Cotswold Gastropub On The National Pub Dining List For 2026 After Industry Recognition
The George at Kempsford, Gloucestershire has been named in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub Awards for 2026. The annual awards are voted for by…
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Almost 12 Million Extra Pints Expected During The Six Nations In £60 Million Boost To The British Beer And Pub Sector
The British Beer & Pub Association estimates that the tournament will generate nearly £60 million in additional revenue for the sector compared with a typical…
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Punch Pubs & Co Announces Its Finalists For This Year’s Punch Publican Of The Year Awards
Punch Pubs & Co has officially revealed the finalists for its hotly anticipated Publican of the Year Awards – and the countdown is on to…
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UK Hospitality Collapses Remain High After 3,353 Hit Wall in 2025
The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased very slightly in 2025, yet remained historically high, reflecting challenging trading conditions for the industry. Some 3,353…
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Acclaimed Warwickshire Pub to Close Its Doors Following Mounting Cost Pressures
A well-regarded gastropub in the heart of Warwickshire is to permanently close this month, citing the relentless squeeze on operating margins that has come to…
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Six Nations Drives 11.5 Million Pints Across UK Pubs But Rate of Sale Softens Despite Strong Footfall
UK pubs sold an estimated 11.5 million pints of draught beer and cider during the second weekend of the Guinness Six Nations, underlining the tournament’s…
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Meagre GDP Growth Not Felt By Small Businesses As Costs Mount
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by a lacklustre 0.1% in December, and by 0.1% in the final quarter of 2025, while confidence levels among small…
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Grant Funding Available to Help Pubs Add New Services and Activities
Pub is The Hub may be able to offer grants of up to £6,000 to publicans in rural, remote, or deprived areas, who want to…
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BrewDog Explores Strategic Investment Options as Financial Pressures Mount
Scotland’s prominent craft beer operator BrewDog has engaged restructuring specialists AlixPartners to conduct a structured evaluation of potential investment opportunities, a move that could result…
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Two St Austell Brewery Gastropubs Named Among The UK’s Best
Two St Austell Brewery pubs have been recognised among the very best foodie venues in the country, following the release of the Estrella Damm Top…
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New Threat To Pubs As Planning Law Change Could See Thousands Of Locals Lost
Pub campaigning group CAMRA is calling on the Government to rethink plans to weaken protections in the planning system in England, which it says could…
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More Than 1,000 Balloons Billow Above Historic City Pub To Mark Its Reopening
A spectacular display of more than 1,000 balloons floating above Farringdon marked the reopening of historic City pub The Hoop and Grapes earlier this month….
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Wigan Community Pub Reopens Following Transformational Refurbishment
Community pub, the Simms Road Inn in Wigan reopen’s on Saturday, 14th February following a combined investment of £320,000 from licensee Jack Duffy, his parents…
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Morpeth Community Pub Reopens Following Transformational Refurbishment
Popular community pub, the Black & Grey on Newgate Street in Morpeth will officially reopen on Friday 6th February following a transformational combined investment of…
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Greene King Hits 100 Franchise Pubs And Announces Expansion Into Wales
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has announced it has reached the major milestone of 100 franchise pubs….
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