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14-Apr-2011

The Publican has now merged with the Morning Advertiser. Please visit www.morningadvertiser.co.uk for all the latest news. The merger of the two...

The Publican merges with Morning Advertiser

31-Mar-2011

After more than three decades of covering the UK pub trade as a standalone title The Publican is joining forces with the Morning Advertiser. The...

Publican merges with Morning Advertiser

28-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team

William Reed Business Media, owner of the Morning Advertiser, has bought The Publican and will merge the two magazines from 7 April. The Publican's Morning Advertiser will combine best items of content from each magazine, website and events.

Places available at Freehouse 500 event

14-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit

There are still a handful of places available for the Morning Advertiser's Freehouse 500 event next Monday (21 March).

Economist to join MA campaign

10-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney

The Morning Advertiser is to invite Treasury ministers to meet influential French economist Jacques Borel — the man behind the VAT cut for the...

MA campaign to cut VAT to 5%

03-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

The Morning Advertiser is launching a campaign to reduce VAT to 5% for the hospitality sector. Travelodge chief executive Guy Parsons issued a...

Four promoted at Morning Advertiser

24-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team

Four members of staff at The Morning Advertiser (MA) have been given promotions.

Pubs have five days to enter pie competition

11-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Pub chefs have just five days left to get their entries in for British Pie Week's Pub Pie Champion Competition, in association with Jus-Rol and in...

Major brewers add 3.5p to 7p per pint

10-Jan-2011 By John Harrington

Major brewers have announced wholesale price rises of between 3.5p and 7p per pint for January and February, the Morning Advertiser has learned....

BII top licensees book reform meeting with MP

30-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Richard and Loren Pope are the first licensees to act in response to the MA's call for a "peasants' revolt" against proposed licensing reform changes.

Robinsons' free pints for MA readers

20-Sep-2010 By John Harrington

A free pint of Robinsons beer is promised to anyone who presents a copy of the Morning Advertiser at the brewer's bar at next month's Manchester Food...

Winning ideas at Freehouse 500

09-Sep-2010 By Jo Bruce

The BII Licensees of the Year 2010 will be sharing the secrets of their success at the Morning Advertiser's next Freehouse 500 event.

Great British Pub Suppliers Awards: win an iPad

17-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney

Licensees are in with a chance of winning an iPad by completing the favourite Supplier Survey.

Win an I-pad: What do you think about MA.co.uk?

26-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney

The Morning Advertiser is offering one licensee the chance to win a brand new I-Pad — the survey takes less than five minutes.

20 pubcos gain BII code accreditation

19-Jul-2010 By John Harrington

Twenty operators, which own 84% of the country's tenanted pubs, have now had their codes of practice accredited for clarity.

Morning Advertiser celebrates 500 editions at William Reed

08-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team

The Morning Advertiser has published its 500 edition this morning since it moved to William Reed Business Media ten years ago. We asked a range of...

MA helps cut rates at Welsh pub

26-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna

A Welsh pub that faced a 527% increase in its business rates bill has got a reprieve of more than 350% after the Morning Advertiser intervened. Jill...

Enter now for MA200 awards

29-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team

The Morning Advertiser has launched its MA200 awards for multi-site operators — the awards, now in their third year.

Publicana poised to go into administration

16-Apr-2010 By John Harrington

Pub management company Publicana, which operates sites for major pubcos, is poised to go into insolvency, the Morning Advertiser understands. The...

Rogue music firm takes in 200 pubs

26-Mar-2010 By John Harrington

At least 200 pubs were supplied by a digital jukebox firm that issued copyrighted tunes without permission, the Morning Advertiser has learnt.

City Diary — 4 March

04-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team

All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.

Book your place at Freehouse-500 event

02-Mar-2010 By Jo Bruce

The next meeting of the Freehouse 500, the Morning Advertiser's exclusive club for the 500 best UK freehouses, takes place on Tuesday 16 March at...

Telling the stories of success

20-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team

The Morning Advertiser has many roles, but the most important is disseminating the lessons that can be learned from great retailing experiences, says The PMA Team.

MA helps to save licensee's house

20-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna

A licensee who was in danger of losing his house over a backdated electricity bill for £5,000 doesn't have to pay a penny after the Morning...

Trust in the trade — a Manifesto

21-May-2009 By Andrew Pring

The Morning Advertiser has launched a Manifesto for restoring trust between licensees and pubcos. To keep politicians out of our business, the trade must show it can sort out its own problems.

BEC chairman Luff speaks out

13-May-2009 By Peter Luff

Writing exclusively for the Morning Advertiser, Bec chairman Peter Luff explains why the Competition Commission should probe pubcos. For nearly a...

Join Save the Pub campaign

27-Nov-2008 By Andrew Pring

Darling and his pals have turned the licensed trade into a cash cow of monstrous proportions. Now, more than ever, is the time to challenge that anti-pub ethos, says Andrew Pring.

Morrissey-Fox: What do you think?

05-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney

The second part of Neil Morrisey's Risky Business screened last night on Channel 4 with the actor and Richard Fox attempting to open their pub — and the Morning Advertiser would like to get your views on the show.

MA100 finalists revealed

04-Sep-2008 By The PMA Team

The finalists of the first-ever Morning Advertiser 100 awards for independent multiple managed retailers have been unveiled. The six awards aim to...

Snifter

01-May-2008

From beerage to peerage Snifter was delighted to bump into the redoubtable Lord Tebbit at a Saint George's Day celebration in London last week, and...

Your say

24-Apr-2008

BII backs MA against alcohol duty hikes I totally support your lead and editorial in the Morning Advertiser dated 10 April. I will certainly ensure...

We all need to change - now

03-Apr-2008

In our first issue in this new-look Morning Advertiser, the interview with Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe throws up important pointers — both...

The agent Barry J Gillham, chairman, Fleurets

03-Apr-2008

The Morning Advertiser has been around since 1794 and Fleurets was founded in the 1820s. I have only been around since 1964, but I have witnessed a...

barbox.com

26-Mar-2008 By MA reporter

Sharing best practice, building strong relationships, and facing the challenges ahead together is what the Morning Advertiser 100 Club is all about....

Charity: MA100 seminar gets ready for lift-off

28-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team

MA deputy editor The PMA Team previews the MA100 club meeting

Friend in the north clocks up 20 years

21-Feb-2008

Congratulations to our northern correspondent, Tony Halstead, who celebrates 20 years' service with the Morning Advertiser this week. Snifter has...

MA Forums return after break

14-Jan-2008

The Morning Advertiser's forums are now back live after the Christmas and New Year break. We're looking forward to reading your comments on the...

Andrew Pring looks at the drive to improve quality

21-Jun-2007 By Andrew Pring

Quality is the new watch-word for the trade today. Quality in everything you do as a licensee, be it quality of drink and food offer, quality of...

Join the debate - MA Forums

25-Apr-2007 By Iain O'Neil

This week the Morning Advertiser's web forums received their 10,000th reader's comment - establishing them as the number one place to talk about the...

LETTERs

08-Mar-2007

Between a rock and a hard place I agree entirely with John Morrey's letter in 22 February issue of the Morning Advertiser which argued that, while...

Welcome

01-Feb-2007

andrew pring: editor, morning advertiser Tonight is a cause for celebration for all the award-winning licensees who now enter the Morning...

Former Morning Advertiser reporter unveiled as the new editor of What's Brewing

19-Dec-2006

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Stainer as editor of its flagship members' newspaper, What's Brewing.

NewsDigest

14-Dec-2006

The Morning Advertiser has acquired the Pub Business show - the exhibition dedicated to running pubs. The 2007 show takes place at Birmingham's NEC...

The Mirror of MA's stories

26-Oct-2006

Snifter was in the pub on Sunday, enjoying a roast and reading the Sunday papers. He had thumbed through most of the big ones and was winding-up with...

Doorstaff guidance on getting physical

20-Oct-2006 By John Harrington

Doorstaff are to receive advice on how to safely intervene if violence flares in a pub or club. The Morning Advertiser can reveal that a new guidance...

THE AGENTS

28-Sep-2006

Perusing the Morning Advertiser last week, I realised just how much the impact of the smoking ban is preoccupying everyone - and yes, it is...

LETTERs

07-Sep-2006

Unite to reverse smoking ban I write regarding Dave Daly's comments on the smoking ban (The Guv'nor, Morning Advertiser, 7 September). At last,...

Gov't smoke ban regs in pubs soon

08-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil

The Government's smoke ban regulations could be published within weeks - not months - the Morning Advertiser has learnt after the Department of Health admitted a mix-up. NEW COMMENT

U-turn says underage pub sting kids can lie about age

21-Apr-2006 By John Harrington

Children will be advised to lie about their age during sting operations in certain circumstances after all, the Morning Advertiser can reveal. Local...

MA and S&N in £25,000 good-causes giveaway

02-Mar-2006

The Morning Advertiser has teamed up with Scottish & Newcastle to recognise the outstanding contribution Britain's pubs make to their local...