All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business of Greene King, has reported record applications from prospective pub operators and a strong start to the year. During the first six months of 2026, the business received 1,449 applications – a 26% increase compared with the same period in 2025 and a record number of applications.
Read more...Average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday 1 August dropped by 2.1% from the same week in 2025, and by 0.9% in the next seven days to Saturday 8 August. It follows a 1.6% dip over the last full week in July.
Read more...Popular community pub, The Vulcan Inn in Walkden, officially reopened on Saturday 15th August, following an investment of £170,000…
Read more...All pubs in England are to be given fresh protection against being converted into housing or offices, under planning reforms due to be unveiled by Housing Secretary Angela Rayner this week.
Read more...Pub company and brewer Greene King has marked the first anniversary of its business-wide innovation and efficiency programme, after completing 53 operational trials…
Read more...PubAid has revealed the finalists for the Community Pub Hero Awards 2026, sponsored by Diageo and supported by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group.
Read more...Independent brewery and hospitality operator True North Brew Co has confirmed the sale of three pubs as part of a wider restructuring of its estate.
Read more...Popular community pub, the Drum & Monkey on Castle Road in Swadlincote will officially reopen today, Friday 14th August following a transformational combined investment of £134,000 from experienced licensee…
Read more...While pubs, clubs and music venues across England are set to benefit from a 20 per cent cut in business rates from April 2027, with…
Read more...Marston’s guests and pub teams far exceeded the campaign’s original £100K fundraising target after turning local pubs into places for men’s health conversations during the tournament.
Read more...Greene King has put around 65 pubs on the market as part of a fresh phase of the estate review it announced earlier this year, industry publication Propel first reported.
Read more...JD Wetherspoon is set to open 12 new pubs in the coming months, building on its portfolio of over 800 venues scattered across the UK.
Read more...A centuries-old coaching inn in the Cotswolds has reopened its doors after undergoing a comprehensive renovation programme.
Read more...The Mayor of London has called on Westminster City Council to abandon a raft of proposed licensing restrictions, intensifying a dispute over the future of nightlife in the capital’s West End.
Read more...The anticipated boost for the UK’s pubs from this summer’s World Cup slowed the year-on-year decline in punters during the first half of the tournament in June…
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