BII Licensee of the Year 2026 Quarter-Finalists Announced!
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced their Quarter-Finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year Award (LOYA). The Licensee of the Year Award…
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Star Pubs Launches Free AI Social Media Training and Shares It with BII Membership
Star Pubs has launched an online course – AI for Publicans. The company has also gifted the material to the BII membership along with access…
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Ashbourne Licensees Unite to Launch New Pubwatch Scheme
A new Pubwatch scheme has been established in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, as licensed premises across the town join forces to address concerns over violent and anti-social…
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Winchester Chef Luke Emmess Reaches Semi-Finals of MasterChef: The Professionals
Winchester’s Luke Emmess, Head Chef at The Wykeham Arms, has stormed his way into the semi-finals of the BBC’s prestigious cooking competition, MasterChef: The Professionals….
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Soft Start to Spring for Drinks Sales
The week to Saturday 7 March saw average sales in managed venues slip 6.4% behind the same week in 2025. Over the seven days before…
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Park Tavern, Sittingbourne, Marks its Place in Swale CAMRA’s 50-year History
Members of the Swale branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) returned to the place where it all began at the weekend – The…
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Wetherspoon and £26 million Raised For Chosen Charity
Wetherspoon staff and customers have reached a new milestone in their long-standing partnership with Young Lives vs Cancer, raising £26 million to support children and…
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UK Hospitality Venues Remain Busy as Consumers Spend Longer but Drink More Carefully
UK hospitality venues continue to see strong levels of activity in early 2026, with consumers spending longer in pubs, bars and restaurants despite more cautious…
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Nottingham Community Pub Reopens Following £572,832 Makeover
The Fairham, located on Farnborough Road in Clifton, officially reopened on Thursday 26th February following an investment of more than £572,832. The pub is part…
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St Austell Brewery Scoops Four Medals at International Brewing Awards
St Austell Brewery is celebrating a remarkable achievement after winning four medals at the 2026 International Brewing Awards – one of the world’s oldest and…
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UK’s First Women’s Prison Hospitality Academy Celebrates First Graduates
Marston’s is celebrating a major milestone as the first cohort of trainees officially graduate from the Hope & Anchor at HMP Styal, the UK’s first…
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Greene King and Ministry of Justice Host Career Events in Female Prisons for International Women’s Day
Greene King has partnered with New Futures Network and the Ministry of Justice to host a series of dedicated career events at female prisons across…
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Wolverhampton Community Pub Reopens Following Transformational Makeover
The Silver Spur, located in Glent Worth Gardens in Wolverhampton, officially reopened on Thursday 5th March following a transformational investment of more than £274,632. The…
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St Austell Brewery Celebrates The Women Driving Its Future – 175 Years After Trailblazer Hester Parnell Helped Shape Its Past
As St Austell Brewery celebrates its 175th anniversary, the business is honouring the women who continue to drive it forward today, building on a legacy…
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WBPA Launches Manifesto to Call For Support for Brewers and Pubs as Scale of Welsh Pub Closures Revealed
The Welsh Beer and Pub Association has called on Welsh MSs and policymakers to support Welsh brewers and pubs ahead of a critical Senedd election…
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