Police to get power to stop extended licences
30-Sep-2005
Police will be given the power to cancel late-night extensions of trouble-hit pubs and clubs without having to go to court, Tony Blair has...
Row between Foster's and S&N a damp squib
26-Sep-2005
Reports of a row between Scottish & Newcastle and Foster's senior management over distribution rights are being downplayed by sources close to...
Purnell on the pub trade as Publican Newspaper hits 30
22-Sep-2005
Licensing minister James Purnell has hailed the Licensing Act as the biggest development in the pub industry for the last 30 years.Responding to The...
Smoke debate with
22-Sep-2005
MPs 'in four weeks' by Tony Halstead MPs could be debating a proposed pub smoking ban within four weeks, according to 'authoritative sources within...
InBev's £5m spend to push Brahma take-up
22-Sep-2005
InBev UK has launched the first UK advertising for its imported Brahma Brazilian lager, launched in the on-trade in May. A £5m support package...
Legal advice: Order of the day
15-Sep-2005
After all the trouble with licensing applications, will everything else run smoothly up to November 24?By Anna Mathias of thePublican.com's team of...
Cadbury Schweppes to sell European drinks operation
01-Sep-2005
Cadbury Schweppes has confirmed that it plans to sell its European drinks operation, valued by the City at arond £1bn.The move will not affect...
4,000 hosts cautioned over illegal sport on TV
01-Sep-2005
by John Harrington Nearly 4,000 pubs received official warnings about screening football illegally during the 'closed period last season, the Morning...
Welsh pubco predicts closures
01-Sep-2005
A pubco boss predicts an all-out Welsh smoking ban would see up to five of his outlets close and trade badly reduced at twelve more....
Red alert on switching
25-Aug-2005
by Ewan Turney Red Bull has won a landmark legal case in Scotland preventing pubs and clubs from passing off other products as Red Bull to unwitting...
'MPs back all-out ban'
15-Aug-2005
Two out of three MPs want to see a complete ban on smoking in pubs according to claims from Cancer Research UK and ASH (Action on Smoking &...
Scottish smoking ban confirmed
09-Aug-2005
A blanket ban on smoking in public places in Scotland has been confirmed and will come into effect on March 26 next year.The proposal, included in...
Sky TV profits soar to record levels
04-Aug-2005
British Sky Broadcasting has announced operating profits rose 34 per cent to £805m last year.Revenues for the satellite broadcaster in the 12 months...
MA launches RDR campaign
21-Jul-2005
The Morning Advertiser's Respon-sible Drinks Retailing campaign for 2005 was launched at a prestigious event in the Houses of Parliament last...
Scottish licensees fear planning laws and smoking ban
29-Jun-2005
Licensees in Scotland facing a smoking ban in April 2006 could be facing problems getting outside shelters under planning policies.Glasgow City...
Why
23-Jun-2005
is this such a rare sight? Is the industry doing enough to promote diversity in pubs? With figures showing that only 2.5% of the trade's workforce...
Bosses agree with 'opt-out' over 48-hour week
03-Jun-2005
Eight out of ten UK bosses think limiting working hours would be bad for business, a survey has revealed.The study, by employment firm Croner, comes...
Increase in struggling pubs seeking Pub is the Hub lifeline:
02-Jun-2005
An increasing number of enquiries to Pub is the Hub are from people fighting to save their pub from closure and conversion into new usage. The...
DEFRA to target illegal fish
26-May-2005
Pub chefs have been urged to keep detailed records of seafood purchases as part of a Government crackdown on illegally-caught fish. Chefs purchasing...
Time for action following election
09-May-2005
Labour's return to power is likely to see a number of issues affecting pubs resolved in the months to come.But Tony Blair's reduced majority of 67...
Who do you think will win today's General Election?
05-May-2005
Adrian Clay Litten Tree, Blackpool "Labour but it will be with a significantly reduced majority, which will be a good thing because it should...
24-hour drinking could be issue in election campaign
06-Apr-2005
So-called "24-hour drinking" and other concerns affecting pubs are likely to be key issues in the race for the general election.Tony Blair officially...
Why darts pubs are now sports venues
31-Mar-2005
The classic pub game of darts has officially become a sport. Sport England took the decision on Thursday last week. It followed a joint move by the...
Licence applications start to trickle in
16-Mar-2005
Applications for licences under the new licensing regime are beginning to trickle into councils across England and Wales. Following a flurry of media...
Subscribers set to have names broadcast
14-Mar-2005
Pubs that subscribe to horseracing TV channel Racing UK are set to have their names broadcast live on air this month. More than 300 pubs are...
Canvass your MP on smoking ban without delay
10-Mar-2005
Publicans in Wales running The Publican's Butt Out! petitions against a possible smoking ban in the country are urged to send copies of their...
Trade under fresh fire from tabloids
10-Mar-2005
The trade and the Licensing Act came under further attack from tabloid newspapers on Friday after new figures revealed that there had been a 10%...
Smoking plans forecast to cut pub sales by 7.6%
03-Mar-2005
Government plans to restrict smoking will cut sales at British pubs by 7.6%. That is according to new research that points to a 7.3% fall in sales...
The dish: Braised pigs trotter stuffed with black pudding an
03-Mar-2005
Description: A rustic French classic served in one of the UK's most successful, Michelin-starred gastro pubs. The trotter is braised for three to...
Leisure industry needs more skilled workers for Olympics
15-Feb-2005
Three-quarters of people in the leisure industry believe more skilled workers are needed if the UK is to host the Olympics in 2012.A survey conducted...
Westminster licensees slam councils' smoking ban plans
07-Feb-2005
The Westminster Licensees Association (WLA) has slammed Westminster City Council's plans to impose a ban on smoking in London.Westminster City...
Britvic launches family pubs' website
03-Feb-2005
Britvic has launched a new website designed to accredit and publicise Britain's best family pubs. The website, has been set up in conjunction with...
Liverpool bid for city ban looks set to fail
27-Jan-2005
A lack of Government support is likely to derail Liverpool City Council's plans to enact a smoking ban in the city. The council's private bill to...
Pubs will not open for 24-hours says new survey
25-Jan-2005
No pub in England and Wales will open for 24-hours, according to a new survey by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).The survey of BBPA...
Urgent call for licensees to join smoking ban protest
20-Jan-2005
Calling all pubs in Greater London and Liverpool - join the protest against council action on smoking, or you could see blanket bans sweep your...
A round with The Publican
13-Jan-2005
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1995Independent brewers, unhappy with spiralling beer duty...
Liverpool smoking bill in Lords arena
06-Jan-2005
The House of Lords is set to debate Liverpool City Council's plan for a complete ban on smoking in public places in the city next month. Liverpool...
No Fibs flies the flag for genuine imports
11-Nov-2004
Campaigning association No Fibs has vowed to launch a"massive assault" on Continental-style beers brewed in the UK as it tries to recruit retailers...
A round with The Publican
10-Nov-2004
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1994 Aberdeen licensees are facing tough restrictions if they...
Westminster lays into new licensing regime
05-Nov-2004
The UK's largest licensing authority has slammed the Government's new licensing regime as being "hopelessly confused".Westminster City Council, which...
The guy
28-Oct-2004
they send somewhere A troubleshooter with an action-man cv, Carlsberg UK's new boss is keen to work smarter, as he tells Andrew Pring Working at home...
Trade fears smoke-ban moves by local councils
28-Oct-2004
by Ewan Turney As many as 50 councils are set to follow Liverpool City Council's decision to petition Parliament for the power to implement a smoking...
A round with The Publican
21-Oct-2004
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1994Comments from secretary of state Michael Forsyth at the...
Liverpool looks at smoking ban
20-Oct-2004
Liverpool could become the first city in the UK to ban smoking in public places.The city's council is hoping to ban smoking in all public places...
MPs repeat calls for smoking ban
12-Oct-2004
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health has repeated calls for smoke-free legislation to be included in the upcoming White Paper on...
Back to school for Barracuda
12-Oct-2004
Barracuda Group, which recently announced a 25 per cent increase in sales during freshers week at its Varsity chain of student outlets, has ambitious...
Is this the UK's youngest licensee?
21-Sep-2004
A licensee in Wales could be the youngest yet after taking on the challenge of running a pub at the tender age of 20.James Gwilt, who runs the...
Cheesy does it for Welsh publican
10-Sep-2004
The King's Head in Bwlchgwyn, near Wrexham in North Wales, is to give MPs a chance to sample some of its wares.But the pub is not tempting...
01-Sep-2004
The first category cook-offs in the PubChef Awards were held this month with top pubchefs from all corners of the UK battling it out to win their...
MBO for Carling Academy venues
01-Sep-2004
The management team of McKenzie Group, which operates the Carling Academy music and bar venues, has completed a buyout of the business.Backed by...
