09-Oct-2017 By Helen Gilbert
Publicans are being urged to look at the terms of their premises licence for Sundays now or risk losing Christmas trade.
Pub loses out on £4k after New Year's Eve flooding
02-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun
A pub lost out on £4,000 on New Year's Eve after having to close because a local water system broke down several times over the festive period.
Novus Leisure reports strong Christmas trading
09-Jan-2012 By John Harrington
Novus Leisure, the bar and nightclub operator, has reported a strong performance over the festive period, with like-for-like sales up 18% in the six weeks to 1 January.
08-Dec-2011 By Rob Willock
I’ve only just got started, and already I’m editing the final issue of the Publican’s Morning Advertiser of 2011. As is common in the business media, because of the economics of publishing, we now take a Christmas break from producing the PMA in print...
11-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Multiple operator Kurnia Lesiure has sold the Kai's Bar Louth to JD Wetherspoon — who plan to invest £1.5m redeveloping the site.
20-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
07-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
London cocktail chain Bet At One reported a record festive season with like-for-like sales up 11.1% to £762,422.
Mark Daniels: Less - it's the new more
07-Jan-2011
I'm not really one for making New Year's resolutions. Invariably, I forget I've made them or, in order to achieve them, I cheat: I once resolved to...
04-Jan-2011 By MA team
Pub operators have reported the poor weather badly affected the run-up to Christmas although the week between Christmas and New Year saw strong...
13-May-2010 By The PMA Team
As one of the judges for the BII Licensee of the Year awards, The PMA Team reveals the secret that led Richard and Loren Pope to win the title.
28-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
JD Wetherspoon founder tells MATV about being locked out, having the windows put in and where the name Wetherspoon came from.
06-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Revolution vodka bar operator Inventive Leisure could open as many as a dozen new sites in 2010 as it re-starts its property pipeline. Chief...
Chris Maclean: Is New Year's Eve still suffering from the Millennium effect?
05-Jan-2010 By Chris Maclean
So I discover I was not alone in having an underwhelming New Year's Eve. That's a pity really. It used to be the best evening of the year. Now it is...
Hamish Champ: Plus ca change, etc, as they say in 'la belle France'
04-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
So how was it for you? Your New Year's Eve I mean. Mine was certainly pleasant, pre-loading in reverse as I did in a nice pub in East Dulwich - and...
Pubs get New Year's Eve VAT concession
04-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Pubs that open past midnight on New Year's Eve can continue to charge 15% VAT on sales until the early hours of 1 January. A period of grace has...
08-Jan-2009 By MA Team
A better-than-expected festive period has given many operators and licensees a much-needed glimmer of hope in the economic gloom. The timing of the...
Mark Daniels: Bring on more rubbish TV
05-Jan-2009
Waking up Christmas Day morning to discover mad Aunt Mildred had generously sent the children hundreds of pounds of Woolworths vouchers was only...
BarTalk
10-Jan-2008
How was your festive trade this year? Nick Green Stansfield Arms Apperley Bridge North Yorkshire We had a good Christmas here - we're well up on...
10-Jan-2008 By Tony Halstead
Difficult first quarter ahead with duty increase to follow
Festive period brings trade mixed fortunes
10-Jan-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Difficult first quarter ahead as businesses face prospect of duty increase in the spring Licensees and pub operators were this week coming to terms...
Christmas Checklist: 12 ways to profit
26-Nov-2007
If your summer was washed out, Christmas could be your last chance to make up for lost revenue, so it's especially important to get it right this...
05-Jan-2007 By John Harrington
Festive trade rises, despite dips on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Christmas delivers - just
04-Jan-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.
Festive trade rises, despite dips on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve Community pubs experienced a bumper few days over the festive period, but...
Hoggie's Down Under Diary
21-Dec-2006
In our fourth peek into the Ashes diary of England cricket hero Matthew Hoggard, readers get a taste of what to expect when the Fourth Test starts...
19-Dec-2006 By The Morning Advertiser
So that's it, then, our hold on that lovely little Ashes urn has come to an end, for the next couple of years at least.
BarTalk
12-Oct-2006
Have you started preparing for Christmas yet?
Trade reaps benefits of'double Christmas Eve'
12-Jan-2006
New data supports the view that the two days before Christmas Day provided pubs with an exceptional takings boost. By contrast, New Year's Eve was...
Getting a grip on New Year's Eve
15-Dec-2005
Recently on this page, I answered a question about New Year's Eve this year, following which I had an interesting discussion about entertainment pubs...
High street wins battle for Christmas pound
12-Jan-2005
News of modest but significant increases in like-for-like sales over the festive trading period delivered a note of optimism to the high street...
New Year's Eve not a rip off' says Yates
06-Jan-2005
The trade has hit back at claims that pubs are becoming increasingly unpopular on New Year's Eve because they are seen as a "rip off and a hassle"....
Stocking up for Christmas: Festive fixes
04-Oct-2004
Are you preparing yourself to boost business at Christmas? Phil Mellows dishes out tips on how to profit from the festive season.Wouldn't it be...
Permitted hours: new threat around corner?
14-Aug-2003
It must be the hot weather. I have been taken to task by the Department of Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) for a couple of points in recent articles...
Better late than never?
30-Oct-2002
With the government stalling yet again, licensees are still unsure what time their New Year parties must end. Jackie Annett asks why the delay?The...
Ministers fail to honour promise for extended New Year hours
24-Oct-2002
Government efforts to allow 36-hour opening over New Year have been described as "shambolic" after news that ministers have yet again failed to pass...
Pubs to open for 36 hours every New Year's Eve
25-Jul-2002
Pubs will be able to open for 36-hours every New Year's Eve if a new reform is passed by parliament. The draft reform, which proposes the permanent...
Repeat of New Year's Eve licensing delays on the cards
11-Mar-2002
This year could see a repeat of the delays surrounding New Year's Eve licensing if the Government does not act quickly to submit the necessary...
Christmas trading 'draws line under September 11'
17-Jan-2002
Pub companies and bar operators across the trade have reported strong sales over the Christmas and New Year period.The positive results have further...
SFI: Merry Christmas but forecasts remain unchanged
04-Jan-2002
Shares in SFI, the pub and bar operator that owns Slug & Lettuce, and the Litten Tree brands, jumped yesterday on the back of a bullish Christmas...
New Year delay could cost £9m, says Lords
06-Nov-2001
A relaxation of hours on New Year's Eve could save the industry £9m according to the House of Lords.The Lords' deregulation committee has given its...
What the Sunday papers say - July 22
22-Jul-2001
Sunday BusinessWolverhampton & Dudley Breweries is planning a two-pronged improvement to its defence strategy against Pubmaster. It will bring...
Extended hours for Queen's Golden Jubilee
02-Apr-2001
The government has decided to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen's succession to the throne with a public bank holiday and relaxation of the permitted...
