Join in No Smoking Day
22-Feb-2007
With the smoking ban in England now just over four months away, there's a very odd feel to the trade at the moment. Survey after survey tells us...
Website's many happy returns
08-Feb-2007
After just 12 months, MA's online edition has become a vital addition for licensees who just can't help coming back. Iain O'Neil outlines what's on...
Chris Maclean: Unwanted advice
29-Jan-2007 By Chris Maclean
I have spent the last ten minutes politely listening to a young lady who had some kind advice for me.The opening phrase should have warned me. "What...
Licensing@aol.com
30-Nov-2006
Does relief need to be qualified? Q I am taking a fortnight off soon and want to hire a relief manager for the period. My question is: do I need to...
24-Nov-2006
LACORS, the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services has said it wants to see "significant changes" to the Licensing Act and its...
A local with deep roots
09-Nov-2006
Yvonne Cleminson talks to Ewan Turney about the highs and lows of running the Cherry Tree, a community pub in Rowledge, Surrey How I got here I have...
Refurbishment: outdoor rooms
07-Nov-2006
Flick through any lifestyle magazine or switch on the TV and you can't fail to see evidence of the current consumer obsession with the newly termed...
Ford's Focus
29-Oct-2006
It's now more than a year since Alchemy Partners' purchase of 178 managed pubs from Spirit Group formed the Tattershall Castle Group (TCG), but it's...
Success is child's play
26-Oct-2006
Bronya Fitzsimmons tells Ewan Turney how she and husband Keith created a family pub and more than trebled turnover in 10 years at the Knockerdown...
14-Sep-2006
It is not just expensive footballers who have employment problems when they transfer. Staff in pubs are often very much in the same position. A new...
Ready to fight back?
11-Sep-2006
How important is new product development (NPD) for the market?Stuart Davis: I think to keep the category stimulated a degree of NPD is necessary...
No need to worry
25-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
More than half of all licensees believe next summer's smoking ban will not affect the value of their pub. Responding to this year's Publican Market...
Public wants tighter controls on underage drinking
11-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Nearly half of all adults want to see tighter controls on underage drinking in pubs, according to a new report. A survey of 980 people by research...
Organising special events
15-Jun-2006
You could, at times, be forgiven for thinking there aren't enough days on the calendar to accommodate all the "occasions" modern life has to offer....
Smoking guidelines needed fast
31-May-2006
Licensees need to make a stand over the lack of guidelines concerning the impending smoking ban, says a leading solicitor. Speaking at the BII London...
24-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
British Beer and Pub Association chief executive Rob Hayward met with officials from the Department of Health yesterday to state the need for smoke...
E-pub: Buying more time
09-Mar-2006
When a computer novice was invited by Hall & Woodhouse to trial its Freshnet e-purchasing system, she helped tailor it to meet licensees' needs -...
Read small print on repairs, hosts urged
18-Jan-2006 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Licensees have been warned to check their repair and maintenance obligations before they sign lease or tenancy agreements. The warning comes from...
Legal advice: Tensions over TENs
25-Nov-2005
The limitations of using Temporary Event Notices.By Anna Mathias of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.It...
Fighting fund call
29-Sep-2005
>> Continued from page 1 initiatives it is undertaking. Though firm proposals and timescales have yet to be drawn up, the BBPA told Hutt that...
Call for fighting fund to promote the trade
29-Sep-2005
Bowes wants millions for advertising campaign to counter negative media images of the industry by John Harrington Alan Bowes, executive chairman of...
Get the drinks in
22-Sep-2005
Ordering your drink supplies early will take some of the stress out of Christmas, says ALEX McGILL, from stocktakers Venners Christmas can be...
Trade Secrets - The Mole's Goals - The Mole Inn, Baldon, Oxfordshire
01-Sep-2005 By Nigel Huddleston
Nigel Huddleston talks to Gary Witchalls, chef patron at the Bib Gourmand Mole Inn at Toot Baldon, Oxfordshire Location I know it's a cliché but...
Don't be misled: apply for all variations now
21-Jul-2005
An interesting situation has arisen as a result of the last-minute rush to beat the 6 August deadline. More than one authority is suggesting that...
Sale delay won't scupper licence
07-Jul-2005
I had a very interesting discussion with a local licensee last week. He asked me about his own situation with regard to his personal licence. It...
High-street managers
07-Jul-2005
'need proper training' by Ewan Turney A pub managers' union has called for all high-street managers to have at least five years' trade experience....
Licensee's form advice was wrong'
09-Jun-2005
I must use this space to comment on the leading letter in last week's paper ( Licensing bureaucracy will drive us to the wall', MA, 2 June), because...
Drink industry charity launches new campaign
08-Jun-2005
One of the drinks industry's top charities has launched a new campaign to get the trade to help former colleagues.The Wine and Spirit Trades'...
Follow the rules over plans
28-Apr-2005
One of the other main problems which has surfaced during the trickling in of applications is the question of adequate plans. There are two issues...
Top tips for making pool pay
17-Mar-2005
lEnsure equipment is in good order Nothing annoys players more than poor equipment bent cues and those with poor or no tips are definite loss...
Pubs failing in three key areas'
17-Mar-2005
by Andrew Pring The pub trade is failing to give customers enough of what they really want food, friendliness and fun. That was one of the themes...
The business partners
10-Mar-2005
Flight engineer Ian Oakley wants a job where his feet are firmly on the ground after his ambition to become a pilot came to a premature end. "I...
Dispute breaks out over doorstaff date
03-Mar-2005
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has come under fire for failing to ensure there will be enough registered doorstaff when new door licensing...
Extended hours could lead to increased business rates
04-Feb-2005
More flexible licensing hours could see a rise in business rates for licensees, says chartered surveyor LSM Partners.The rateable value of a pub is...
Pub is Hub set to surge ahead after cash boost
03-Feb-2005
by Tony Halstead Scores of isolated rural andvillage inns will get a much-needed lifeline to survival later this month when Pub is theHub announces...
Sorry, another first time buyer!
24-Nov-2004
For quite some time I have been looking at the options available to me to move into the pub business. In order to release the capital necessary I...
Yates monitors service refusals for police data
11-Nov-2004
by Tony Halstead Staff in 153 Yates Group outlets are to record how many intoxicated or under-age customers are refused service in an experiment...
PoS direct via the net
28-Sep-2004
ThePublican.com's new PoS zone enables users to access branding material. Adam Withrington explains.Point-of-Sale (PoS) offers a well-established,...
OFT threat after IFBB leaves Cains out in the cold
09-Jan-2004
The Dusanj brothers, the entrepreneurs who rescued Liverpool brewer Cains, have been snubbed by the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB). The...
Stocking up for Christmas: Planning & Equipment
22-Oct-2003
Hamlet hopes for happy ChristmasHamlet is a cigar called Happiness - at least it will be for Christmas. Gallaher is temporarily rebranding its market...
The Act paints a
07-Aug-2003
pretty picture Beyond the bleak first impressions of the Licensing Act, there's plenty of positive light for hosts, says Philip Kolvin. But, he...
Legal advice: Get streetwise with drinking
15-May-2003
Permission may be required for outside seatingby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.It...
Earlier opening times warning
03-Apr-2003
When Tim Martin launched his nationwide "beer after breakfast" campaign, I do not think he envisaged what a hangover he would give me! Thanks, Tim. I...
A clear signal
28-Mar-2003
Growing your market can be an expensive business but getting the message right can certainly pay off. By Peter Segal of srcg, a consultancy...
Do you think you can get rich in the pub trade?
13-Mar-2003
Pam Shotton Airport Hotel Wythenshawe Manchester Anybody expecting to make a lot of money in this business needs to run the right pub and get plenty...
Lords defeat is setback for bill
16-Jan-2003
Plans for late-night drinking are in jeopardy following opposition in the House of Lords.The government was narrowly defeated this week when peers...
Trade up, not tanked up
16-Jan-2003
As I think back on last year, December, odd though it may seem, is the month in which I go out to drink less frequently than any other. No, it's not...
ALMR targets Bill's
12-Dec-2002
serious shortcomings' by Richard Matthews The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has drawn up a hit list of "serious shortcomings" that need...
Pub trade needs to work on training and keeping good staff
11-Nov-2002
The pub industry needs to do more to train and keep hold of good staff, according to experts.Staff training and retention were the key issues to come...
Time to take action on New Year opening
08-Nov-2002
by Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonIf you are still waiting for legislation to be...
