Professional Services & Utilities

Anti-spiking device now on market

12-Feb-2004

An adhesive glass cover has been developed which the maker claims will cut drink spiking while boosting profits for pubs. Safesux has been designed...

Property briefs

23-Jan-2004

Guy Simmonds, the property agent and training provider, has launched a new drug awareness module to its training courses.Working alongside the police...

Crooked Billet

15-Jan-2004

Stoke Row, Oxfordshire Paul Clerehugh has a notion that pubco Brakspear only gave him the tenancy of the Crooked Billet in order to prove that the...

Finance: Accounts made easy

13-Jan-2004

Keeping the books is a task most licensees would rather avoid but unfortunately if you ignore it it only turns into an even greater problem. A new...

New company nets Smiles in £1.1m deal

18-Dec-2003

by The PMA Team Bristol-based independent brewer Smiles has been taken over bya newly-formed venture-capital backed company in a £1.1m deal. City...

Voters will have a say on pay-for-policing

04-Dec-2003

Tony Blair has pushed pay-for-policing back on to the political agenda in his newly launched "Big Conversation" initiative, which gives the public a...

Firm fined £15,500 for soccer scam

04-Dec-2003

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has successfully prosecuted a company which "pirated" internet codes to supply cards to pubs to enable...

Property briefs

02-Dec-2003

A 16th century inn close to a former home of Sir Francis Drake has come onto the market in Devon. The Who'd Have Thought It Inn is situated on the...

Home of Madonna's tipple gets £2m lift

27-Nov-2003

The Timothy Taylor brewery, famously endorsed by pop icon Madonna, celebrated the opening of a £2m extension to its Knowle Spring brewery last week....

VIP preparations pay off at the Dun Cow Inn

27-Nov-2003

by Danny Fryer Just what do you serve one of the most important men in the world? That was the question worrying staff at the Dun Cow Inn,...

Property briefs

24-Nov-2003

The Black Horse pub in Yeovil, Somerset is located adjacent to the town's hospital. The property is detached in a semi/residential area with...

Avebury profits up by one third

20-Nov-2003

by The PMA Team Tenanted pub company Avebury Taverns has unveiled a £33% rise in profits to more than £9m. The company, which was founded in 1997...

Kinsey leads growth

20-Nov-2003

It has been confirmed that former First Leisure chief executive Paul Kinsey will lead the expansion of the Sheffield Gatecrasher club to nine other...

Style in the city raunches it up

14-Nov-2003

Phil Mellows looks at the pulling power of new bar Sex in the City.Anyone who visited the old City of London Whitbread brewery site in Chiswell...

Labour MP proposes pay-for-policing scheme

11-Nov-2003

Industry leaders have slated a Labour MP's proposal to allow local authorities to force licensed premises to pay for policing.Southampton MP John...

Property briefs

11-Nov-2003

The Kestor Inn at Manaton near Bovey Tracey is situated on the edge of Dartmoor, adjacent to the Lustleigh Valley.The country pub is well supported...

Property briefs

31-Oct-2003

Batemans, the Lincolnshire-based brewer, has purchased its first pub in Norfolk. The Crown at Trunch, near North Walsham, sees the brewer move...

Lloyds No 1 bars take centre stage

30-Oct-2003

by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon's junior brand, Lloyds No 1, will dominate the new opening programme in the run-up to Christmas with six out of seven...

Bank funding is often best

30-Oct-2003

I read John Boardman's article entitled "Brewers' Loot" (Morn-ing Advertiser, 25 September) with interest. Marlborough Leisure has specialised in...

Arson bill hits £1m

30-Oct-2003

Spirit is counting the cost after a suspected arson attack destroyed one of its pubs in Eastbourne last week. Forty firefighters, who were called to...

Property briefs

23-Oct-2003

London's Hammersmith fire station is to be renovated into a new bar-restaurant. Developer Nightingale Estates is planning to extend the former...

Finance: Expect the inspectors

21-Oct-2003

As tax inspectors sweep into action, it's not too late to avoid that knock on the door.So what did you do with your last tax return? Maybe you're one...

Property briefs

13-Oct-2003

Fleurets has launched a new restaurant department.Richard Negus, previously senior estates manager at Greene King, will head up the new department,...

Level of debt means SFI Group shareholders are left with not

09-Oct-2003

SFI reveals £16m overspend by The PMA Team SFI Group shareholders will be left with nothing after the company overspent by £16m in 14 months...

Property briefs

01-Oct-2003

A village freehouse has come on to the market in Dolton, near Winkleigh in Devon.Union Inn, a former 17th century thatched farmhouse, is popular for...

Blavod Black stirs market

25-Sep-2003

A spirits company is on its way to the stock market. Its identity has yet to be revealed but if all goes according to plan it will be the subject of...

Property briefs

23-Sep-2003

Bar BigWigs (pictured) is a café bar situated between Plymouth's city centre and the Barbican waterfront. The contemporary bar has a strong local...

Fiddler gets £1.65m

18-Sep-2003

The Mean Fiddler Music Group has received £1.65m in compensation from Islington Council in London after the compulsory purchase of its Complex music...

Finance: Going limited

17-Sep-2003

Kay O'Reilly, of chartered accountants Chantrey Vellacott DFK, explains why you should consider transferring your business to a limited company.Have...

Training: The BII's Personal Business Portfolio

12-Sep-2003

The BII has been trialing its new one-day advanced training courses. Phil Mellows assesses the progress.Trials of a series of new one-day advanced...

Property briefs

10-Sep-2003

Fleurets is handling the sale of Rosie McCanns, a traditional-style pub in Holloway, London. The property is a three-storey semi-detached building...

Property briefs

04-Sep-2003

A traditional 14th century detached pub in Clapton near Bristol is up for sale through agent Moore, Wood & Cockram.The Black Horse has two bars,...

l Property millionaire Robert Tchenguiz has denied newspaper

21-Aug-2003

But Tchenguiz said: "I would like to make it clear that I am not and never have been in talks with Goldman Sachs or any other investment bank...

This little piggy went to market

21-Aug-2003

This little piggy stayed at home This little piggy ate roast beef And this little piggy went "wee wee wee" all the way home. Brewers were as attached...

Property briefs

18-Aug-2003

The Old Crown pub on London's New Oxford Street is positioned between Holborn and Oxford Street underground stations. The five-storey building has...

S&N Retail sets out on £38m spending spree

14-Aug-2003

by David Castle It's business as usual for Scottish & Newcastle Retail, which has announced plans to invest more than £38m over the next year to...

Share price boom as the sun shines

14-Aug-2003

As temperatures around the country soared last week, so too did the share prices of several pub and brewery groups. Top performers included Scottish...

Squeeze is on and Le Meridien pays the price

07-Aug-2003

Even in these days of exceptionally low interest charges many companies are haunted by debt. Latest to be hit by a money squeeze is upmarket hotel...

Manx Cat leaps to the mainland

07-Aug-2003

by Tony Halstead Newly-created Manx Cat Inns has opened its first pub on the UK mainland following the launch of Rigby's in Liverpool city centre....

Adults only - soft profits 2

04-Aug-2003

Adult soft drink consumption is steadily growing, making it a lucrative marketAdults represent 67 per cent of the population and account for more...

Adults only - soft profits

01-Aug-2003

The adults soft drinks market is increasing so now is the time to tap into profitThere are 31 million adults over 35 in the UK. They represent more...

Property briefs

01-Aug-2003

The Gallery Showbar in Brean, Somerset, is up for sale through Distinctive Business Agents. The business occupies a first floor site at the centre of...

Property briefs

18-Jul-2003

Ascot Inns, the Berkshire-based pub company, has opened its third A Bar 2 Far in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The company purchased the former Bar 54,...

It pays to display!

18-Jul-2003

The following article is brought to you by Coca-Cola.Smart use of fridge and back-bar display can broaden your appeal and make soft drinks even more...

Property briefs

11-Jul-2003

Pub company and brewer Brain's is continuing on the acquisition trail with the purchase of six pubs in Wales. It bought four former Beefeater pubs...

The growth of late-night venues has been a classic tale of s

03-Jul-2003

We've seen the resulting over-capacity lead to price wars, irresponsible promotions, falling profits and bankruptcies. But this plethora of...

Too late to cry wolf over bill

03-Jul-2003

Where have the pub companies and trade bodies been for the last five years? Is it really credible to believe that organisations so closely involved...

Crehan on Brink of £1m payout

03-Jul-2003

By Andrew Pring Former Inntrepreneur licensee Bernard Crehan could be set for £1.3m in damages after the judge hearing his case decided the beer tie...