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BII Licensee of the Year: "Birmingham is a vibrant city, has plenty of culture and the people are friendly"

08-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Ahead of the next MA500 club meeting in Birmingham, The Morning Advertiser looks at why operators should consider opening a site in this thriving city.

Nick Collins becomes Loungers MD

05-Jan-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Loungers, the Bristol-based all-day café/bar operator, has appointed chief operating officer Nick Collins as its new managing director, the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report has learnt.

Stonegate chief Ian Payne looks to expand Slug & Lettuce and Yates's concepts

07-Sep-2012

Slug & Lettuce and Yates’s are among the concepts that Stonegate is looking to expand over the coming year, according to chairman Ian Payne.

Loungers has potential for 250 sites

29-Jun-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Loungers, the fast-growing cafe/bar restaurant group backed by private equity group Piper, has identified a potential to operate at least another 250 Lounge sites across the UK as it reports a 27.6% rise in full-year EBITDA to £3.14m.

Stonegate unveils Irish theme bar chain

31-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

The Stonegate Pub Company - which was formed with the purchase of 333 Mitchells & Butlers pubs last year - has revealed that its first brand...

Paul Salisbury buys two Enterprise freeholds

15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team

Pub entrepreneurs Paul Salisbury and Paul Hales have bought the freeholds of two pubs they lease from Enterprise Inns. Their company, Lovely Pubs,...

Greene King launches Old Speckled Hen pub concept

06-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team

Greene King is turning its Loch Fyne restaurant site in Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield into a new gastro-pub concept called Old Speckled Hen. The pub,...

Marstons launches best pub search

01-Apr-2008

Marston's Pub Company has launched its annual awards to recognise the best in its estate. In addition to the prestigious top prize of Marston's Pub...

Town & Country's Apres sale on hold

25-Oct-2007 By Mark Stretton mark.stretton@william-reed.co.uk

Town & Country Inns, the bar business led by entrepreneur Keith Williams, has shelved plans to sell Apres, its Alpine-inspired bar concept, until...

Business as usual for Smartbox directors

14-Dec-2006 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

Tec Rentals, run by three former directors of collapsed screen media company Smartbox, is continuing to provide its customers with content update...

Aprèsbars earmarks 13 towns for new venues

13-Jul-2006 By Tony Halstead

The four-strong Aprèsbars chain has unveiled an ambitious list of target towns it wants to open sites in. The company's development plans could see...

Do you allow non-customers to use your car park?

28-Jul-2005

Carol Holden The Spring Inn Rochdale Yes, we are a community pub and have a large car park so we do not mind as long as people ask first. There is a...

Did you show the Live 8 concert in your pub on Saturday?

07-Jul-2005

Mike Fallon The Wheatsheaf, Barrow-in-Furness 'We put it on at about 8pm but it didn't bring in much trade. Quite a lot of regulars were absent and...

SIA's phones jam in licensing rush

21-Apr-2005

by Ewan Turney The Security Industry Authority (SIA) switchboard has become gridlocked as it tries to deal with more than 150 calls an hour from...

Birmingham set to put saturation' on agenda

14-Oct-2004

by John Harrington and Tony Halstead Birmingham City Council could be the latest local authority to implement a "saturation policy" for new pub and...

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31-Jul-2003

l Yates Group has converted Yates's sites in Ealing and Sutton Coldfield to its Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen. The company claims the junior brand is...