Making the grade - doing up a listed building.
01-Dec-2005
Refurbishing a listed building is no easy task. But, as Ewan Turney discovered, 18 months and £170,000 later, the Hewas Inn at Sticker, Cornwall,...
By John Young chairman of Young's Brewery, Wandsworth
24-Nov-2005
Because of the new Licensing Act, the country and the licensed trade have been clobbered by huge costs and ongoing bureaucracy from all angles. It...
Going out with a bang
17-Nov-2005
With just a week to go before the new Licensing Act goes live, licensees are looking for ways to celebrate the historic ending of the old regime. JO...
A real home from home
17-Nov-2005
For consumers, the pub is their first choice for a night out with friends. ROSIE DAVENPORT reports on an exclusive Morning Advertiser survey into why...
Stunned host knocks back Punch offer
17-Nov-2005
Punch Taverns has offered to buy and lease back a pub owned by the man who led a revolt against the company three years ago. Dave Westwood recently...
Couple win CaskForce draw
17-Nov-2005
Richard Strzyzewski and Jacquie Ackroyd from the Tiger Inn, near Belper, Derbyshire, have won the October CaskForce draw, earning themselves a place...
There was once a crooked man...
10-Nov-2005
Is it possible to appear legless in a pub without drinking one drop of ale? Well, it's a safe bet that it's happened once or twice since the 1800s at...
Sport and the local pub have long been a winning combination
13-Oct-2005
There's an old pub joke about a bloke who's telling an old mate he bumps into about a new pub football team he's joined. 'Oh really,' says his mate....
Building
06-Oct-2005
community spirit During his travels as the Daily Telegraph's pub correspondent, Adam Edwards has found that Britain's local pubs provide their...
Business Ideas - Enterprising Spirit
01-Oct-2005 By Mark Taylor
In our regular series, Mark Taylor looks at some more money-making ideas from pubs around the country that could be used to boost your pub's income....
A happy breed?
21-Sep-2005
Big changes in the industry over the past thirty years and a new kind of relationship between landlord and tenant have produced a different type of...
We're 30!
21-Sep-2005
Editor Caroline Nodder casts her memory back as The Publican Newspaper reaches a milestone birthday.Thirty years ago I had just uttered one of my...
Time march
21-Sep-2005
The pub industry never stands still. Yesterday's technology now seems ancient. Phil Mellows forecasts the future as part of The Publican Newspaper's...
Eleven reasons why pubs are simply the best
15-Sep-2005
To kick-off our Heart of the Community campaign, here are 11 reasons why the pub is so great. You can probably think of many more, so email us at...
The Fighting Cocks
08-Sep-2005
High Street, Stottesdon, Shropshire 01746 718270 Built through funding from the Government's Pub is the Hub scheme and a loan from the nearby...
The Old Crown
08-Sep-2005
Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria 01697 478288 With the Hesket Brewery located at the end of the pub's garden, customers never worry about running out of...
The ale sales trail
01-Sep-2005
How easy is it to sell ale into pubs? Jo de Mille went on the road with Deuchars and found it's like haggling in an Far Eastern bazaar Cask-ale...
Would-be licensees out of pocket
25-Aug-2005
Would-be licensees have again been left out of pocket by a pub operator offering them the pub of their dreams.Manchester-based Aviation Group Ltd,...
Pub couple in hammer-gang terror
04-Aug-2005
A gang threatened a couple with a claw hammer before stealing thousands of pounds from the pub where they worked. The couple had just left JD...
Man accused of pub firearm charges
28-Jul-2005
A man has been charged in connection with an apparent armed siege at a Worcester pub. A man was seen holding a gun inside the King's Head pub in...
Burning ambition defeats disaster
14-Jul-2005
Fire destroyed Kieron Daniels' first pub less than a year after he'd taken it on. Undaunted, the Oxfordshire host moved to another venue and has now...
Top 10 ideas for... ...sprucing up your pub
14-Jul-2005
Invite people in You may have just updated your pub interior and revamped your drinks offering, but if the exterior is looking tired, you could be...
Inquest hears of Wild West-style brawl
07-Jul-2005
A man died after a 'Wild West-style brawl at a south Wales pub, an inquest heard last week. Ian Wood, 25, severed an artery as he put his hand...
Marketing: Low-cost promotion
06-Jul-2005
Marketing your pub need not necessarily be an expensive exercise. Guy Holmes offers some canny advice for publicity.Today's marketplace for pubs and...
Masked men wield crowbars in robbery
30-Jun-2005
Pub staff were threatened with crowbars during a raid at a Midlands pub. Four masked men burst into the staff quarters of the Newdigate Arms in...
Police hunt cars after pub shooting
23-Jun-2005
Police are looking for two cars after a shooting at a Shropshire pub. A shot was fired at the King's Head in High Street, Wellington, at around...
Pubcos unite behind the Pub is the Hub rural initiative
02-Jun-2005
Pub companies who get behind the Pub is the Hub initiative have been told they will boost their businesses.Delegates at the first Pub is the Hub...
24hr pubs? only three so far
02-Jun-2005
by John Harrington Only three pubs are known to have applied for 24-hour licences so far, and just one of these has so far been accepted. At present...
Great Pub Chefs - Feather in his cap - Nigel Ramsbottom
01-Jun-2005 By Max Gosney
Chef Nigel Ramsbottom realised his dream of buying his own pub, having been won over by the informality of pub dining. But turning a tired business...
The pub with Sax appeal
19-May-2005
Ewan Turney reports on a search for perfection in what was once a run-down pub in Poole, Dorset Luckily for Dave Sax, joint owner of the Cow pub in...
It's the ideal arrangement: a silent partner who takes care
12-May-2005
There are plenty of people who put their financial futures on the line to own a freehold pub, and others who sacrifice their independence for the...
Host stabbed in Yarmouth pub attack
05-May-2005
A 24-year-old man has been arrested after a licensee was stabbed in the stomach at his pub in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Police were called to the...
Healthy heart
06-Apr-2005
Forget all the negative hype - pubs are at the heart of rural communities and Pub is the Hub is helping them stay there. James Wilmore...
Pub & Bar 2005 preview: Take in a show
05-Apr-2005
Pub & Bar, the industry's biggest show, opens at London's Olympia next week. Phil Mellows explains why you should be there.Over the past eight...
Hot Topics - Burning Issues facing the industry today
01-Apr-2005
PubChef asks industry experts for their views on burning issues the industry faces today
Trade Secrets - Smiles Better - The Trouble House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
01-Apr-2005 By Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor talks to Michael Bedford, chef/proprietor of Michelin starred gastro pub the Trouble House, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
letter from McKerracher
31-Mar-2005
Last week, as I was collecting my younger son from playschool, one of the mums started to speak quite disparagingly about her local pub. She had...
Fresh inspiration
31-Mar-2005
You've got the pub, the staff, the food and the drink: what else can you do to create a gastro goldmine? Jo Bruce, Max Gosney and John Harrington...
Two arrested following pub stabbing
31-Mar-2005
Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing at a Leicester pub. Gareth Symons, 24, was stabbed at the Crow's Nest pub on...
It's high time the Mail & co apologised
24-Mar-2005
The media reported last week that applications for extended pub opening hours had been made by "only a handful of pubs". Not a single application had...
Marketing: Tell them about it...
24-Mar-2005
The internet is a great way to market your pub, but is it working for you? By Phil Mellows.So are you happy with your pub's website? Nice picture....
Marketing: Net gain
23-Mar-2005
Having some presence online is worthwhile - but do you know how to go about it? Phil Mellows offers some advice.If you want to get your pub onto an...
Police probe fatal shooting outside pub
17-Mar-2005
Two men have been released without charge in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Nottingham pub. Paul Thomas, 34, was shot outside the...
Dreams dashed
16-Mar-2005
Michelle Perrett warns against rogue recruiters exploiting potential licensees.To a person wanting to get into the pub trade their ideal may be to...
The psychology of the pub
10-Mar-2005
Andrew Jefford reflects on the crucial role that not enough pubs play in soothing the fevered brow of mankind Circumstances have recently propelled...
Barmaid traumatised in armed raid
10-Mar-2005
Nine masked men one armed with a gun and others with Samurai swords forced staff at a Midlands pub to hand over takings before they robbed...
From public school to public house via the army
03-Mar-2005
"I think running a pub is a natural progression for many ex-public schoolboys," says Andrew Freeland or Fruity to his friends and regulars at the...
Police hunt pair after pub killing
03-Mar-2005
A man died after being stabbed in a north London pub following an argument with two men. Robert Elston, 45, was stabbed in the Curragh pub in High...
Hunt for attacker who bit man's ear off
24-Feb-2005
A man who had his ear bitten off in a pub fight is in a comfortable condition in hospital. The attack on the 40-year-old happened in the Villa...
Fashion guru's plan is not all sewn up
24-Feb-2005
George Davies may be a fashion guru but his grasp of licensing and planning laws may not be stitched up properly. His wife's plan to close their...
