Wales ready to battle smoking ban
24-Feb-2005
The battle against a national smoking ban in Wales is hotting up - with The Publican now working with licensees to help them add their voices to the...
Smoke ban could stub out 900 pubs in Wales
17-Feb-2005
by MA Reporter One public house in every four in Wales could close if smoking is banned on their premises, according to the Welsh trade. Profit in...
Brains puts 21 leases on market for first time
17-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team Cardiff-based brewer and retailer SA Brain is offering its first leases in a new initiative called Positive Partnerships at 21...
Wales fears all-out smoking ban
17-Feb-2005
Hopes that licensees in Wales would avoid a blanket smoking ban have been dashed after the Welsh Assembly committee on smoking admitted it intended...
WLVA in final bid to avoid blanket smoking ban in Wales
03-Feb-2005
The Welsh Licensed Victuallers' Association (WLVA) will next week make a last-gasp attempt to convince the Welsh Assembly that a blanket smoking ban...
Brains bolsters its spread in Wales
01-Feb-2005
SA Brain has strengthened its presence in west Wales with the purchase of 27 pubs from Cardigan-based Innkeeper Wales for an undisclosed sum. This...
Wales: Ty Gwyn
13-Jan-2005
Llanfairpwll, Anglesey It's a long road to Anglesey in North Wales especially if you have travelled from Burnley via Majorca, the Isle of Man,...
Wales: Lion Inn
13-Jan-2005
Trellech, Monmouthshire The Lion Inn enjoyed even more success over the last year with wet sales rising by 14% and food sales by 28%. Tom and Debbie...
Welsh councils on back foot over price schemes
09-Dec-2004
by Ewan Turney Local authorities have once again been warned that they do not have the power to introduce minimum pricing under the new licensing...
Far from a sheepish campaign
18-Nov-2004
Restaurants and pubs throughout Britain celebrated Mutton Renaissance week by putting the meat back on the menu. At acclaimed French restaurant...
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...
Lifestyle Report: The Staff
24-Jun-2004
Legislation can make employing staff a headache, but it is a necessary one.A very special skill which licensees must cultivate is the ability to...
Welsh fears over SIA licence
18-May-2004
A television documentary has highlighted fears that door staff will be reluctant to get the new Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.The S4C...
You'd be barking mad to miss out on Wolfe Inn
29-Apr-2004
An award-winning, food-led freehouse in a picturesque Pembrokeshire village near Fishguard has been placed on the market. The Wolfe Inn, on the A40...
Areas clamp down on drink spiking
22-Apr-2004
A new device to combat drink spiking the Spika Stoppa has been launched in south Wales, while in Southampton, a new anti-spiking campaign is...
Fisherman gets three years for pub fire
12-Feb-2004
A fisherman has been jailed for three years for setting fire to a north Wales pub during a drunken rampage. Dewi Stubbs, 28, of Amlwch Port, admitted...
Glass is 'half full' at Brains
01-Oct-2003
The award-winning Welsh brewer and pub owner is full of 'positive thinking' for the future. By Nicola Collenette.No-one was more surprised at the...
Sunday Poll system has ended in Wales
24-Jul-2003
A 120-year-old Sunday drinking law, which has prevented the sale of alcohol in certain parts of Wales, has been abolished. The scrapping of the law...
Welsh drinking referendums scrapped
24-Jul-2003
Rules that allowed the sale of alcohol on a Sunday in Wales to be banned have been scrapped, the government has announced.The move is the first major...
Family tie cut after 40 years in North Wales
17-Apr-2003
The Bryn Howel Hotel at Llangollen in North Wales has changed hands after 40 years in the same family ownership. The outlet had been run most...
Welsh pub landlady shot dead
06-Mar-2003
Pub customers have been shocked by the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old landlady in a small West Wales community. Devastated residents of Llangadog...
Millennium Stadium brings boost to Cardiff's pubs
04-Mar-2003
Cardiff is set to grow and become more upmarket, says a new report from property agents Stephenson and Alexander.The report called A Capital...
A matter of Principality on Continent
09-Jan-2003
The chef at a mid-Wales pub is helping to ensure that our European neighbours get a tasteof the Principality. Peter Martin, chef and manager at the...
Wetherspoon set to serve alcohol from 10am
31-Oct-2002
Pub group JD Wetherspoon is taking a radical step to try and serve alcohol from 10am in all its 630 pubs.The company is to lodge applications with...
Acquisitive Batham's nets Welsh pub
31-Oct-2002
An expanding West Midlands brewer and pub owner has turned to North Wales for its first pub purchase for three years. The 125-year-old Batham's...
Landmark decision could open floodgates for rural pub conversions
05-Apr-2002
More pubs in rural Wales could be converted into private houses after a licensee in Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, won a landmark planning...
C-T attacked over Wrexham closure
27-Nov-2001
Welsh MP tables motion for boycott of brewing giant's productsA Welsh MP is calling on licensees to boycott Carlsberg-Tetley (C-T) products as part...
Welsh Sunday opening law set to continue
17-Aug-2001
The Government has said it cannot guarantee it will be able to abolish an ancient Welsh law allowing a regular public vote on Sunday...
Cardiff sees boost in pubs and bars
31-Jul-2001
The success of the new Millennium Stadium in Cardiff has seen a huge explosion of new pubs and bars in the Welsh capital, according to licensed...
Prince Charles pays rural tribute
23-May-2001
The Prince of Wales stressed the importance of community pubs coming up with novel ways to attract new business, during a visit to St Austell Brewery...
