Isle Of Man

Moorhouse’s targets pubs deal

30-May-2013 By John Harrington

David Grant, managing director of the Lancashire brewer and pub operator Moorhouse’s, has said that he has funding in place to secure a package of pubs and he is looking at opportunities.

Marston’s eyes first Isle of Wight pub

18-Jan-2012

Marston’s, the pub operator and brewer, has identified a site for its first pub on the Isle of Wight.

Heron & Brearley acquires Market Town Taverns

01-Nov-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Market Town Taverns, the Yorkshire-based operator led by Ian Fozard, has been acquired by Heron & Brearley, the Isle of Man’s biggest hospitality operator, for an undisclosed sum.

Sheps climb for charity

24-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

A team from Shepherd Neame is to take part in the Six Peaks Challenge in a bid to raise money for the Water Aid charity. The team consists of six...

Pioneering spirit on the Isle of Man

17-Oct-2008 By Peter Coulson

Prohibition has often been found to be counterproductive — not only in alcohol, says MA legal guru Peter Coulson.

North West

01-Feb-2007

Thomas Rigby's Liverpool Staff training is the key to the success of Thomas Rigby's, which lies in the heart of Liverpool's central business...

Bleach accident

11-Nov-2004

A mum of two was left with severe blistering of the throat and mouth after being served bleach instead of mineral water at a Gloucestershire pub. No...

Punch Manx move

11-Dec-2003

Punch Taverns is looking to expand its pub operations onto the Isle of Man. The company has told the local newspaper it hopes to buy up freehouses on...

Manx Cat leaps to the mainland

07-Aug-2003

by Tony Halstead Newly-created Manx Cat Inns has opened its first pub on the UK mainland following the launch of Rigby's in Liverpool city centre....

Dear Kim, take a trip to Isle of Man

22-May-2003

It seems that the real common sense of licensing reform is happening not at Westminster, but in the middle of the Irish Sea. I was heartened, but not...

Reform ­ is it a haven?

15-May-2003

The Isle of Man has had a taste of its own licensing deregulation for almost two years. How is the UK's guinea pig faring? Tony Halstead finds out It...

Okells' Manx Cat stalks north west

17-Apr-2003

By Tony Halstead Isle of Man-brewed Okells beers will play a starring role in a new pub chain opening on the UK mainland. Former Robert Cain Brewery...

Okell's heads for the mainland

14-Apr-2003

Isle of Man brewer Okell's has recruited the former managing director of Liverpool's Robert Cain Brewery to scour Merseyside for pubs.Steve Holt is...

Licensing reform bill is 'vital', says Howells

21-Jan-2002

It is vital that a licensing reform bill is included in the next Queen's Speech, according to licensing minister Dr Kim Howells.Speaking on the Pub...

Crackdown on crime - a new report aims to tackle alcohol-related crime

20-Sep-2001

by David Clifton, one of thePublican.com's legal team of advisors from London solicitors Joelson WilsonThe National Association for the Care and...

Isle of Man: Extended hours legislation brings drop in crime

03-Aug-2001

Extending licensing hours in the UK could lead to a dramatic fall in alcohol-related crime, according to police on the Isle of Man.Arrests on the...

Isle of Man's Heron and Brearley sets sights on mainland

01-Feb-1999

After dominating the pub market on the Isle of Man for 100 years, Heron and Brearley is setting its sights on the mainland.For the past 100 years,...