13-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton
A customer has claimed he received “better service being mugged in the street” than the service he received at a Manchester pub on review site TripAdvisor.
Opinion
10-Nov-2016 By Ed Bedington
Welcome to The Morning Advertiser’s party issue! With the festive season looming large on the horizon, we thought we’d give you some food (and drink) for thought to help get you in the mood and perhaps give you a little inspiration to make the most of...
14-Dec-2015 By Daniel Woolfson
A North Yorkshire chef has slammed police who arrested him after he confronted a man he discovered near a fire at the pub where he lived and worked.
16-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun
Property agents are divided over whether registering pubs as assets of community value (ACV) is a positive move.
28-Nov-2012 By Tom Palmer
I always thought that this match was going to be a tight, low scoring affair – in fact I predicted a 15pts – 12pts victory for England.
Beer tax fraud inquiry: HMRC "disappointed" with lack of ideas from trade
04-Jul-2012 By Gurjit Degun
An HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) official has accused the trade of not coming forward with innovative ideas to help tackle beer duty fraud.
01-Dec-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Proposals for bring-your-own alcohol nights at a nightclub in Durham have been branded irresponsible by the local pubwatch.
07-Oct-2011 By Gerry Price
Just now and then, work on the pub, not in it. These are challenging times for anyone in business and not least for the pub trade.
07-Sep-2011 By Michael Kheng
So here we are again, the start of September and we all know what that means — or do we? Time to start thinking of tidying the outside areas? Time to think about Halloween? No, it’s time to start planning for Christmas, if you have not already started.
23-May-2011 By Gerry Price
The truth often hurts, but whatever sort of pub you are running it is crucial to have feedback from your customers, says Gerry Price.
12-May-2011 By Michelle Perrett & Ewan Turney
Industry leaders have warned that calls for an alcohol minister could be detrimental to the trade. They were responding to Molson Coors chief...
Pubs minister admits below-cost plan is not 'perfect'
28-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Community pubs minister Bob Neill has admitted the government's plan on below-cost sales is not a "perfect solution" and acknowledged the pub...
29-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Underage pub goers in Portsmouth could be hit with a 12-month ban on their 18th birthday, if police proposals come to pass. Portsmouth police have...
Quality food and drink still most important pub ingredients
18-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A good choice of food and drink are still top of the agenda when customers are looking for a 'proper pub', according to a new survey. In a YouGov...
01-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
A police bid to get nightclubs in one north-east nightspot to revert to 2am closing failed after operators refused to comply. Officers approached...
Government denies drink-drive plans to be scrapped
25-Aug-2010
The Department for Transport has denied claims that plans to slash the drink-drive limit are to be ditched. Earlier this week The Evening Standard...
24-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Providing an online forum for customers to rate their pub experiences will demonstrate how seriously the trade takes their opinions, says The PMA Team.
23-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Licensee Keith Flanagan tells Robyn Lewis how targeting local businesses helped him turn over £1m in his first year at the Blue Parrot in Manchester.
30-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch chief executive Giles Thorley has indicated that he is likely to remain in post until early summer to ensure a smooth hand-over to his...
15-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
An effective pub layout and a quality audio-visual kit will keep your pub packed during the World Cup and beyond, says Sonya Hook.
Mark Daniels: Who thought white was a good idea?
25-Nov-2009
Yesterday, I received the latest Point of Sale kit from Kronenbourg, including some new glasses, some beer mats for the table, some bar runners, a...
27-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
Three councils deny reports that they're meeting officials in Oldham to examine the authority's hard-line approach to licensing. Oldham continues to...
Robert Sayles: So, you're thinking about running a pub! Part 1
09-Apr-2009 By Robert Sayles Robert
"How many have you had Brian?" I asked - on reflection probably not the most encouraging thing to say to an aspiring publican. "I'm not drunk" he...
Pub tackles recession with hats and handbags
13-Feb-2009
A Liverpool pub has stepped up its efforts to beat the crunch by launching a hats and handbag evening to attract more female customers.Laura King,...
12-Nov-2008 By Ros Shiel
Former Beautiful Beer and drinks PR Ros Shiel's optimistic guide to life after redundancy — part II. No. of times BlackBerry left unchecked for...
Bar Talk
19-Jun-2008
Do you agree with Scottish plans to increase the age for buying alcohol in shops to 21? John Ellis Crown Inn Oakengates Shropshire I think there's...
28-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
ADZs are bureaucratic, unjust and will lower area's reputation, says Noctis
Hamish Champ: Residents' rights and music pubs
11-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
A small news item in the daily free Metro newspaper caught my eye last week.A pub in Stepney, east London, was in danger of losing its live music...
Refurb and Interiors: Table service
31-Oct-2007
ANDREW GORDON was nervous. He was in a basement with five other contestants awaiting his turn on hit BBC show Dragons' Den. Standing at the bottom of...
Still a good time to sell, licensees told
26-Sep-2007 By James Wilmore
Licensees thinking of selling up have been told that "now is as good a time as any to achieve a competitive price". Graham Allman, managing director...
31-Jul-2007
A pub which introduced a smoking ban six months ahead of the national ban has been forced to close due to a lack of custom. The Bush, in Ince near...
Chris Maclean: saying it with flowers
02-Jul-2007 By Chris Maclean
One of my favourite people at the brewery is off sick. She rarely ever takes time off and has that ability shared by teachers and good licensees of...
Chris Maclean: the computer says no
18-Jun-2007 By Chris Maclean
Our dishwasher pump isn't working and I have phoned the engineers.Unfortunately there is a problem. They want me to give them my credit card details...
BarTalk
03-May-2007
Should Prince Harry go to Basra? Nigel Oxford Three Compasses Hornsey London I think he should, if he wants to - it's what he's been trained for,...
Pinstripe: Please allow me to introduce myself...
23-Jan-2007
Hallo. My name is Sebastian Connerie and I've worked in and around the City pretty much the whole of my working life. When Hamish asked me to pen a...
Responsibility: still a must
07-Dec-2006
July 1 and the start of the smoking ban is probably the issue uppermost in most licensees' minds - that and the tougher trading conditions most...
Licensee gets ASBO for porking sign
24-Mar-2005
A licensee was hit with a two-year Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) after he put a sign up saying "porking yard" in his car park. Bristol...
Opinion - Jo Bruce, Editor
01-Mar-2005 By Jo Bruce
Opinion from editor of PubChef
Naked truth helps to boost charities
20-Nov-2003
The bare-all spirit of the Calender Girls has been catching on in the pub trade, with two pubs releasing cheeky calenders. Daring volunteers agreed...
Brains launches female ale tasting
11-Aug-2003
Brains, the Cardiff based brewer, has run a female beer tasting initiative called "Sex in the City."The tasting based around the cult American series...
