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'We thrive on endorphins and adrenaline'

21-Apr-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Publicans share what they are doing to look out for their own and their peers’ mental wellbeing.

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‘Closing a venue is not the same as closing a shop’

15-Apr-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A sole trade operator has shared her fears about the unique position venues that make most of their income from function rooms have been left in.

Baby delivered in empty pub in ‘surreal moment’ for operator

06-Apr-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A pub manager has described the surreal moment a baby was delivered in his empty pub last week.

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‘It’s weird seeing staff and regulars almost every day and then just nothing’

03-Apr-2020 By Stuart Stone

Justine Lorriman of the Royal Dyche pub describes the impact of the Covid-19 shutdown on her pub and explains why she and her team can’t wait to reopen.

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Pubs encouraged to lend rooms to desperate NHS workers

03-Apr-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Publicans have said turning their spare rooms into accommodation for NHS workers is an easy way for them to give back to their community and encouraged others to do the same.

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‘Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst’

23-Mar-2020 By Brendan Padfield

Brendan Padfield usually spends his days running the award-winning Unruly Pig pub in Bromeswell, Suffolk. Here, he shares his thoughts about the realities faced by publicans.

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Charities could lose £35m of pub fundraising

23-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Charities and grassroots sports organisations could lose an estimated £35m in funds raised for them by pubs.

CAMRA and SIBA encourage pubs to set up crowdfunding bids

19-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and Crowdfounder have joined forces to promote the innovative ways pubs and breweries can stay afloat.

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18-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

With the news that pubs have been ordered to close by the Government during the Covid-19 pandemic and people must stay at home, many in the on-trade still want to do what they can for their customers and communities. Here, we show you what operators are...

Brewer raises more than £30k for mental health charity

17-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub group and brewer Brakspear has raised a total of more than £30,000 for mental health charity Mind.

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Pubs are ‘open until told to close’

17-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs across the country have said they will remain open unless they are ordered to close as the coronavirus outbreak continues.

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Publicans share worrying stories of slowing trade

16-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have expressed their concerns about the impact of coronavirus on their businesses with The Morning Advertiser (MA).

Pubcos listed among top tourist attraction providers

13-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

VisitEngland has recognised a number of pub operators among 2019’s top tourist attraction providers – joining Liverpool and Manchester United football clubs, Bletchley Park and Durham Castle on its annual list.

Pubs continue loneliness schemes amid coronavirus fears

11-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs are continuing outreach schemes that help the most isolated members of their communities despite the nation’s fears over coronavirus.

Community pub named Britain’s best rural social enterprise

09-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

The community-owned Pheasant at Neenton, in Shropshire, has been named Britain’s best rural social enterprise at the 2019-20 Rural Business Awards.

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£16k raised for charity at Publican Awards

09-Mar-2020 By Chris Lowe

Two charities were celebrating after generous pub bosses donated more than £16,000 at the Publican Awards 2020.

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Pub bosses claim coronavirus will hit sales as confidence crashes

09-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The vast majority of leaders in the out-of-home food and drink sector believe that coronavirus will have a negative impact on sales.

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Publican Awards 2020: the night on social media

06-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub and bar operators came together on Wednesday (4 March) to celebrate their hard work and took to social media to document the evening of fun.

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Were you spotted at the Publican Awards 2020?

05-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

This year's coveted Publican Awards saw bow ties, glittery gowns and comedian Rob Beckett take the stage, presenting pubco leaders with their accolades.

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In pictures: The Publican Awards 2020 winners

05-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

The pub sector raised a glass to its best and brightest across 18 categories at the 2020 Publican Awards in another glitzy industry Oscars. Here's a look at who took home what.

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Fuller’s success! Emeny scoops Business Leader award at Publican Awards 2020

04-Mar-2020 By Ed Bedington

The best pub and bar operators were celebrating success with almost 1,500 people from the sector at The Publican Awards 2020.

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St Patrick’s Day 2020 – ‘offering Guinness with a free hat is outdated’

02-Mar-2020 By Patrick Clover

Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, founder and CEO of digital hospitality marketing start-up Stampede, Patrick Clover, gives his top tips for pub success.

Pubs positively linked to economic value of rural areas

26-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

There is a strong positive relationship between an increase in the number of pubs and an increase in house prices, according to research from Northumbria University, Newcastle.

Coaching Inn Group breaks into top 100 companies list

21-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Coaching Inn Group rolled into The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2020 list while Oakman Inns, The New World Trading Company and Peach Pub Company also placed.

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Storm warning: ‘only come to the pub if it’s safe’

18-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Storm Dennis has caused damage to pubs across the country this week, with flood warnings in place across the country still.

250-year-old family gem wins CAMRA's pub of the year

12-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

A heritage pub that has stood at the heart of a family for 250 years has been named the best in the country in Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Pub of the Year competition for the second time.

Liverpool pub upgraded to Grade I-listing

07-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool was upgraded to a Grade I-listing, the first time a purpose-built, Victorian pub has received such recognition.

Pubs hunt for best Valentine’s Day proposal story

31-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A pubco is on the search for the most romantic proposal tale, but silly ones are welcome too.

Cross-industry event raises £20k for homelessness charity

30-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Former rough sleepers, veterans and ex-prison offenders were joined by top chefs and chief executives in a charity cooking event that raised thousands of pounds.

Plain sailing for eight-month-old gastropub winner

29-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

After just eight months, the Mariners has scooped the “mind-blowing” Newcomer of the Year award at Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.

Gastropub Unruly Pig scores top service award for second time

28-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Suffolk-based gastropub, the Unruly Pig, has bagged Front of House Team of the Year Award at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.

School opens sensory room thanks to pub

28-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A pub has raised £15,000 for a local school to build a sensory room for children with learning difficulties.

Lads’ pub crawl leads to £3.5k boost for children’s charity

22-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A group of young men tackled a 12-stop pub crawl while simultaneously raising £3,561.94 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).

Return of the small pub met with cautious welcome

16-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The number of small pubs has increased for the first time in 15 years, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

‘Post-election optimism’ fuels festive growth

16-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs benefited from a ‘post-election sense of optimism’ with sales across the board up on numbers from last year, according to a sector benchmark.

Hospitality Rocks returns for fourth year of fundraising

06-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Hospitality workers will get the chance to celebrate surviving the Christmas bustle while raising money for two industry charities this week.

Pub hits 25th year in the Good Beer Guide

06-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A pub in Hawkesbury Upton has received an honourable plaque from Dursley & District Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to mark its 25th consecutive year in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide.

December sales dampened

06-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Like-for-like sales across pubs and restaurants were static in December (last month) as wet weather deterred many from venturing out.

Campaigners rewarded for saving ex-GK pub

06-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Campaigners who saved a historic 17th century pub have been named runners-up in the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Pub Saving Award for their efforts to buy back the pub after it was closed and sold by Greene King in 2014.

Half-price meals for NHS staff at Chestnut pubs

03-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A pub and restaurant group is showing its gratitude to all NHS workers for their dedicated work over the festive period by offering 50% off all meals throughout January.

What can we expect from the pub trade in 2020?

02-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

This year has seen a host of mergers and acquisitions plus the intrusion of Brexit and a general election yet trade professionals are hopeful 2020 will bring more certainty.

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Banishing the post-Xmas blues - I’ll apple-y drink to that

02-Jan-2020 By Pete Brown

Although the tradition of Wassail has taken place, usually around an apple tree, Pete Brown explains how the pub is a great replacement for a community-driven ceremony.

Pubgoers spending more on nights out

18-Dec-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Consumers are now spending an average of £69.64 on a night out – a year-on-year rise of 3.9%.

TV faves Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford front Heineken beer campaign

18-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Sparking the festive season, morning TV hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are fronting the fourth year of Heineken’s Brewing Good Cheer campaign to help boost community spirit in UK pubs.

Licensee to serve Christmas dinner to homeless for sixth year in a row

18-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Two publicans are preparing to feed the homeless a hearty dinner this Christmas – a project one of the duo began in 2014.

Are these the UK’s most Christmassy pubs?

13-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

From a pub that boasts 100 Christmas trees to another that has a real-life reindeer in the garden, CAMRA is celebrating its 12 Pubs of Christmas, each offering something special for the festive season.

Charity challenge sees hungry eaters tackle 2lb pig in blanket

12-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Despite national reports of a seasonal shortage of festive favourites pigs in blankets, a Cumbrian gastropub is out to discredit this fear in a culinary charity challenge.

Should Christmas dinner be had at home or the pub?

12-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Family feuds, dietary requirements and the washing up are among the reasons consumers are opting for Christmas dinner at the pub this year, but cost remains a barrier.

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Hare’s to 20 more years

12-Dec-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

After two decades in the biz and five years at their gastropub the Kentish Hare, chef brothers James and Chris Tanner have a desire to hop into another pub site.