All Pubs articles – Page 295
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NewsYoung's buys Islington theatre pub
Young’s, the London-based pub group, has acquired the King’s Head Theatre Pub in Upper Street, Islington
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NewsCouncils call for restrictive covenant ban on pub sales
The use of restrictive covenants, a “legal loophole” used by pub companies to force hundreds of community pubs to close each year, must be plugged, according to the Local Government Association (LGA)
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Bar Hound eyes more food-driven sites
David King, the Newcastle-based entrepreneur who last year sold his leisure business Fluid Group, has told M&C Report he plans to add more “daytime and evening food-driven” sites to its new venture Bar Hound
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London boroughs urged to 'maintain, manage and enhance' pubs
The “important role” of London’s pubs has been recognised for the first time in Mayor Boris Johnson’s “London Plan”, the latest planning guidelines for the capital
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NewsMPs to debate pubcos today
Labour is holding an opposition debate today calling for legislation to introduce a statutory code on the relationship between pubcos and tenants
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Candy Bar to relocate
Candy Bar, the popular central London lesbian bar, is to relocate to another site in Soho after its existing premises was sold for conversion to a strip club
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Analysis & InsightHybridisation breeding new competition
The increased hybridisation between the pub and restaurant sectors is set to breed new definitions for operators and consumers alike, as each sector continues to encroach on their respective key trading touch points
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Amber festive lfls grow 6%; eyes century of pubs
Amber Taverns, the fast growing operator of community wet-led pubs, saw like-for-like sales grow 6% over the 12-day festive period and said it planned to reach 100 sites by the end of 2014
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NewsFluid Group owner starts new bar venture
David King, the Newcastle-based entrepreneur who last year sold his leisure business Fluid Group, has secured a first venue under a new venture called Bar Hound
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December lfls up 1.8% at Chameleon
Chameleon Bar & Dining, the Yorkshire and Lancashire-based multiple operator, has reported a positive end to 2013 with like-for-like sales up by 1.8% in December
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Cubitt House arrives into King's Cross
Upmarket pub operator Cubitt House will open a new venue on Granary Square within the Kings Cross redevelopment in London in mid-2015.
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Analysis & InsightVenturing forward
If I had to put forward one man who could dominate the UK’s eating and drinking-out scene over the coming 12 months, I would be hard pressed to look past Tim Bacon, the chief executive of Living Ventures
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PubOpsClub – a new event for pub operations managers
A new networking, learning and development event for pub operations managers launches next month with the inaugural meeting of the PubOpsClub
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NewsLoungers reveals Brighton and Bristol plans
Loungers, the Piper-backed cafe bar operator, has revealed details of its next two openings in Brighton, plus another in Bristol, as it prepares to launch its 42nd site in Glossop, Derbyshire
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Furness-Smith attacks ex-minister for pubco code support
McMullen’s managing director Peter Furness-Smith has written to former pubs minsiter Bob Neill criticising his support of the proposed statutory code for pub companies, saying: “Robert Mugabe would be proud of you.”
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Lambeth adjourns EMRO hearing
Lambeth Council has adjourned a hearing into a proposed early morning restriction order (EMRO), to allow more time for businesses and local residents opposed to the measure to give evidence
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Robin Couling, managing director of Bath Ales, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Kornicis festive lfls rise 5.5%
Kornicis, the London-based bar and restaurant group, has reported a 5.5% rise in like-for-like sales in its City and Canary Wharf heartland in the five weeks leading up to the New Year
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Malaysian acquires Convivial site for £3.2m
A Hong Kong-based Malaysian lawyer has acquired the Clifton Hotel in London’s St John’s Wood for £3.2m and plans to let it as a “going concern”
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NewsCharles Wells to return to UK managed sector
Charles Wells Pub Company is to return to the UK’s managed pub sector with the launch of a new pilot site in Cambridge under the umbrella Seadog Inns