Pubs

Pubs not to blame

Pubs not to blame

Pubs were undeserving scapegoats in the crackdown on alcohol-related crime, discovers Michelle Perrett.Home Office minister Hazel Blears said she was...

Driving forces

Driving forces

Can pubs do more to prevent their customers from drink-driving? Daniel Pearce reports.Did any of your customers have a drink or two extra before they...

Bright future

Bright future

Its business has expanded by a third over the past year alone. John Porter learns the secret of Pubs 'n' Bars' success.There's no point being in this...

Pathfinder

Pathfinder

shows the way Wolves & Dudley managed arm Pathfinder runs 475 pubs and employs 8,500 people. Chief executive Ralph Findlay and retail development...

Licensed to thrill

Licensed to thrill

Longer opening hours means pubs must step up their entertainment.In less than six months, publicans who want to take advantage of longer opening...

A lasting legacy

A lasting legacy

Pyramid, which was once again highly commended in The Publican Awards, is a company that does not shy away from a challenge. Mark Stretton met the...

Banking

Banking

on success Alan Bowes was a banker for 10 years before working in marketing for Belhaven in the 1980s. In 1996, he founded London and Edinburgh Inns....

Simon Ward

Simon Ward

Industry consultant Simon Ward is less than impressed with Guy Hands' track record when it comes to pub life... A question. Who was recently quoted...

Property briefs

Property briefs

The Swan in Dobcross, near Saddleworth in Lancashire, which featured in the film Yanks starring Richard Gere, has been bought by Jennings Brewery....

A design for life?

A design for life?

Twenty-five years ago pub design was a relatively straightforward matter. A bit of flock wallpaper, a violently-patterned carpet and some red velour...