Question time
23-Feb-2007
As many questions were left in the air as answers over the implications of the smoking ban during the Welsh legs of a series of BII roadshows...
ALMR plans to slow rate of pub closures
22-Feb-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
A five-point action plan to help slow down the escalating rate of pub closures has been launched by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers...
BII roadshows raise concerns about smoking ban preparations
13-Feb-2007
The opening rounds of a series of BII roadshows dedicated to the smoking ban raised concerns about troubled preparations for the start of the...
Welsh say they are not ready
08-Feb-2007
Hundreds of Welsh pubs will not be ready when the smoking ban is introduced in April, it is claimed. Many in the trade say the fact the final...
Welsh set ban rules
08-Feb-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Pubs in Wales will have to abide by roughly the same rules as their English and Scottish counterparts when the Welsh smoking ban begins at 6am on 2...
07-Feb-2007 By John Harrington
Pubs in Wales will have to abide by roughly the same rules as their English and Scottish counterparts when the Welsh smoking ban begins at 6am on 2...
MyShout
01-Feb-2007
If last year was a challenge, then 2007 will be a defining year for the on-trade, says Willie Crawshay You could be forgiven for thinking that...
Wales Focus: view from the top
31-Jan-2007
One irrefutable fact about Wales is that the pub or club has always been at the centre of life whether it be for socialising or linked to our passion...
Wales Focus: choose a local beer
30-Jan-2007
Like other parts of the UK, Wales has seen a growth in microbrewers since the advent of progressive beer duty encouraged small scale producers to set...
Wales
11-Jan-2007
Ty Gwyn Hotel Llanfair PG, Anglesey For any non-Welsh family buying its first pub in the principality, relocating to...
08-Dec-2006
Welsh Assembly health minister Dr. Brian Gibbons has begun a tour of smoke-free businesses in Wales with a pit stop at a Denbighshire café. Dr...
Old Welsh words used for pub signs
07-Dec-2006
Pubs in Wales will be forced to carry no-smoking signs using an old-fashioned Welsh word that health minister Brian Gibbons admits people won't...
Welsh ban preparation time 'very short'
23-Nov-2006
Licensees in Wales will have less than 10 weeks to prepare for the smoking ban once the final guidelines are released. The Welsh Assembly has said it...
Welsh minister says smoking ban receiving support
13-Nov-2006
Welsh health minister Dr Brian Gibbons says the business case for a smoking ban is receiving support from Welsh pubs. In an article written by the...
Trade: smoke ban rules must be fair
05-Oct-2006 By John Harrington
Two influential trade bodies have called for national guidance for councils to ensure the smoking ban is enforced uniformly. Business in Sport and...
SA Brain launches Extra Cold beer
02-Oct-2006
Welsh brewer SA Brain has launched a new Extra Cold Continental-style beer, called Brains 45. The 4.5 per cent beer, which was created following...
Still no start date for English smoking ban
21-Sep-2006
The Department of Health is still refusing to set a start-date for the smoking ban in England despite the announcement from Wales last week.Welsh...
20-Sep-2006
Leading trade bodies accuse the Welsh Assembly of not 'thinking through' its early smoke ban announcement. NEW COMMENT
19-Sep-2006
A smoking ban in enclosed public spaces will be introduced in Wales next April, before similar laws in England.
Licensee threatened after Welsh flag is used as a target during celebrations
13-Jul-2006
A landlady who received race hate mail over her St George's Day celebrations says she will continue to mark the saint's day next year.Angie Sayer, of...
06-Jul-2006
The biggest foodservice distributor in the UK, Brakes, has joined the drive towards locally-produced food by launching a new regional-sourcing...
New fire rules hit in October
24-Mar-2006
New fire regulations affecting all businesses in England and Wales - including pubs - are now due to come into force on October 1. The new rules -...
Artizan boss buys Horseshoe in bid to create gastro chain
23-Mar-2006
Gastro pub newcomer Artizan Leisure has taken another step to achieving its ambition of creating a gastro-pub group. It has bought a second pub, the...
Buoyant Brain's brews up 12.5% turnover rise
23-Mar-2006 By The PMA Team
Wales brewer and retailer SA Brain has boosted turnover by 12.5% to £121.6m thanks to strong growth in beer volumes and a contribution from 27 pubs...
Welsh face smoke ban by end of year
16-Mar-2006
Pubs in Wales will be facing a smoking ban before the end of the year if the Welsh Assembly gets its way.With the smoking ban in Scotland due to...
10-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
As the smoke vote looms the Welsh arm of trade union the TUC has called on MPs to back a complete ban for pubs and clubs. "This is a simple issue of...
Mutton: dressed up and glam
01-Oct-2005 By Mark Taylor
Forget its old image, mutton is making a comeback - it's even on the menu at the Ivy. Mark Taylor reports Mutton has one of the worst images of any...
A pub to be proud of: The Royal Oak, North Wales
22-Sep-2005
When a family in the village of Hendre, near Mold in Flintshire, North Wales, saw their house burn down, a £500 donation from the local pub gave...
Drive to train Cardiff bar workers
13-Sep-2005
Welsh brewer SA Brain is spearheading a drive to help Cardiff pub workers tackle binge-drinking.More than 160 city-centre barstaff are undergoing BII...
Pubs warned as unlicensed doorstaff appear in court
07-Sep-2005
Prosecutions against unlicensed doorstaff and security firms are being stepped up, five months after the door workers registration scheme became...
Ashes to ashes?
18-Aug-2005
Wales is preparing to say goodbye to smoking in licensed premises, but will the small Welsh pub survive? TONY HALSTEAD reports It's impossible to...
Still up in the air
21-Jul-2005
As The Publican's Butt Out! campaign gathers pace in Wales, Daniel Pearce went to Cardiff to speak to licensees about their fight against a smoking...
Welsh Butt Out! campaigners rally round
14-Jul-2005
Welsh Assembly members were given the Butt Out! message loud and clear at a protest in Cardiff yesterday.Licensees, staff and pub customers from...
Trade continues to fight Welsh and Scottish smoke bans
07-Jul-2005
Licensees in Wales and Scotland are vowing to press on with their protests against blanket smoking bans.New details of the Welsh Assembly's plans...
Inquest hears of Wild West-style brawl
07-Jul-2005
A man died after a 'Wild West-style brawl at a south Wales pub, an inquest heard last week. Ian Wood, 25, severed an artery as he put his hand...
Don't let Crehan fight fail due to finances
23-Jun-2005
What a disgusting situation. Bernard Crehan wins time after time and still because of Inntrepreneur tactics, could lose ('Bancruptcy threatens Crehan...
Heather Newton memorial service
23-Jun-2005
A memorial service for Heather Newton, a long-time supporter of trade charities, will take place on 1 July at Lady St Mary's Church, Wareham, Dorset,...
JDW gives its Welsh pubs a local flavour
09-Jun-2005
JD Wetherspoon pubs across Wales are now serving a range of food and drink produced in the country in an initiative backed by the Welsh Development...
Welsh Assembly backs call for full smoke ban
02-Jun-2005
by Ewan Turney The Welsh Assembly has voted to ban smoking in all public places, but may excuse small and rural pubs from paying business rates amid...
Smoking ban and ADZs move closer
19-May-2005
Most pubs across England and Wales will face a smoking ban in the next three years. The government confirmed in the Queen's Speech at the State...
Pubs at very heart of real Wales' campaign
12-May-2005
by Ewan Turney The traditional unbranded Welsh pub is at the heart of a new advertising campaign by the Wales Tourist Board. The new adverts,...
Disorder zones get top-priority rating
12-May-2005
ADZs are fast-tracked by Government ministers by John Harrington The Government is to push ahead with its controversial plan for alcohol disorder...
Welsh smoking ban looks certain
21-Apr-2005
A hardline anti-smoking policy in pubs in Wales now looks almost certain to be brought in if Labour is returned to power after the election. The...
Brains power
05-Apr-2005
Lorna Harrison examines the four-year transformation of Welsh brewer Brains.You'd be hard pressed to find somebody living in Wales who hasn't heard...
Welsh Assembly will ban' smoking in public
24-Mar-2005
by Ewan Turney The Welsh Assembly is expected to press ahead with plans to enforce a total smoking ban in public places after the general election,...
Poor turnout of Welsh MPs aids smoking ban fight
23-Mar-2005
Efforts to ban smoking in pubs in Wales have taken a dent after only five out of the 40 Welsh MPs turned out to debate the issue in Parliament.Just...
Pub worker to sue over smoke
17-Mar-2005
by John Harrington The first known case of a pub employee taking action against a pub operator for the damage caused by exposure to second-hand...
Smoke ban battle reignited by Hain
03-Mar-2005
Minister adopts MA's Room For All campaign by Ewan Turney The smoking ban saga in England and Wales is far from over as evidenced by a senior...
Welsh licensees unite under Butt Out! campaign
03-Mar-2005
Licensees from across South Wales came together at a meeting last night (Wednesday) against the proposed blanket smoking ban in the country.Publicans...
Brains hits the £100m mark
02-Mar-2005
A heady mix of rugby, beer and fervently patriotic Welsh pub goers have driven SA Brain's turnover past £100m for the first time.The Cardiff-based...
