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Special spectacle: Great Sausage Roll Off to return next year

Great Sausage Roll Off to return for 2023

By Rebecca Weller

The search for the best sausage roll in Britain will return on Wednesday 8 February 2023 following a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Achievement and recognition: entries for Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2023 now open (Credit: Getty/gruizza)

Entries for Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2023 now open

By Rebecca Weller

Entries for the Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2023 awards are now open, with venues having from today (Monday 7 November) until Friday 11 November to put themselves forward.

Win big: Entries open for 2023 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub awards

Top 50 Gastropubs awards open for entries

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Entries for Newcomer of the Year and Front of House Team at the 2023 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub awards open today (Monday 7 November).

Making a difference: Stonegate team raises more than £13,000 for Motor Neurone Disease Association

Stonegate raises more than 13k for charity

By Rebecca Weller

Pubco Stonegate Group has raised more than £13,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association through its Tour de Stonegate 2022 virtual cycling fundraising drive.

Great British Pub Award winner The Gun Inn

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Inventiveness key to success, says GBPA winner

By Ed Bedington

Standing still is not an option for the pub trade, adaption and inventiveness will be key according to the winner of the Great British Pub of the Year Awards.

Continuous battle: Andrew Pern's the Star Inn the Harbour pub in Whitby to close next month following lack of support from council

Andrew Pern pub to close due to 'lack of support'

By Rebecca Weller

Andrew Pern’s Michelin-listed Yorkshire pub the Star Inn the Harbour, will close its doors for good next month following “utter lack of support” from the local council in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Footy festivities: 2022 World Cup to boost pub trade (Getty/ Anchiy)

World Cup Xmas crossover to boost trade

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The football World Cup is set to increase sales on top of Christmas trade this winter, research from Heineken UK has revealed.

What's in the news 21 October

‘The more you give back, the more they support you’

By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with award winning operator Adrian Emmett of The Lion Treorchy to hear his take on the week's news which has seen yet another Prime Minister brought step down.

Strangled in your sleep: sector leaders share tips to deal with energy crisis (Credit: Getty/Ridofranz)

Sector 'strangled in its sleep' by energy crisis

By Rebecca Weller

Leaders from across the sector shared tips for reducing gas and electricity usage at a roundtable discussion in London yesterday (Thursday 20 October), as the energy crisis continues to be “more impactful than the pandemic”.

Smarter way of operating: many pubs opting to host 'blackout' nights as energy costs soar and consumers look for quirky experiences (Credit: Getty/10'000 Hours)

Pubs opting to host 'blackout' nights

By Rebecca Weller

A number of pubs across the country have started hosting ‘blackout’ nights in response to the energy crisis and consumer demands for “quirky” experiences when visiting the on-trade.

Big wins: Over-66s can bag free food at Greene King pubs this World Cup (Getty/ Dean Mitchell)

Greene King offers free food to over-66s

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King is launching a competition which will allow some people aged 66 and over to bag free food and drink during the 2022 World Cup.

Great British Pub Awards and Wetherspoons results show diversity is key

Diversity is key for the Great British pub

By Ed Bedington

The recent Great British Pub Awards was a triumphant celebration of the diversity and richness of the UK’s pub offer, with businesses of all stripes recognised for excellence across the board.

The Great British Pub Awards: Can you spot yourself?

Were you spotted at The Great British Pub Awards 2022?

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

On Tuesday (4 October), The Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022 were celebrated at Escape To Freight Island in Manchester in an action-packed, festival-themed event. Here, we round up the best pics from the evening. Can you spot yourself?

GBPA 2022: hosted by comedian Russell Kane (pictured) this years awards took place on Tuesday 4 October in Manchester

Where are the best pubs in the country?

By Rebecca Weller

With the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022 now over, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has put together a useful map of all this year's winners.

GBPA 2022: winners round-up

Pics of all the 2022 GBPA winners

By Rebecca Weller

Yesterday (Tuesday 4 October), saw Escape To Freight Island, Manchester, transform into a fun-filled festival site to celebrate the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022. Below is a round-up of this year's winners, including the Great British Pub...

Celebration night: this year's awards were hosted by comedian Russell Kane

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GBPA 2022: What the winners had to say

By Nikkie Thatcher

Last night (Tuesday 4 October), saw this year’s Great British Pub Awards revealed at Manchester’s Escape to Freight Island.

Overall champion: the Gun Inn has been named the Great British Pub of the Year

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The Gun Inn crowned Great British Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

Last night (Tuesday 4 October), the pub industry’s annual awards crowned the Gun Inn, in Findon, West Sussex as its Great British Pub of the Year 2022.

Hospitality Expo: Experts discuss the future of functional drinks

What’s the future for functional drinks?

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Creating ‘experiences’, targeting young people and engaging big players were key to the future of the functional drinks market, experts revealed at the Big Hospitality Expo on Wednesday (28 September) at London’s Olympia.

Finalist info: here's a deeper dive into this year's Stonegate Pub of the Year shortlist

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Meet the finalists for Stonegate Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

Ahead of the 2022 Great British Pub Awards in a just a few days time, here's the lowdown on the finalists in running to be named Stonegate Pub of the Year.

Shortlisted venues: ahead of the awards next week, we've taken a closer look at the Admiral Pub of the Year finalists

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Meet the finalists for Admiral Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Competition time: here are the six contenders for Punch Pub of the Year

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Meet the finalists for Punch Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Final few: find out more about the last six standing in the Greene King Pub of the Year category

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Meet the finalists for Greene King Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Almondsbury Creative, Almondsbury, Bristol Part-pub, part-community sports complex, the Almondsbury is a labour of love for owner Garth Jackson. Situated just off the M5, the site is home to tennis, football and cricket clubs, all of which have seen a healthy rise in memberships since Garth and his team took the reins. The pub itself offers an entertainment-led package that includes numerous private hire spaces that also host smaller local clubs and societies. There’s a cinema room to keep the children occupied, while a weekly Creative Kids Creative Club injects a bit of good old-fashioned holiday camp-style entertainment into proceedings. Bigger events throughout the year bring the local community together and have attracted acts including Wagner from Britain’s Got Talent and seventies musical cider drinkers The Wurzels. Gaggle of Geese, Buckland Newton, Dorset Sarah and Simon Colquhoun took over this rural village pub five years ago and have set about transforming the five-acre site into a family destination pub through continuous and astute investment. They’ve bought a retired double decker bus and turned into a soft play facility, transformed fields to the rear of the pub into a flourishing campsite with glamping tents and shepherd’s huts, and even built a crazy golf course from scratch to help keep kids entertained at no extra charge. The Gaggle of Geese is also home to a quartet pf pygmy goats that children can feed with bags of food available at the bar. The pub has featured in several broadsheet holiday and hospitality guides, helping to add to its burgeoning reputation. Puss In Boots, Stockport As part of the Almond Family Pubs group, a family focus is written into the DNA of the Puss In Boots. The team is fully-committed to providing great product and great service on a daily basis, with an ethos around inclusivity that means all family members can enjoy the experience. One of its most notable innovations is the introduction of a visual menu for children who have special educational needs, comprising pictures of menu items that stick on laminated card with Velcro. It allows the users to point out to servers what they want to order, bringing them into the dining experience, without having to rely on their parents. Ye Olde Bridge, Oxton, Nottinghamshire Hannah Lloyd took over Ye Olde Bridge four years ago, since which she’s invested considerably to create an attractive modern gastropub with a growing local reputation that caters for families of whatever shape or size. The pub now has a playground, a soft play dome and a maze to keep the kids entertained, but it’s a venue that puts as much value on 70th birthday parties as celebrations for the youngest members of the family. Ye Olde Bridge makes sure it’s a community-focused hub, with weekday coffee mornings for new mums, or tai chi and yoga classes in the huge meadow to the rear, performing an important role in bringing people together in a rural location where high street coffee chains can’t be found. The pub’s standalone refurbished barn gives it an extra events revenue stream, while sustainability credentials are in evidence, including beehives on-site. The Railway, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire Community-focused events are a major generator of positive family vibes at this food-led pub. A calendar highlight is a Kids Garden Party on the last school day of the summer term, with a barbecue, face-painting, children’s entertainers, live music and a tuck shop helping to get the holidays off to a roaring start. The switching-on of the Christmas lights provides more of a wintry take with fake snow and a countdown, followed by Santa descending form the pub roof to distribute presents. But it’s not just about the showpiece events that hit home, with the service from general manager Drew Cox’s friendly and professional team providing a great family pub experience all year round. The River Garden, Harefield, Middlesex There are several ways to get to The River Garden. There’s plenty of car parking space; you can arrive by long boat on the Grand Union Canal that passes by the end of its huge garden; or you stop off for refreshment after cycling down the canal towpath, making use of the pub’s bike racks. Once there, you’ll find a sumptuous modern pub that has enjoyed major investment from owner Flamur “Tony” Gashi. There’s a luxury feel to the décor and fittings, a food and drink offering that’s pitched at a premium level, and two play areas for those with young children. The River Garden is a fine example of how thoughtful investment and attention to detail can transform the fortunes of ailing pub sites.

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Meet the finalists for Best Pub for Families

By The Morning Advertiser

This year's final six in the Best Pub for Families category include some impressive initiatives. Here we take a closer look at the shortlist.

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