MP calls for six-month moratorium on threatened pubs
16-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Communities should be given a six-month window to decide if they want to buy a threatened local pub, an MP has argued. During a Westminster Hall...
Pete Robinson: The British Pub - A thesis on it's decline and fall
16-Feb-2011
For 450 years British pubs and their smoking customers have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship that has survived essentially unchanged...
11-Feb-2011 By Phil Mellows
Nick Pring's campaign for 'real pubs' is reviving corner houses all over London. He talks to. Phil Mellows about the mission that he and business...
31-Jan-2011 By Phil Mellows
David George, joint Enterprise founder and finance director, retired last week. Phil Mellows meets the man behind Britain's biggest tenanted...
28-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Underlying profits at Marston's tenanted and leased pubs are showing signs of improvement thanks to its introduction of a franchise-style lease. The Retail Agreement offers licensees 20% of turnover.
Wetherspoons warns on rising costs
19-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has warned that despite an "encouraging" performance from its newly-opened pubs, rising supply costs and...
R&L Properties pubs go into administration
12-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Deloitte, the accountancy firm, has been appointed administrator to 207 pubs previously owned by Robert Tchenguiz's R20 property group. The pubs, all...
Bob Neill: We want to cut red tape to help entrepreneurial licensees
12-Jan-2011
Times are tough for pubs - not only because of the recession, but also in the traditionally quieter months after Christmas. But regardless of the...
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Anglo Irish Bank (AIB) looks set to suffer a £33m shortfall in respect of its loans to the 253-strong Pubfolio and Goldtry estate of pubs.
Arrests after £18k stolen in pub raids
05-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs have been warned to be vigilant after burglars targeted tills and fruit machines in a series of raids. Five people have been arrested in...
Enterprise Inns to sell package of 27 pubs
22-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns is believed to be preparing to sell off the freehold interest in 27 pubs, possibly as part of its ongoing sale and leaseback...
Branding: Brand new problems for pubs
02-Dec-2010
When I graduated and reluctantly left university, I was offered a job as an advertising account executive. When I expressed surprise at my success...
26-Nov-2010 By Michelle Perrett
Further administrations are likely in the pub sector as we have only "hit the tip of the iceberg". That's the warning from Christie+Co head of pubs...
New supermarket tax plan to tackle alcohol abuse
25-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
A radical plan to charge supermarkets a 'social responsibility' tax while cutting VAT paid by pubs to just five per cent could revolutionise the way...
Caroline Nodder: Good pubs are in vogue - let the new era begin
22-Nov-2010 By Caroline Nodder
A common theme is emerging at the moment that could form the basis for the success of pubs of the future. Speaking last week to one of the UK's...
Enterprise to sell 500-600 pubs
22-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns said last week it plans to sell between 500 and 600 under-performing pubs in the current financial year. The pubco said it had sold...
19-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
A health campaigner says VAT on alcohol sold in pubs should be slashed — and minimum pricing introduced — to help pubs and encourage sensible...
17-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
About two-thirds of pubs put to auction in the past year were sold, at an average of 4.9% above the guide price. That is according to Essential...
'Cameron to force councils to offer doomed pubs to local communities'
07-Nov-2010
David Cameron is to give the public a gameshow-style chance to save community centres and pubs facing closure. The bizarre idea, part of the PM's...
S&NPC drops 200 pubs as part of restructure
27-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has confirmed it has pulled out of the management of 200 pubs, mainly in Scotland. In a statement...
27-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company has given up the management contract on 207 pubs, mostly located in Scotland.
21-Oct-2010 By Ralph Findlay
BBPA chairman Ralph Findlay called for greater understanding of the good work done in the industry at the BBPA's annual dinner last week.
The Good Shepherd. Neame, that is
18-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
While others have floundered in recent times, the Faversham-based group has chalked up record turnover for its most recent financial year, achieved...
15-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Pubs are responsible, duty hikes kill pubs and pubs make a great contribution to employment levels, says BBPA chair.
Charlie McVeigh: Stop the postcode lottery for pubs
15-Oct-2010
I am sure many tied leaseholders boiled over at being told by the OFT that the tie is "working well" for consumers. This in the same week that Punch...
12-Oct-2010 By Phil Mellows
Pubs are forever considering new ideas to boost business. Phil Mellows finds film nights are an effective way to get to increase trade.
Pubs blacklisted from guidebook over poor service
07-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Bad service in pubs has led to nearly 400 being blacklisted by this year's Good Pub Guide. The guide, published this week, said four in 10...
30-Sep-2010 By Tim Martin
JDW founder Tim Martin has responded to the Morning Advertiser's appeal for a charter of important subjects around which the industry can unite.
27-Sep-2010 By Phil Mellows
Barracuda Group's Mark McQuater believes change is crucial for survival in the current economic climate and beyond, as Phil Mellows discovers.
Tim Martin: 'Different government, same attitude towards pubs'
10-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Announcing another record breaking trading performance by his company, JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin condemned what he called the "draconian"...
Labour blamed for death of 3,500 pubs
31-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A Tory minister has called on Labour to apologise for introducing policies that led to more than 3,000 pubs closing for good. Local government...
31-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
A Government minister has called for Labour to apologise for the net closure of 3,500 pubs in England during its reign. Local Government minister...
Punch Taverns' profits to get boost from 'sunshine factor'
24-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns said profits for the current financial year would be "marginally ahead" of previous forecasts of around £128.5m, thanks to factors...
Mitchells & Butlers sells 333 pubs to private equity firm
20-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers has taken another step in its strategy of selling off non-core, wet-led pubs by announcing it has agreed to dispose of 333...
06-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows
Many licensees blame cheap, off-trade booze deals for the drop in pub sales, but a recent survey suggests there's more to it, reports Phil Mellows.
05-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers has accepted individual offers for 15 pubs from 13 franchisees. Franchisees who had submitted bids for...
Findlay calls on MPs to recognise industry progress
04-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
MPs still looking to knock the pub sector should look at the progress being made by companies, Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay said today....
02-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Labour leadership hopeful David Miliband has launched a campaign to save the pub — he urges action on the tie.
David Miliband announces plan to 'save British pubs'
02-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
Labour leadership hopeful David Miliband has launched a campaign to help save pubs - including plans to tackle the beer tie. In an unexpected move,...
ALMR: Pubs 'footing the bill' for BSkyB's growth ambitions
29-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
UK pubs and bars are "footing the bill" for Sky TV's ambitions to build itself into a larger, more profitable business, according to a leading pub...
MPs pledge to do their bit for pubs
27-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
MPs across the country have pledged to stick up for the pub after learning more about the trade during Proud of Pubs Week. On Friday, scores of...
Pub website increases free options
26-Jul-2010
Pub website useyourlocal.com has expanded its service to help pubs show off their facilities for free. Publicans can now update their pubs' details...
Caroline Nodder: We should be Proud of Pubs and the people who run them every single day
23-Jul-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Thank you to all the hundreds of you out there who made last week's Proud of Pubs Week our best ever. Pubs across the land threw parties, raised...
Pubs and politicians celebrate Proud of Pubs Week
21-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs across the country have already been getting into the spirit of Proud of Pubs Week 2010. Scores of licensees have held fundraising events,...
Trading is 'stabilising', says Enterprise Inns
20-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns said today that trading across its pub estate was continuing to stabilise, aided by the help of "reasonable weather" and the recent...
20-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns has reported an "improving trend in trading performance" in its third quarter performance.
Proud of Pubs Week: Here's to pubs!
19-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The waiting is over and the biggest annual event celebrating all that is great about pubs is finally here. Proud of Pubs Week 2010 launches today...
13-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Sales of pubs at auction jumped 38% in the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period last year. Experts say it's due to growing numbers...
Web deal will help you promote your Proud of Pubs events
07-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The Publican has linked up with national events website inapub to ensure customers across the country are aware of what's going on during Proud of...
Download Proud of Pubs posters and web banners here
05-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Proud of Pubs Week is just a fortnight away and you can show your support with our posters and web banners. Please download and print the Proud of...
