Articles...
Nov 15 2008
WITH the credit crunch bean counters baying, the Pub Column took a sentimental journey this week....
Oct 27 2008
THE owners of Liverpool’s Baltic Fleet pub are demanding action be taken to spruce up the adjacent building site whose derelict “ghost town” appearance, they claim, has cost them thousands of pounds in lost business....
Sep 30 2008
A BID by irate residents to ban more bars from setting up in Hoylake was last night quashed by councillors....
Sep 4 2008
PROBLEMS in the pubs sector were reinforced yesterday as Britain’s biggest landlord, Punch Taverns, announced a fall in annual sales of 3.4%....
Sep 3 2008
CAINS beer has been running dry in some Merseyside pubs – but the brewery’s administrators say it should be back on tap within days....
Aug 21 2008
THE administrators of Liverpool brewer Cains have begun shutting the loss-making pubs in the group....
Aug 3 2008
THE owners of troubled Liverpool brewer Cains last night pledged to keep fighting despite its bankers rejecting plans that could have saved the iconic city firm....
Jul 30 2008
Despite difficulties facing a Liverpool brewery, the owners remain confident. Alex Turner reports...
Jul 25 2008
HARVESTER owner Mitchells & Butlers today said it had grown market share as more customers opted for cheaper pub meals in the economic downturn....
Apr 19 2008
FOR SOME, Blackpool never loses its magic especially – and perversely – when it’s out of season....
