Public Holiday

Carling in Brighton or Barbados holiday giveaway

01-Apr-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Molson Coors is giving consumers the opportunity to win a Carling trip to Brighton or Barbados over the early May bank holiday weekend for just £49.

New Tokyo club in Lincoln

27-Jun-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Tokyo Industries, the nightclub operator led by Aaron Mellor, will open a new site in Lincoln later this year, after carrying out a circa £1.5m...

Pub sales market slowed by bank holidays

09-May-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Pub property agents are blaming the bumper bank holiday weekends and a later Easter for the market stalling in April. This comes as many licensees...

Later opening: pubs' royal wedding gift

10-Jan-2011 By John Harrington

All pubs will be able to open until 1am over two evenings during the upcoming royal wedding, according to reports. Prince William and Kate Middleton...

ALMR: relax licensing laws over royal wedding bank holiday

23-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A trade group has urged the Government to relax licensing laws during the public holiday for the royal wedding. The Association of Licensed Multiple...

BarTalk

30-Aug-2007

How was trade over the bank holiday weekend? Alan Dreja Royal Oak Southampton Hampshire It was quiet, as we expected. This is a city-centre pub but...

Peak practice

28-Aug-2007

Mark Taylor looks at how to prepare for catering rush hours With the August bank holiday approaching, pubs are already gearing up for one of their...

Trade bemoans bank holiday washout

31-May-2007

Licensees across the country are counting the cost of a monsoon bank holiday weekend that washed out hopes of a major financial return for thousands...

Chris Maclean: staffing the bank holiday weekend

08-May-2007 By Chris Maclean

I get it wrong every bank holiday.My staffing plan is generally pretty good and I usually arrange to have staff when I need them. My style of...

BarTalk

24-Aug-2006

Are you planning anything special for the bank holiday weekend?

Legal advice: Employment ruling considers bank holiday rights

05-Jun-2006

For some time now, part-time workers have received specific protection against discrimination. Among other things, a part-time worker is entitled not...

Legal advice: Part-time lovers

31-May-2006

For some time now, part-time workers have received specific protection against discrimination. Among other things, a part-time worker is entitled not...

Plan ahead for bank holiday extensions

04-Nov-2004

I have been asked to expand a little on the answer I gave to a reader on 30 September (New Year's Eve hours, Morning Advertiser) concerning bank holiday extensions

Unfair cost of splitting hours bids

05-Dec-2002

In many parts of the country, LVAs have reached an arrangement with the magistrates for a block granting of holiday extensions. This saves both time...