All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Scotland’s licensed hospitality sector is contending with a fresh headwind as the growing popularity of weight-loss medications appears to be denting footfall in pubs, bars and restaurants, according to new research from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).
Read more...Shepherd Neame licensees Julia and Michael Foxwell, who run The Old House at Home in Dormansland, are adding another award to their shelf after being crowned UK Community Sustainability Hero in the PubAid Community Pub Hero Awards 2026.
Read more...More pubs than ever are taking part in Cask Ale Week, the annual celebration of Britain’s national drink, as which starts this Thursday, 17th September…
Read more...The latest British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Member Survey shows that 75% of publicans stand ready to invest if taxes are reduced – but 2 in 5 expect to close if the tax burden rises yet again.
Read more...CAMRA has honoured two sets of publicans for their immense efforts in reviving important heritage pubs, just in time for Heritage Open Week. Both the North Star and Beacon Hotel are Grade II listed buildings…
Read more...Beefeater has this week closed its remaining 106 UK restaurants, bringing the long-running restaurant brand to an end as parent company Whitbread presses ahead with a major restructuring of its hospitality operations.
Read more...CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group are appealing to experienced pub owners and operators from across the UK to consider taking on the Star Inn, Netherton before the present marketing period comes to an end.
Read more...Village pub, Tafarn yr Orsaf on Ffordd Caergybi in Llanfair PG will officially reopen on Saturday 12th September following a transformational combined investment of £500,000 from experienced licensees, Pauline Nolan and Lee Male and Admiral Taverns.
Read more...The Royal Dyche in Burnley has been crowned the PubAid Community Pub Hero 2026, as pubs from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were recognised for their extraordinary contribution to their communities.
Read more...A small pub group based in Cheshire is considering going head-to-head with Greene King, one of the largest pub companies and brewers in Britain, over an attempt by the latter to block its trade mark application.
Read more...An elegant horse-drawn carriage drew crowds as the show-stopping centrepiece of the reopening of Mayfair’s oldest surviving pub, The Coach and Horses, following a major refurbishment by independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame.
Read more...Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is set to open its new pub at Manchester Airport on Tuesday 15 September – with the creation of 150 new jobs.
Read more...Marston’s is set to roll out its partnership with micro-donation charity Pennies to more than 1,000 pubs across its estate from October, following a successful pilot programme.
Read more...The Coach & Horses, located on Hyde Road, officially reopened following a transformational investment of more than £332,555. The pub is part of Proper Pubs, the community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns.
Read more...Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC has announced the acquisition of ten outstanding pubs from Stonegate for a total purchase price of £35.25 million.
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