Property round-up
04-Nov-2004
The Long Cross Hotel at Trelights, Nr. Port Isaac, North Cornwall, is a Victorian country house hotel offering 14 en-suite bedrooms. Within the...
Star turn
21-Oct-2004
Just six months after taking over the Stagg Inn, Steve Reynolds became the first British pub chef to be awarded a Michelin star. ALICE WHITEHEAD...
Guide
30-Sep-2004
and seek Les Routiers has just published its second guide to pubs and inns, but there is much more to being a member than being in the book, as Jo...
Man raided pubs to pay son's drug debt'
30-Sep-2004
A man burgled two pubs in Cumbria because he needed money to pay his son's drugs debts, a court has heard. Alan Spendlow, 47, admitted breaking into...
Food pubs drive Mitchells & Butlers
28-Sep-2004
Robust sales in its suburban pubs have boosted Mitchells & Butlers, with a strong perfomance by its food-led brands.The managed pub group has...
Making future plans
16-Sep-2004
Five pub companies are tackling the smoking issue head-on with a five-year plan to phase in restrictions. Daniel Pearce reports.Wetherspoon's Tim...
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...
Unveiling a new dawn
09-Sep-2004
When new licensees took over avillage pub in the Midlands they hadto end a tradition of lock-ins andcreate a reputation for food. But, asNigel...
Fox wins Michelin's first Pub of Year title
09-Sep-2004
Michelin has announced the winner of its inaugural Pub of the Year the Fox Inn at Lower Oddington, Gloucestershire. The Fox Inn won the accolade...
Licensees back drug tests despite research results
05-Aug-2004
Licensees are backing tests for drugs on pub premises - despite traces of cocaine being found in nine out of 10 pubs during recent research.Kidsgrove...
The caring company
02-Aug-2004
New Wood Inns has taken an unloved package of pubs and shown that a little TLC can make all the difference. Michelle Perrett reports.We all feel a...
01-Jun-2004
A Salisbury pub has celebrated opening its new restaurant by serving 72 meals in an hour and a half. The Kings Arms in Dowton relaunched following a...
London bar changes smoking policy after ballot
24-May-2004
A London bar has changed its smoking policy following the results of a ballot of customers and staff. The survey, called PUBS (Pub Users' Ballot on...
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...
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...
The food factor sees outlets in demand
01-Apr-2004
Licensed property agents are increasingly marketing pubs that already enjoy a substantial food business. Miller Commercial, based in Truro, Cornwall,...
Finches plan to roost at Faulkland
01-Apr-2004
The only pub in the village of Faulkland, Somerset, has changed hands. The Bristol office of Christie & Co sold the Faulkland Inn on behalf of...
O'Neill's stays strong
01-Apr-2004
O'Neill's, the 86-strong Irish chain operated by Mitchells & Butlers, is defying claims that the Irish bar boom is over in the UK. M&B boss...
Feeling the heat wave
01-Apr-2004 By Tony Halstead
Pubs stand to benefit froma dining-out revolution', reports Tony Halstead. Lifestyle and leisure industry forecasters believe the "eating-out market"...
Pub trade's best awarded at Publican Awards
24-Mar-2004
Licensees David Heyes and Gillian Heyes of the Garsdale Country Inn & Restaurant in Bury, Lancashire have been named the British Institute of...
£100k to spare?
24-Mar-2004
As freehold prices soar, buyers are turning to leaseholds. Here's what you can get for your money.The price of freehouse pubs is continuing to rise...
Avanti has Slug & Lettuce in its sights
18-Mar-2004
Avanti Capital, which funded the acquisition by Barvest of 28 Po Na Na sites last year, has inquired about adding the Slug & Lettuce chain to its...
No pie in the sky sales record
26-Feb-2004
Some dishes never seem to go out of fashion. In the last four months Ember Inns has sold more than 120,000 steak-and-ale pies in its pubs around...
Bell takes its toll
19-Feb-2004
John and Christine Vereker took over one of the country's first gastro pubs, the Bell Inn at Horndon on the Hill, Essex, in 1970, and quickly...
Welshpool pubs consider legal action over Nazi slur
16-Feb-2004
Licensees in Welshpool are considering taking legal action after an article in the New Statesman depicted the town's pubs as full of Nazis.They are...
01-Feb-2004 By Jo Bruce
Swapping the fast lane for a more meaningful existence in the country became an easy decision for pub chef Paul Hackett. It just took a motorbike...
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...
Pub entrepreneurs score in rich list
15-Jan-2004
Pub and bar entrepreneurs have featured heavily in a list of the rich and famous from the hotel and restaurant sector.Michael Cannon (pictured) was...
Return home as pair take over Tower
15-Jan-2004
It's a case of coming back home to Devon for Annette Hammett. Annette used to work in the restaurant business years ago when she lived in Torquay,...
Brand boost pulls M&B out of sales quagmire
11-Dec-2003
by The PMA Team Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers has reversed declining sales across its estate in both high-street and suburban pubs...
Pubcos failing lessees, says former Restaurant Association boss
20-Nov-2003
The former chief executive of the Restaurant Association has slammed the relationships pub companies foster with their tenants.Ian McKerracher,...
Punch becomes biggest pub group in UK
06-Nov-2003
Two of Britain's biggest pub companies have been thrown together in a move that will see Punch become the biggest pub group in the country.The latest...
Pub food still can't cut mustard', says Which?
06-Nov-2003
by The PMA Team The quality of pub food is "improving in leaps and bounds" but tens of thousands of pubs still "can't cut the mustard", according to...
Property briefs
31-Oct-2003
Batemans, the Lincolnshire-based brewer, has purchased its first pub in Norfolk. The Crown at Trunch, near North Walsham, sees the brewer move...
Heritage picks up the pieces
29-Oct-2003
When Heritage took on the 240 pubs controlled by Pennant Inns it was in for a shock. Mark Stretton reports.A pennant is the symbol of a winner - and...
St Austell reward for local pub grub
28-Oct-2003
Cornish pubs struggling to source ingredients have been given a boost by local brewer St Austell.The West Country brewer has launched a major...
Pub-to-restaurant refurbs on the rise
24-Oct-2003
Licensees could be reaping the rewards if they sell their pub to a private restaurant operator.James Posner, of agent Fleurets, says that increasing...
Food publicans fight back against criticism
24-Oct-2003
Publicans from food-led pubs across the length and breadth of Britain are fighting back against claims that pub grub is just too pricey.Last week...
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...
Property briefs
13-Oct-2003
Fleurets has launched a new restaurant department.Richard Negus, previously senior estates manager at Greene King, will head up the new department,...
Property briefs
23-Sep-2003
Bar BigWigs (pictured) is a café bar situated between Plymouth's city centre and the Barbican waterfront. The contemporary bar has a strong local...
A Scottish hotel that had been owned by the same family for
11-Sep-2003
The Crown Hotel in King Street, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, changed hands through the Glasgow office of agents Christie & Co. It...
Why food-led inn is truly one in a million
28-Aug-2003
A renowned food-led pub in Devon has changed hands off an asking price of £1m. The Five Bells Inn in the village of Clyst Hydon, near Cullumpton,...
Pub signs inspire new stamp series
14-Aug-2003
The great British tradition of painted pub signs is the inspiration for a new series of Royal Mail stamps launched this week. It is the first time...
A popular village freehouse inn, which has a reputation with
07-Aug-2003
The Stags Head Inn, at Yarlington near Wincanton, is ideally situated just a few minutes drive from the main A303 Honiton to London road, located in...
Smoking Charter compliant pubs can be a success, say licensees
01-Aug-2003
Two award-winning licensees have said that publicans can make a major success of their pub if they sign up to the Smoking Charter.Alison Carter and...
Property briefs
01-Aug-2003
The Gallery Showbar in Brean, Somerset, is up for sale through Distinctive Business Agents. The business occupies a first floor site at the centre of...
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...
Property briefs
11-Jul-2003
Pub company and brewer Brain's is continuing on the acquisition trail with the purchase of six pubs in Wales. It bought four former Beefeater pubs...
