19-Aug-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Two companies acquired earlier this year by Helena Leisure from 3D Entertainment (3DE) have entered a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
12-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Nexum Leisure, the company run by Paul Kinsey, is considering its position on all-inclusive drinks offers.
Helping on-trade create nights to remember
08-Jul-2009
This Friday (July 10), the Pet Shop Boys will perform at London nightclub Matter and revellers will be able to choose from more than 500 different...
22-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
People can now have their parcels delivered to their local pub rather than the sorting office under a new scheme. Scottish & Newcastle (S&N)...
29-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
The Morning Advertiser is looking for the country's best live-music pub in a new category sponsored by Gaymers.
'Cig machines face axe in pubs'
01-Apr-2009
Cigarette vending machines could be banned from pubs and clubs if landmark court cases succeed.Salford council is prosecuting two firms which install...
26-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
'Beer sales dwindle at nightclubs'
26-Sep-2008
The sharp fall in sales of draught beer, at least as far as nightclubs are concerned, is the result of a new age of elegance that shuns anything so...
Wages cost 27% of pubs' turnover
10-Jul-2008 By Tamara Sender tamara.sender@william-reed.co.uk
Pubs are spending more than a quarter of their turnover on staff payroll costs, according to new research from the Association of Licensed Multiple...
Three Sisters has birthday makeover
13-Jun-2008
One of Edinburgh's most famous bars has undergone a major refurbishment to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The Three Sisters, in the historic...
Entertainment: Playing the Horn
03-Jun-2008
After 30 years of hosting live acts the Horn in St Albans, Hertfordshire, named Music Pub of the Year at the 2008 Publican Awards, staged its first...
30-May-2008 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Cavendish Bars, the company formed out of various Luminar nightclub assets, has put 14 sites up for sale. Most of the clubs and bars included in the...
Q&A
08-May-2008
Smoking at home Q. We have a freehold pub that we own and live in as our home. We have no staff. Could you please clarify the rules regarding smoking...
25-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Agilo has completed its deal to buy nightclub company CanDu Entertainment
Barracuda defends cheap party deals
21-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Barracuda has defended a £1 drinks night at a Newquay bar, attended by Prince William, that ended in a violent attack. The Barracuda Bar runs a £1...
14-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Barracuda has come under fire for a £1 drinks night, attended by Prince William, at its Barracuda Bar in Newquay
Créches trialled at Orchid pubs
03-Dec-2007 By Jo Bruce
The Orchid Group is trialling créches at two of its pubs. The aim of its Kids Club is that customers can enjoy a meal while their children are...
Vertical drinking scare "overblown
25-Sep-2007
Scares that vertical drinking policies will be brought in under new Scottish Licensing Laws have been described as "overblown" as most pubs already...
03-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team
Bob Senior, the boss of bar and nightclub company Utopian Leisure, has won licensing for a new lap-dance club in Newcastle. The 90-capacity venue...
E-pub: the digital DJ
03-Jul-2007
In the space of a couple of years technology has transformed the way we listen to music. The ability to download a personalised selection of tracks...
02-Jul-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Nine out of ten people aged between 16 and 30 experience signs of hearing damage after a night out, according to new research. The charity RNID found...
07-Jun-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Police in Brighton & Hove have written to a number of city centre venues suggesting they limit what clubbers can take in to the bar with them....
30-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Nightclub & Bars business, Herald Inns opened its first totally smoke-free nightclub in Carlisle on Friday, with excellent results and customer...
North East Focus: view from the top
30-May-2007
THINK OF the North and the pub trade and it's probably fair to say that for many people the image coming to mind would have a flat cap, a fag hanging...
24-May-2007 By Tony Halstead
Police in Gwent, South Wales, have become the latest force to urge pubs and clubs to switch to plastic. Gwent licensing officer PC Jim Aitken urged...
Don't make them pay
14-Mar-2007
Forget the Manchester Evening News Arena and the Manchester Academy - the Station Hotel in Ashton-Under-Lyne can make a robust claim that it is...
North East & Yorkshire
18-Jan-2007
Bourbon Leeds, West Yorkshire Competition does not come much tougher for an independent bar operator than being pitched against corporate giants in...
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...
More pubs showing live music, says government research
07-Dec-2006
Two-thirds of pubs, bars and nightclubs have a licence to stage live music, says a new report from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport...
Dancing to a new tune
11-Nov-2006
The PMA Team looks at how the nightclub sector has fared in the new licensing regime There's no doubt that the nightclub sector has had an...
02-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Paul Kinsey, the former First Leisure chief executive who runs nightclub company Nexum, claims police are taking longer to respond to calls than...
21-Sep-2006 By Tony Halstead
Nightclubs and disco bars have lost out to pubs in the post-reform battle for trade says Tony Halstead
20-Sep-2006
The Association of London Government (ALG) wants pubs, bars and late-night clubs to pay more for their licence fees than other venues. NEW COMMENT
24-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
Licensing reform has not helped live music in pubs because it makes it easier for residents to interfere - says licensee.
16-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
The Government has launched a survey into how the Licensing Act has affected live music at pubs and other small venues. Pollsters Mori will be...
Soho Clubs chief buys two new venues
14-Jul-2006 By Graham Ridout
Soho Clubs & Bars' new chief executive Joachim Ritter has marked his promotion with the acquisition of two flagship venues in London. Last week,...
06-Jul-2006 By Andrew Pring
If you think your pub's having it tough at the moment, and many are, at least you're not running a nightclub. If you were, you'd probably be...
22-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Smokers who 'nip outside' for a quick puff at Scottish pubs and clubs could find themselves locked out in the cold. The smoke ban will come into...
Brickmakers team build on their success
17-Feb-2006
The team at the Brickmakers in Norwich is the latest to be nominated for The Publican's Proud of Your Staff initiative. Licensee Charley South has...
Trade levels are static in the wake of new hours
26-Jan-2006
The new Licensing Act has had nothing like the impact that was predicted. Two months on, Tony Halstead looks at how the trade has responded to its new-found freedom
Reuben brothers gain 25% stake in Ultimate
19-Jan-2006 By The PMA Team
The Reuben brothers are believed to have built a 25% stake in north-east nightclub and bar company Ultimate Leisure. David and Simon Reuben hold...
Gordeno eyes nightclubs
19-Jan-2006
Jeremy Gordeno, who quit as chief executive of Soho Clubs & Bars last month, is close to buying a group of 14 leasehold nightclubs. The venues...
Government's 'misleading' music figures questioned
17-Nov-2005
The government released "misleading" figures about the number of live gigs being hosted in bars, clubs and restaurants, a market research watchdog...
Police attempt to force £5 charge at late pubs
20-Oct-2005
Police are attempting to force pubs opening after 1am to charge an admission fee of £5 or more in the latest distortion of the new licensing...
The late-licence sector
18-Aug-2005
The PMA Team takes a peek into his crystal ball How will late-licence operators fare under the new licensing regime? Some well-seasoned observers...
Police try to revoke Syndicate's licence
21-Jul-2005
Police are bidding to close down one of the UK's biggest nightclubs, the Syndicate at Blackpool, claiming the venue is responsible for 40% of...
Late-licensed venues cannot evade ADZ charges: Clarke
23-Jun-2005
by John Harrington Home Secretary Charles Clarke has denied claims that late-night bars could dodge payment of Alcohol Disorder Zone (ADZ) charges...
New system fights yobs and under-age
12-May-2005
A new computer system for keeping under-18s out of clubs has been installed at an Isleof Man nightclub which was recently fined for serving alcohol...
Licensing fees furore reaches boiling point
03-Mar-2005
It is unusual for peers to get heated, but Lord MacIntosh of Haringey had a fine head of steam last week when he was called upon in the House of...
Two Edinburgh pubcos offer to pay for policing
24-Feb-2005
by Ewan Turney Two of Edinburgh's top pub operators have offered to pay for policing as part of their applications for new large clubs in the city...
