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PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023

Meet the finalists: Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees)

23-Mar-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

Meet the companies in the running to be crowned the Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees) at the Publican Awards 2023.

Entries open for the Publican Awards 2023

31-Oct-2022 By Ed Bedington

Now is the time to stand up and by counted as one of the best operators in the business as the Publican Awards 2023 get underway.

Publican Awards aims to celebrate sector

11-Nov-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

The coronavirus crisis has battered our sector, yet companies have remained resilient and strong, supporting their teams and customers. The Morning Advertiser (MA) aims to celebrate this with the launch of the Publican Awards.

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‘Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst’

23-Mar-2020 By Brendan Padfield

Brendan Padfield usually spends his days running the award-winning Unruly Pig pub in Bromeswell, Suffolk. Here, he shares his thoughts about the realities faced by publicans.

Big interview

'Time capsule' concepts can help bring the pub into the 21st century

11-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

Known for its stylish and innovative venues, Inception Group has 11 sites, with more planned. Here, co-founder Charlie Gilkes tell us how the operation began, where the ideas come from and what to expect in the future

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Pub trade celebrates industry champions at Publican Awards

13-Mar-2019 By Ed Bedington

Stonegate was the big winner in the Publican Awards 2019, taking several categories while boss Simon Longbottom was voted Business Leader of the Year.

More than 1,000 active customers already using Ei’s new online ordering platform

15-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

The leased and tenanted division of pub company Ei Group has revealed that the launch of its new online ordering platform has yielded encouraging results.

Warning after pub’s garden furniture ‘explodes’ in heatwave

20-Jun-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

An Essex operator has warned others in the trade to be aware of “exploding” garden furniture during the UK’s heatwave.

BII Licensee of the Year Award deadline extended

08-Jan-2015 By Mike Berry

There are only a few days left for publicans to submit their entries for a top industry accolade, BII Licensee of the Year 2015.

First increase in pub sale price since 2007, says Christie+Co

15-Jan-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The average sale price of a pub has increased for the first time since 2007 and a record number of pubs are remaining as pubs after sale, according to the latest research from property agent Christie+Co.

Yorkshire publicans crowned BII Licensee of the Year

14-May-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Landlords Kelly and Ashley McCarthy of Ye Old Sun Inn in Colton scooped the highly coveted award of BII Licensee of the Year today.

WaterAid fund hits £20,000 mark

29-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

Readers of The Publican have helped raise a staggering £21,014 in our link up with the charity WaterAid. Over the past 12 months pubs have signed...

Easy-to-use GP calculator for licensees after Budget

24-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit

MA forum poster and blogger Publican Sam has updated his easy-to-use GP calculator for fellow licensees to coincide with the 7.5% hike in beer duty...

Power Saver helping licensees save thousands

17-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

Licensees have been given advice on how to make combined savings of around £100,000 since the launch of The Publican Power Saver. The link-up with...

10 minutes with...

22-Oct-2010

The Publican: What made you decide on bartending as a career? Chris As a youngster I was always down the pub with my dad and it was so welcoming and...

Mark Daniels: It's time for the cheap shots to end

23-Oct-2009

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to get a customer to praise you? It's the same in all walks of life and all industries. Customers are quick to...

Unruly children deter pub customers

14-Oct-2008

Kids behaving badly are putting customers off their pub grub - and publicans are scared of taking parents to task, according to the latest edition of...

New customers at a third of pubs since ban

26-Jun-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

According to results from the Publican's smoking ban survey one in three licensees have attracted new customers in the last year. The research -...

Back to Basics: Training your staff

21-Sep-2007

By the very nature of our industry we should be service oriented. As a group of professionals we spend many arduous hours dreaming up new ways to get...

Help us fight the scam artists

10-May-2007 By James Wilmore

The Publican is taking evidence from pubs that have been scammed directly to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).Following the launch of Scamwatch...

Win a St George's Day makeover

05-Apr-2007

Liven up your pub on St George's Day with a makeover from the online party people at Partydelights.co.uk - they are giving away three party packs...

Bar counsel

04-Oct-2006

Despite publicity about "scams", publicans shouldn't be afraid to ask for help in tackling the challenges of running their business. But how do you...

LETTERs

28-Sep-2006

Time for bosses to have a heart Having been involved with the licensed trade for 40 years, I wonder why so many people are leaving the industry after...

SELL MORE, SAVE MORE: Let us help you grow profits

14-Sep-2006

The Publican is launching a major project to help pubs boost their sales and save costs during one of the most momentous years the trade has ever...

Licensees conned by Inn-Direct continue to contact The Publican

10-Aug-2006

Scores of publicans say that they have been ripped off by rogue recruitment company Inn-Direct, which was wound-up by the Department of Trade and...

Your voice

21-Sep-2005

The Publican has always championed the trade's causes. Editor Caroline Nodder reviews our campaigns.There has been no such thing as a quiet news week...

DTI shuts down companies after publicans' complaints

17-Feb-2005

The department of Trade & Industry (DTI) has started its clampdown on the first raft of rogue recruitment companies. Three companies based in...

Lifestyle Report: The Pub

24-Jun-2004

Our survey represents a wide range of businesses.The Publican Lifestyle Report, sponsored by Carling, is a fair reflection of what's going on in the...