Events & Occasions

Christmas

How is Christmas 2016 shaping up for the pub sector?

01-Nov-2016 By Ed Bedington

The festive party season is, without a doubt, the key part of the UK pub industry calendar.

Publican Awards

Publican Awards - how to win Responsible Retailer of the Year

26-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

The Morning Advertiser is once again looking for the best in the industry for the Publican Awards 2017. Alongside all of the traditional categories, we also want to remind you to self-nominate for the Responsible Retailer of the Year award, sponsored...

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - St Austell - Best new site

21-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

The Samuel Jones Ale & Smokehouse, a stunning waterside development in a Victorian warehouse in Exeter, was a new concept for St Austell Brewery so they were naturally excited to see how well it would be received when it opened last year. The answer...

Pubco

Greene King employee named Hospitality Apprentice of the Year

21-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A Greene King pub apprentice has been named ‘Hospitality Apprentice of the Year’ by a Bristol-based training provider. 

The Fellowship Inn

Sir Henry Cooper’s Bellingham training pub undergoes £4m restoration

20-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

The south London pub, where heavyweight boxer Sir Henry Cooper lived and trained ahead of his fight against Muhammad Ali in 1963, is to undergo restoration thanks to a £4m restoration programme from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). 

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - Fuller's - Best Large Employer

19-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Fuller's established itself back in 1845 but the business refuses to rest on its laurels.

Opinion

Amazing operators provide faith in sector for years to come

19-Oct-2016 By Ed Bedington

It took a lot of hard work to get there but the Great British Pub Awards proved a triumph, with an amazing array of winners and finalists celebrating their success.

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - triple-award winner Deltic

18-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

It's rare for an organisation to walk away with a hat-trick of awards, but that's exactly what the Deltic Group did at the Publican Awards' 25th anniversary event.

Best Bar None 2017

Best Bar None Scheme seeks ‘next round of champions’ for 2017

17-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Home Office-supported national award scheme Best Bar None (BBN) is seeking entries for three different categories in its annual competition after its ‘successful’ launch last year.  

Great British Pub Awards 2016

Great British Pub of the Year anticipates boost in trade

14-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The winner of the Great British Pub of the Year is anticipating a 20% boost in trade since taking the crown at the Great British Pub Awards last week. 

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - NWTC - Best Employer and Best Managed

13-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

When New World Trading Company (NWTC) left the 2014 Publican Awards empty handed, chief executive Chris Hill vowed the business would return to triumph in future years.

Help

Pub’s plea for help to find missing RAF serviceman

13-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Suffolk pub has issued a plea for help to find a young RAF serviceman who disappeared after a night out on 24 September in Bury St Edmunds.

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - Cheshire Cat - Best Drinks Offer

12-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

"Winning is a bug," according to Tim Bird. And he should know. Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars, the seven-strong operation he runs with his wife and business partner, Mary McLaughlin, triumphed in the Best Drinks Offer in the 2016 Publican Awards sponsored...

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - Admiral Taverns - Best Large Tenanted

12-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Since Admiral Taverns won Large Tenanted Pub Company of the Year category at the Publican Awards back in March for the second time in three years, it has seen a surge in the number of potential licensees looking to join the business.

Awards

GBPA finalist wins Britain’s Best Beer Garden 2016

10-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

This year’s finalist and last year’s Great British Pub Award winner, Chaplin’s & the Cellar Bar has taken the crown for Britain’s Best Beer Garden.

Hospitality Awards

Brakspear’s ‘top tenants’ rewarded for their ‘excellence’ at Hospitality Awards

10-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

Henley-based pub operator and brewer Brakspear rewarded its ‘top tenants’ at the company’s annual Hospitality Awards last week. 

Great British Pub Awards 2016

Pub Awards: Video interviews with this year's winners

06-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

We spoke to a selection of the winners at the Great British Pub Awards just after their moment of glory.

Comment

Pub Awards: We will always enjoy a special place in the hearts of consumers

06-Oct-2016 By Ed Bedington

Once again, it’s my pleasure to be revealing the winners of this year’s Great British Pub Awards, our annual celebration of excellence throughout the sector.

Great British Pub Awards 2016

Pub Awards: Best of Twitter

06-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Whether you were at the Great British Pub Awards or not, you need to see this social media rundown of the pub industry Oscars, which took place at the Hilton hotel on Park Lane, London, last night (5 October).

GBPA

Winners of Great British Pub Awards 2016 revealed

05-Oct-2016 By Oli Gross

The Bull at Ditchling, East Sussex, has claimed the title of Great British Pub of the Year in the Great British Pub Awards 2016.

Events

Dog-friendly pub competition heats up

05-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Entries to the 'most dog-friendly pub' in the UK have been coming in fast – as the competition has less than a month until applications close.

Halloween and Bonfire Night

Making the most of Halloween and Bonfire Night

29-Sep-2016 By Sara Hussein

It can be hard for operators to maintain their creative flair with new ideas every year for Halloween, and many tend to play it safe with similar themes from previous years. However, there’s more to Halloween than the classic pumpkin carving or costume...

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Partnership Winner - The Hastings, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland

29-Sep-2016 By MA

Peter Evans and Paul Thompson relocated 100 miles to the outskirts of Newcastle to run the Hastings, their first pub.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Partnership finalist - CC Blooms, Edinburgh

29-Sep-2016 By MA

Having enjoyed many years as Edinburgh’s most famous gay nightspot, CC Blooms was, understandably, feeling a little jaded when experienced licensees Mitch Stark and Tim Douglas took on the leasehold of the Punch Taverns site in 2008.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Partnership finalist - The Victoria Tavern, Ruddington, Nottingham

29-Sep-2016 By MA

Despite the challenges of the past decade, the village of Ruddington has achieved local fame in managing to retain all seven of its pubs.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Partnership finalist - The Kings Head, Wye, Kent

29-Sep-2016 By MA

Kent-based family brewer Shepherd Neame was on the point of giving up on the Kings Head when Scott Richardson and Mark Lightford turned up with a comprehensive business plan and a clear idea of how they could turn around a struggling pub.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Managed finalist - The Salisbury Arms, Cambridge

29-Sep-2016 By MA

The introduction of a Pizza, Pots and Pints casual-dining concept has seen this backstreet Cambridge boozer thrive.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Managed finalist - The Airport, Manchester

29-Sep-2016 By MA

If ever a pub had a unique location, it’s the Airport Pub. 

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Managed finalist - Abel Heywood, Manchester

29-Sep-2016 By MA

Trade is booming at Hydes Brewery’s Abel Heywood in Manchester’s lively Northern Quarter.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Inn finalist - The Port Gaverne Hotel, Cornwall

29-Sep-2016 By MA

Set in a stunning setting on the North Cornish coast, the Port Gaverne Hotel is a delightful treat for the weary traveller.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Inn finalist - The Bull & Swan, Stamford, Lincolnshire

28-Sep-2016 By MA

Hillbrooke Hotels' The Bull and Swan, run by general manager Peter Brighouse and house manager John Hughes, is a traditional country inn in rural Lincolnshire placed within the centre of a town that seems set in the middle ages.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Inn Winner - The Cartford Inn, Lancashire

28-Sep-2016 By MA

The Cartford Inn, run by Julie and Patrick Beaume, is situated on the banks of the river Wyre just outside of the Lake District. 

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Inn finalist - The White Horse, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk

28-Sep-2016 By MA

Anglian Country Inns' The White Horse, managed by Christina Boyle, is a modern inn with a great seafood restaurant with a view to match the quality of the food.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Inn finalist - The Wheatsheaf Inn, Kendal, Cumbria

28-Sep-2016 By MA

The Wheatsheaf Inn is a truly unique inn set on the cusp of the Lake District in Brigsteer.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Inn finalist - The Shibden Mill Inn

28-Sep-2016 By MA

The Shibden Mill Inn, owned by Simon Heaton, is a traditional inn based in the bottom of an almost secret valley just outside of Halifax.

Book launch

Ian Wright launches book in north London pub

23-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

Rather than the traditional literary festival or large book store, retired footballer Ian Wright launched his autobiography, A Life In Football in north London pub, the Tollington Arms.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround Pub finalists

22-Sep-2016 By MA

The full list of the Great British Pub Awards 2016, Best Turnaround Pub category.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround Winner - The White Mare, Beckermet, Cumbria

22-Sep-2016 By MA

The White Mare in the north-west of England, is the first site taken on by husband and wife Iain and Dianne Irving (pictured with Jean-Christophe Novelli on the opening day).

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround finalist - The Hunters, Preston, Lancashire

22-Sep-2016 By MA

The Hunters in Preston has been transformed thanks to an investment from Thwaites and the hard work of general manager Carl Palmer and deputy Stuart Sumner.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround finalist - The Hastings, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland

22-Sep-2016 By MA

After considering a variety of business options Peter Evans and Paul Thompson relocated 100 miles to the outskirts of Newcastle to run the Hastings, their first pub.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround Winner - The Grantley Arms, Wonersh, Surrey

22-Sep-2016 By MA

When Chris Frederick popped into his local one day the questions went beyond ‘what are you drinking?’ to ‘would you like to buy the pub?’ – cutting a long story short, he did.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround finalist - The Exmouth Arms, Finsbury, London

22-Sep-2016 By MA

The Exmouth Arms has been transformed by the caring attention of the PubLove group and general manager Phoebe McCluskey.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround finalist - The Bede’s Lea, Southampton, Hampshire

22-Sep-2016 By MA

Licensee Liz Page has turned The Bede’s Lea, in the village of North Baddesley, into a thriving business.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Freehouse finalist - The White Horse Inn, Neatishead, Norfolk

21-Sep-2016 By MA

Ricky Malt is a man who likes to take an individual approach to life, to find left-field solutions to problems, to look for non-mainstream products and, where he can’t find them, to create his own.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Freehouse finalist - The Drawing Board, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

21-Sep-2016 By MA

Sam Cornwall-Jones is a man who likes to have fun and nowhere is that more apparent than in his pub.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Freehouse finalist - Dirty Bottles/Ye Olde Cross, Alnwick, Northumberland

21-Sep-2016 By MA

Mark Jones is Alnwick born and bred and proud of his roots. He cares about his town and what happens in it.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Freehouse finalist - The Carpenters Arms, Felixkirk, North Yorkshire

21-Sep-2016 By MA

The Carpenters Arms, which nestles in stunning countryside on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, is the sort of pub you always hope you will stumble on.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Freehouse Winner - The Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex

21-Sep-2016 By MA

There is a belief you have to be passionate to successfully run a pub. And they don’t come much more passionate than Dominic Worrall, owner of the Bull.

National Pub of the Year

CAMRA names top 16 regional winners in search for Pub of the Year

21-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has named its top 16 pubs in the country as part of its search for the National Pub of the Year.

Training

Stonegate graduates and their MPs hit the House of Commons

20-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

What did you get up to on Wednesday 9 September? Chances are you can’t remember because it was a regular day with very few noteworthy events. For 100 managers of Stonegate pubs, it will be a day that will live long in the memory.