven out of 10 pub-goers in Scotland agree with the smoking ban in pubs, according to new research conducted for The Publican one month into the...
25-Apr-2006 By The PMA Team
Whitbread looks set to sell as many as 250 stand-alone pub restaurants in a move that could raise upwards of £600m. The company will retain 271 pub...
California staff shine bright
06-Apr-2006
Customer service, determination and sheer hard work has seen the team at the California Country Inn in Modbury, South Devon, nominated for Proud of...
4 The Angel Inn
01-Apr-2006 By David Hancock
Despite southern pretenders to the title, the Angel Inn was the UK's first gastro pub, says David Hancock, though its late, pioneering host didn't...
Smoke ban prompts Admiral estate audit
30-Mar-2006 By The PMA Team
Admiral Taverns, the UK's largest privately-owned pub company, has put all land development projects on hold as it prepares for next year's smoke...
Smoking ban is food for thought
30-Mar-2006
With pubs telling smokers to stub out for good next summer, landlords will have to cook up some new ideas to make up for the predicted drop in trade
Smoke-ban fog clears, allowing food to flourish
01-Mar-2006 By Jo Bruce
The news that smoking is to be banned in pubs from the summer of 2007 is, in my view, the fairest decision that could have been taken. A total ban...
20-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team and Tony Halstead
Trust Inns, the 506-strong tenanted pub operator owned by millionaire Trevor Hemmings, has reported increased profit for the fifth year in a row....
Trade boost for latest pubs awarded Michelin stars
16-Feb-2006 By Lucy Britner
Business is booming for the two pubs most recently awarded Michelin stars. The Hand & Flowers in Marlow, Buckingham-shire, and the Masons Arms in...
Property round-up
03-Feb-2006
The Glenisla Hotel, Kirkton of Glenisla, by Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, is located in one of the famed Angus glens at the foothills of the...
Payne returns as Laurel chairman
02-Feb-2006
Former Laurel chief executive Ian Payne is to re-join the company as its chairman with a brief to buy another 600 managed pubs. He will succeed...
Reprieved pub is closed again due to lack of trade
26-Jan-2006
A pub saved from demolition by villagers has been forced to close for a second time due to lack of trade. The Castle Inn, in George Nympton, near...
A silk purse out of a sow's cheek
26-Jan-2006 By Mark Taylor
A review of the Albion Inn, Bristol.
