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What the Sunday papers said

24-Mar-2003

The ObserverLibido-boosting drinks will flood into bars this summer as young clubbers are targeted with a potent new range of products that have been...

Urbium braced for tough times

06-Mar-2003

by The PMA Team Urbium, the Tiger Tiger operator, expects "difficult" trading conditions for the whole of 2003 after a lacklustre start to the year....

One in three London pubs loses out due to Congestion Charge

05-Mar-2003

Almost a third of Central London pubs have lost business because less people are driving into the centre, according to a survey conducted by...

Attention to details: displaying required information

03-Feb-2003

Licensees must take care to display all required informationby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors...

Olympics could provide London tourism boost

31-Jan-2003

The Olympic Games is just what London needs to boost tourism following a severe dip in trade caused by foot-and-mouth and September 11.These are the...

Hog's Heads are a hit

30-Jan-2003

by Tony Halstead Laurel is to roll out its new-look Hog's Head pub concept to 10 further sites across the UK from next month. It follows successful...

Ken's charge could affect pint cost

24-Jan-2003

London Mayor Ken Livingstone's controversial decision to charge motorists £5 a day to drive into central London could lead to a more expensive...

Thug ties up manager

23-Jan-2003

An assistant pub manager was gagged and tied up during an armed robbery. The 31-year-old was cashing up at the Norbiton Dragon pub, in London, in the...

Congestion fee may hit

23-Jan-2003

beer prices by Richard Matthews The congestion charge for motorists driving into central London could hit trade and push up prices further, say trade...

Congestion charge could mean more expensive pint

21-Jan-2003

London Mayor Ken Livingstone's controversial decision to charge motorists £5 a day to drive into central London could lead to a more expensive pint....

No room for manoeuvre given size of policy gap

19-Dec-2002

I have been engaged in a fascinating exercise during the past week. I have been comparing the Government's approach to licensing policy with that of...

Westminster City Council takes action in street clean-up campaign

13-Dec-2002

A second person has been prosecuted as a result of Westminster City Council's drive against people using the streets as a toilet.A man was fined £50...

Punch experts

12-Dec-2002

Punch Pub Company is spending more than £500,000 a year employing a team of nine merchandising and marketing experts to help licensees develop their...

CAMRA: Big city closures due to developers

25-Oct-2002

Property developers and the booming property market are the major causes of the demise of the city centre pub according to the Campaign for Real Ale...

The Battle of Westminster

17-Oct-2002

Over the last two years, relations between the trade and Westminster City Council in London have been increasingly strained.The conflict stems from...

Pubs will benefit from £7m initiative to boost London's tourism economy

23-Sep-2002

A multi-million pound initiative to promote London's tourism industry should give a welcome boost to pubs.The three-year plan 'Visit London' aims to...

Camden Council's new licensing policy calls for zoning

05-Sep-2002

Camden Council is looking to introduce a new licensing policy which will put a stop to late licences in key areas of the borough. The policy, which...

Wet summer weather dampens pub profits

24-Jul-2002

Licensees all over the country are struggling because poor summer weather is continuing to hit sales.Pubs are feeling the pinch as rain continues to...

BISL hits out over calls for pubs to pay for late-night services

18-Jul-2002

Trade group Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) has hit out at the Greater London Authority (GLA) over calls for pubs and bars to help pay for...

Peaceful Jubilee bodes well for licensing reform

06-Jun-2002

Peaceful celebrations over the Queen's Golden Jubilee bank holiday weekend have proved that relaxed opening does not lead to late-night violence,...

Westminster City Council criticised for street-noise sham

23-May-2002

Westminster City Council has come under renewed fire over efforts to make licensees responsible for limiting noise from cars outside their...

Westminster Council PEL action 'heavy-handed'

25-Apr-2002

Westminster City Council has sparked renewed anger within the trade over its "heavy-handed" and "unnecessary" enforcement of entertainment...

Industry groups hit back at GLA smoke claim

23-Apr-2002

The trade has hit back at claims that the trade's voluntary charter on smoking is ineffective.A statement issued by the Greater London Authority...

Police pay plan under fire

22-Feb-2002

Licensees have been urged not to sign up for new schemes aimed at forcing them to pay for extra police officers.Following the launch of funding...

6C tests new unbranded gastropub format

30-Nov-2001

Six Continents Retail is testing a new unbranded pub format to exploit the growing popularity for gastropubs.It has opened four outlets in London as...

The late late blow

29-Nov-2001

The Government claims to be pushing for licensing leniency, but some police forces and councils are seeking the opposite. Jackie Annett reportsThe...

Chorion takes on Westminster City Council in late-night licensing row

23-Nov-2001

Westminster City Council and bar operator Chorion have gone head to head in a heated debate on late-night licensing.Speaking at the Business in Sport...

Regent Home in on Leicester Square superclub

07-Nov-2001

Regent Inns snapped up one of the most celebrated sites in London's West End when it bought the leasehold on Home nightclub in Leicester Square on...

End of West End happy hours if Westminster plans get go-ahead

17-Oct-2001

Happy hours could be banned in pubs and bars in the West End of London if proposals by Westminster City Council are given the go ahead.The proposals...

Geronimo lives on

15-Oct-2001

Jumping headlong into the risky business of running a pub was exactly the style of Jo and Rupert Clevely, founders of Geronimo Inns.Taking the name...

London licensees welcome extra security measures

18-Sep-2001

Licensees in London have welcomed news that extra CCTV cameras are to be installed in the West End as part of an ongoing battle against the rising...

Chorion plans ahead after profit growth

13-Sep-2001

Chorion set to open an extra five Tiger Tiger sites in the next yearChorion is close to securing five more sites for its successful Tiger Tiger...

Westminster Council hits back at licensing criticisms

03-Sep-2001

Westminster City Council has defended heavy criticism that it is preventing the growth of entertainment in the city by refusing new applications for...

Property boom in East Anglia

29-Aug-2001

Buyers moving away from London spark sales growthEast Anglia is the latest part of the country to experience a licensed property boom, according to...

Big Beat pubs to be run by Mean Fiddler Group

20-Aug-2001

Bar operator Big Beat Group has been sold for about £20m to a team of leading entertainment entrepreneurs.The estate, which is made up of 21 pubs,...

Westminster licensees join forces to have say in local policy decisions

14-Aug-2001

A group of licensees in Westminster, London, have formed a new trade body to represent the views of pub and bar operators in the area.The new...

Kim Howells to formally address trade at Publican Conference 2001

13-Aug-2001

The minister in charge of licensing at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport will be making the department's first formal address to the pub...

Sunday Licensing - The changes

09-Aug-2001

by David Clifton and Suzanne Davies, members of thePublican.com's legal team from solicitors Joelson WilsonDeregulation (Sunday Dancing) Order 2000...

High-profile bar sold to Chorion

11-Jun-2001

High-profile new bar 10 Covent Garden has been sold and is set to be revamped only months after opening.City Bars & Restaurants has disposed of...

Corney & Barrow grows despite fears of downturn

08-Jun-2001

Corney & Barrow is about to open its first new outlet for three years despite worries that a downturn is hitting pubs in London and the south.The...

Massive attack

30-May-2001

Formerly Joe's Ltd, Massive is making its mark on the trade and customers.It's a bold move to change the name of your pub company to Massive. For...

Bars remove 'distasteful' ads

24-May-2001

Some licensees in London have taken down posters advertising a law firm after they were branded "distasteful".The posters, which have been put up in...

Pubs 'n' Bars hopes for best from stock market

22-May-2001

It's not much fun being a small pub company on the stock exchange.While the bottom may have fallen out of the internet boom, few investors have...

Licensee fined for repeatedly breaching fire safety order

25-Apr-2001

Magistrates have ordered the licensee of a south London pub to pay a total of £4,200 after he repeatedly breached a fire safety order imposed by the...

Bass to cut size of its flagship chain

01-May-2000

Bass' decision to scale down its All Bar One pubs in London could prompt a change in tack for companies targeting the female market.The move was...

Tup Inns looks at Tom Hoskins deal

07-Jun-1999

Bar chain Tup Inns is considering expansion out of its London homeland through a merger or takeover — and Leicestershire brewer Tom Hoskins has...

How the West End was won (by Corney and Barrow)

12-Oct-1998

Through boom and gloom, Corney and Barrow has catered for the movers and shakers in the CityAs the global meltdown threatens the British economy, the...