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How to be a pub peacemaker

13-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

CPL Online director of learning and education Martin Hilton shared how publicans can turn their staff into an effective peacekeeping force and steer customers off the warpath with a handful of conflict resolution tips.

B&K boss to sue council over ‘agony’ roadworks

12-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Brewhouse & Kitchen is set to sue a council after it claimed roadworks that lasted more than a year outside one of its sites saw the business make a ‘material loss in trade’.

Fifth of women ‘left out’ because of gender in a pub

11-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

One in five (19%) women are most likely to say they have felt left out in a pub because of their gender, a new study has found.

My Pub: the Mole Inn, Toot Baldon, Oxfordshire

10-Feb-2020 By Gary Lloyd

Sarah Holt, licensee of the Mole Inn, reveals how this food-led pub and restaurant is making people sit up and take notice

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Storm Ciara wreaks havoc on pubs

10-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Britain saw quite the blustery weekend as Storm Ciara ripped through the country with up to 80mph winds, inflicting havoc on some of the UK’s beloved pubs.

Pub fined £3,000 after girl hospitalised with allergic reaction

07-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A pub has admitted food safety failings after it served a teenage customer a dish containing egg, despite her making it clear she had a severe allergy.

Homes evacuated after carbon monoxide scare

06-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Emergency services evacuated a pub following a suspected carbon monoxide leak amid reports of a “chemical smell” coming from inside.

Missing ex-Royal Marine may have recently visited coastal pubs

30-Jan-2020 By Stuart Stone

Suffolk Police and those co-ordinating the search for missing 47-year-old Lee Fitzgerald have suggested he may have very recently frequented pubs along the Norfolk and Suffolk coastline.

Wells & Co turnover increases to £53m amid ‘ongoing investment’

29-Jan-2020 By Stuart Stone

Fifth-generation family brewer and pub operator Wells & Co has revealed a £10m year-on-year increase in turnover from the £43m recorded in 2018.

Long shifts are hospitality workers’ biggest bugbear

24-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than half (59%) of pub and bar staff dislike the long shifts and a similar number (54%) said they don’t like unreliable work shift patterns, new research has revealed.

JDW pub limits parents to two drinks

24-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub is restricting parents to just two alcoholic drinks to prevent “unruly” behaviour by their children if left unsupervised.

My Pub: the Unruly Pig, Bromeswell, Suffolk

23-Jan-2020 By Gary Lloyd

Former lawyer Brendan Padfield embraced a radical change in career and opened the Unruly Pig only to suffer a devastating fire weeks after opening. However, the Unruly Pig was able to get back on its trotters and has since gone on to win a multitude of...

Pub’s extra ‘late-night pricing’ is ‘sheer profiteering’

23-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A customer and his friends have vowed not to return to a pub after being charged an extra fee for ‘late-night pricing’ when ordering a round at 10pm.

How are pubs battling Australian bushfires?

21-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

As the bushfires continue to wreak damage and destroy wildlife, native Australian animals need more help than ever spurring various pubs to do their charitable bit to help.

Pub closes after booking website change

21-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A pub has closed after it struggled to fill rooms following a change to its listing on a booking platform.

Licensee catches burglar red handed

21-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A licensee pinned a burglar to the floor after the intruder smashed through a window and began attacking a fruit machine with half a paving slab.

One-in-four pub visits now alcohol-free

17-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Booze-free occasions are booming as new research shows a quarter of all pub visits now don’t include alcohol.

Opinion

‘My 2020 wish list for pubs’

17-Jan-2020 By Sophie Atherton

Sophie Atherton considers the situations pubs are facing at the start of a new decade.

Pub shows community spirit during tyre yard blaze

13-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Pub staff have been praised for providing shelter and free refreshments to those evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out.

My Pub: St Mary’s Inn, Morpeth, Northumberland

09-Jan-2020 By Gary Lloyd

St Mary’s Inn general manager Robin Freer tells us how this site that serves great food and offers overnight accommodation has quickly established itself as a mainstay despite only being open for 18 months.

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MA500 in 2019: a year of insights and networking

09-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

We take a look back at what 2019 has brought for the exclusive MA500 crowd – a collection of multiple site operators, hungry for advice and inspiration from peers.

Business rates relief to keep Welsh pubs ‘alive and thriving’

09-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has welcomed the Welsh government’s announcement that it will be extending help for high street businesses but has called for further support to help pubs burdened by business rates.

2020 drink predictions: rum renaissance, wellbeing and authenticity

09-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

What patterns and opportunities are poised to steer what you stock behind the bar in 2020? We ask the experts what trends are set to shake up the drinks market.

Big interview

The prospect of Loungers becoming a really big business is 'terrifying'

03-Jan-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Loungers group is no slouch when it comes to opening new Lounge and Cosy Club sites. Chief executive Nick Collins talks staff ownership, his career and the group’s future.

Opinion

Banishing the post-Xmas blues - I’ll apple-y drink to that

02-Jan-2020 By Pete Brown

Although the tradition of Wassail has taken place, usually around an apple tree, Pete Brown explains how the pub is a great replacement for a community-driven ceremony.

The 2019 news in review

24-Dec-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Here is a selection of news stories featured on The Morning Advertiser website throughout the past 12 months

Beer tax freeze or cut 'most direct way' of keeping pubs open

24-Dec-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub sector representatives have reiterated urges for the Government to reduce beer duty.

What were the biggest deals in the pub sector in 2019?

20-Dec-2019 By Stuart Stone

With a number of the sector’s biggest players making moves in 2019, we look back at some of the most significant mergers and acquisitions from the pub sector in the last 12 months.

The Morning Advertiser Quiz of the Year

20-Dec-2019 By Ed Bedington

It’s nearly the end of 2019 and it has been quite the year, but have you kept up to speed on the various issues and challenges that have faced the sector?

Troublemakers can expect 13-month pub ban

16-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Cumbria Police are knuckling down on drink-fuelled trouble in pubs and clubs across Whitehaven by implementing a bar ban for troublesome customers, spanning both this Christmas and next.

Greene King pub fights to reverse one-star hygiene rating

16-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

A Greene King pub is fighting to turn around a poor food hygiene rating after an inspection found improvement was required in food safety and cleanliness.

Operators alter sites for social media

12-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Social media is proving to have quite an impact on small businesses as operators reshape their sites to make them more visually enticing.

Should Christmas dinner be had at home or the pub?

12-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Family feuds, dietary requirements and the washing up are among the reasons consumers are opting for Christmas dinner at the pub this year, but cost remains a barrier.

My Pub: The Dog at Wingham, Kent

11-Dec-2019 By Gary Lloyd

Creative Marilyn Brigden had designs on owning a hotel. So when fate brought the opportunity of rolling a pub, restaurant and hotel into one, she seized the chance. Here, her son Marc Brigden – co-owner – tells us about the strength of the bite at the...

Pub numbers ‘rise for first time in 10 years’

11-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

It’s nothing new that many UK pubs and bars have struggled and have been forced to shut their doors over the years, but for the first time in a decade, the number of licensed premises is on the rise.

What are 2019’s top jukebox tracks and artists?

10-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Jukeboxes across the UK have been playing an eclectic mix of tracks this year, from both established artists and brand-new faces on the scene.

Nick Parkinson ‘not leaving the trade’ after putting pub on market

10-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Nick Parkinson, licensee of the Royal Oak Paley Street in Berkshire has told The Morning Advertiser he won’t be leaving hospitality, following his decision to put the pub up for sale.

Food-led pubs feel the pressure as eating-out spend drops

09-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Pubs that specialise in food sales are feeling the heat as like-for-like dry sales slip by 0.2% in November.

My Pub: Brooksteed Alehouse, Worthing, West Sussex

04-Dec-2019 By Gary Lloyd

Brooksteed Alehouse micropub may look an unassuming venue but, as licensee Aaron Burns explains, its offer – especially when it comes to beer – is a big hitter on the south coast

‘Having a specific, very niche offer and keeping on-trend can be dangerous’

04-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

When private funding came in for The Inn Collection Group in 2013, its expansion was fast.

Greene King and Stonegate to screen Amazon’s football fixtures

02-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Both Greene King and Stonegate have invested in Amazon Premier League Pass, which will allow their pubs to broadcast the online giant’s Premier League matches during the Christmas period.

Campaign to drive late-night premises to tackle sexual harassment

29-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A new campaign is set to stop harassment in Hackney and Square Mile while assuring the onus is fully on the perpetrator by eliminating the culture of victim-blaming.

Dog-friendly pub leads the way

26-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

The Fox & Hounds has been crowned the most dog-friendly pub in Britain, offering a warm welcome with special touches for canine companions.

Property round-up

Admiral deal complete, Hawthorn plans £3m investment, fifth site for Star partner

26-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

Admiral finalised the purchase of 137 pubs from Marston’s while Hawthorn Leisure outlined plans to invest ‘at least £3m’ in its pub estate.

Early Xmas celebrations could bump up sales

25-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Christmas could come early this year as Brits get into the festive spirit, starting their celebrations before they normally would, according to CGA analysis.

Great British Pub of the Year 2018 hits back at ‘boring’ review

22-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Licensee of the Red Lion & Sun in Highgate, north London, has responded to a one-star Google review that labelled the pub ‘boring’.

Ed Sheeran’s pub slapped with two-star food review

21-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Ed Sheeran-owned pub has been given a lowly score of two out of five for its food after only opening in September this year.

Rose of Mossley awarded Charity Pub of the Year

21-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Rose of Mossley pub was presented with the Charity Pub of the Year Award last night (20 November) at PubAid’s 10th anniversary celebrations.

Staff tackle blaze at Sir Ian McKellen-owned pub

21-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A member of staff has tackled a blaze with fire extinguishers after an overloaded extension lead caught alight in a pub owned by Sir Ian McKellen.

Can university areas boost licensed premises?

20-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

New university students are nearing the end of their first term so, expectedly, many would have scoped out the best pubs and bars to establish their ‘go-to’ venue by now.