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'We've got to support each other'

28-Jul-2023 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with the Vaulkhard Group's Ollie Vaulkhard to talk about challenges, positivity and the price of a pint.

Hampshire student named "MasterChef" at Sun Inn chef's competition

21-Jul-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Stephen Naylor, who recently finished a level 3 diploma in professional cookery, won the title at a cook-off held at Basingstoke College of Technology, organised by Gordon Stott, head chef and landlord of the Sun Inn, Basingstoke.

My shout

'There's still a place for loyalty at my bar'...a Yorkshire licensee's view

09-Jul-2015 By Ashley McCarthy

It was interesting reading an article the other day that said loyalty has had its day.

Pimm's summer campaign goes digital

24-Jun-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Diageo has launched a new sensor driven Pimm’s marketing campaign in London. The system uses a network to collect smartphone data from within participating pubs to measure the level of busyness and displaying the data on digital posters directing customers...

PUB chefs

Nominees for Craft Guild of Chefs Awards announced

16-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Four pub chefs have been shortlisted as nominees for the 2015 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards.

The Big Interview: Ashley & Kelly McCarthy

01-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Ashley and Kelly McCarthy tell Ellie Bothwell how an early setback in their careers allowed them to focus on building business at Ye Old Sun Inn in Colton, North Yorkshire, where success led them to the star prize of BII Licensees of the Year.

Video: Lindeman's launches new global campaign

10-Oct-2013 By Robyn Black

An ambitious £1m global campaign for Australian wine brand Lindeman’s has been unveiled, as part of a bid to take on the might of Hardys and Jacob’s Creek.

New CCTV system gives licensee peace of mind

27-Aug-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A licensee claims a new CCTV system has given him peace of mind when he is away from his pub.

Whatever the weather, being prepared is essential

11-Jul-2013 By Rob Willock

I wrote an article for M&C Report (one of our other publications) last year bemoaning the industry’s reliance on weather as an explanation for all variations in trading performance. And I still stand by it, to a large extent. Almost every trade tracker...

BT Sport ads up the ante in TV football battle with Sky

28-Jun-2013 By Michelle Perrett

BT has launched a range of adverts calling on licensees to “demand a discount from Sky next season”.

The Sun joins beer duty escalator campaign as more than 3,000 people call for MPs to attend debate

31-Oct-2012 By Michelle Perrett and Gurjit Degun

The Sun has backed industry calls to scrap the beer duty escalator and more than 3,000 people have contacted their local MP asking them to attend the Government debate being held tomorrow over the issue. 

Pub customers… who needs them?

02-Feb-2011 By Phil Davison

Customers are the lifeblood of our pubs and we need to communicate and stay in touch with them, says Phil Davison.

BII welcomes newcomers to the trade

26-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

Despite the pressures facing the industry, surveys regularly show many people still harbour dreams of running a pub. It appears that even in the...

Licensees weather storm to serve school dinners

30-Nov-2010

Award winning licensees Ashley and Kelly McCarthy, of Ye Old Sun Inn, in Colton Yorkshire, stepped in to provide lunch for more than 50 school...

Trade holds up well after Cup humiliation

10-Aug-2010 By Stephen Oliver

The World Cup gave a boost to the trade, which has been helped by the recent good weather, says Stephen Oliver.

Hook Norton Brewery goes green with bio-diesel tank

08-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Hook Norton brewery is to install a bio-diesel tank after the village won a grant to go green. The Department of Energy and Climate Change...

Pub trade soars in sizzling summer sun

01-Jul-2009 By MA editorial team

The scorching weather has sent sales at pubs soaring, according to licensees and brewers. As Britain bakes in temperatures as hot as the Bahamas...

Licensee of the year donates his £1k cash prize to charity

26-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

The BII Licensee of the Year has donated his cash prize for winning the prestigious title to charity. Philip Davison, of the Sun in the Wood at...

Shading solutions for summer

28-Apr-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire

We've been promised good weather this summer - at long last. With two terrible ones behind us, there's no doubt that customers will be itching to get...

BII Licensee of the Year finalists announced

03-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

The finalists in the 2009 BII Licensee of the Year Award, as part of The Publican Awards, have been unveiled. Judges John Vereker and John Sharratt...

BII announces Licensee of the Year finalists

03-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

The BII has announced the six finalists for its BII Licensee of the Year award. All 16 semi-finalists received a visit from judges John Vereker and...

James Wilmore: Here comes the sun...

25-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

Who doesn't like the sun? Well I'm sure there's a few curmudgeonly types who don't, but judging by most of those I've noticed over the past few days,...

Pub hopes new idea will bring in the treasure

09-Jul-2008

Treasure hunts organised by parties visiting a pub have inspired the licensees to try and raise extra booty for themselves. Cerian Owen and Nick Lye,...

An eco-friendly welcome

04-Oct-2007 By James Wilmore

JD Wetherspoon has thrown down the gauntlet to the corporate green brigade in a big way. Last week the pubco lifted the curtain on arguably the most...

JDW sheds light on energy-saving pub

06-Sep-2007 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon has revealed the range of energy-saving devices and design innovations being trialled at its first green pub, the Kettleby Cross,...

Here comes the sun: fine bank holiday weather brings a welcome boost for business

30-Aug-2007

Long overdue bank holiday weekend sunshine gave Britain's pubs a welcome business boost. But licensees have warned that only a sustained spell of...

Preparing for a trouble-free break, advice from Peter Coulson

26-Apr-2007 By Peter Coulson

This comes to you from an island far away, which appears to be populated almost exclusively by ex-licensees - or is it just that I can spot them a...

Pub promises the earth

08-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

How many pubs can boast their own solar panel, providing more than half their annual hot water needs? Brighton's Earth & Stars can make that...

Nothing to fear from smoke ban says licensee.

01-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil

A pub manager who banned smoking four weeks ago says licensees have nothing to fear from smoke free legislation. Simon Pac-pomarnacki, manager of The...

Garden

21-Apr-2005

magnets Summer is when pub gardens really come into their own, but there's no time to waste when it comes to checking that yours is in tip-top...

A little ray of sunshine

20-Jun-2003

After months of doom and gloom, some pubcos are starting to talk optimistically, says Mark Stretton.Only whisper it but the summer appears to be...