Fullers Announce Return of “Only in the Pub” Celebration of Cask Ale
Fuller’s has announced the return of Only in the Pub – its campaign celebrating cask ale. Following last year’s successful campaign, which put cask ale…
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Wirral Pub Owner Renames Venue in Digital ID Protest
A New Brighton publican has rebranded his establishment in opposition to government proposals for digital identification, drawing parallels with George Orwell’s surveillance-themed novel 1984. Dan…
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BII Survey Reveals, Further Tax Pressures Will Result In 35% Of Pub Operators Having To Close Their Doors
The BII has revealed the results of its summer survey of members, with a shocking 35% saying if the Government doesn’t reduce the tax burden…
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Sales Warm Up For Pub Groups In August But Restaurants Fade In The Heat
Warm weather helped Britain’s leading managed pub groups to solid sales growth in August, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. Pubs’ like-for-like sales…
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Flags, Alcohol, And The Law: Navigating Operator Duties In Politically Charged Situations
By Julie Gowland, Partner and Head of Licensing at Birketts LLP (www.birketts.co.uk/people/julie-gowland/) The recent controversy surrounding the Manor Farm pub in Birmingham, where a group…
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Shepherd Neame’s White Horse And Bower Re-Opens Following £950K Transformation
The White Horse and Bower may have originally opened as a pub back in 1816, but its new General Manager, Aura Bodian, believes she has…
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Communities To Seize Control Over High Streets And Restore Pride
Local communities will be handed new powers to revitalise their high streets and restore pride in their towns. People will be given the power to…
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Dedication On Tap: 30 Years Of The Walkley-Pratt Family With Arkell’s Brewery
Arkell’s Brewery is celebrating a remarkable milestone with long-standing licensees Jo and Keith Walkley-Pratt, who this year mark 30 years of running pubs with Arkell’s….
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Bakery Chain Greggs Ventures into Licensed Trade with Newcastle Pop-Up
High street bakery chain Greggs is set to make its debut in the licensed trade this weekend, launching a five-month pop-up pub concept in Newcastle…
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St Austell Brewery Scoops Top Sustainability Award for Waste Management Scheme
St Austell Brewery has scooped the Excellence in Waste Management award at this year’s Green Awards UK. The Excellence in Waste Management award recognises the…
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People Can Now Buy Shares In Landmark Wiltshire Inn To Transform It Into A Community Pub
One of Wiltshire’s best-known pubs which shut last year is well on the way to being saved by the local community … but people now…
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Wetherspoon Set to Open Two New London Pubs
JD Wetherspoon is set to significantly expand its presence across England with the opening of two London venues, marking a substantial investment in the UK’s…
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The Best of UK Hospitality Shines at the AA Hospitality Awards 2025
The best and brightest in British hospitality came together at JW Marriott Grosvenor House tonight for the coveted AA Hospitality Awards 2025, a flagship event…
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The Red Lion, Stratford-Upon-Avon Is Now Open – Opening Marks Heartwood Inns’ 33rd Opening
Heartwood Inns has opened The Red Lion in Stratford-upon-Avon on the 23rd September, its 33rd pub in the Heartwood estate. In a ceremony officiated by…
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Cask Ale Week Celebrates Traditional British Brewing with Major Trade Participation
Approximately 10,000 pubs and breweries across Britain are participating in this year’s Cask Ale Week, which continues until 28 September, offering licensees significant opportunities to…
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