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Awards

Entries now open for the Publican Awards 2016

01-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The hunt for the industry’s brightest and best pub companies is under way, as applications for the 2016 Publican Awards are now open.

Community Pubs

Pubs minister checks out a book with his pint

28-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Pubs minister Marcus Jones popped into the Star Inn at Vogue near Redruth to look at the pub’s library on a recent trip to Cornwall.

Charity

Team Margot launches international stem cell and bone marrow awareness day

28-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Team Margot Foundation, a charity started in the memory of Margot Martini, has launched an international stem cell and bone marrow awareness day.

It's cask-ing for trouble not training bar staff

23-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

As Cask Ale Week begins, Mike Berry asks the important question: Do your staff know about cask?

Rugby World Cup

Rugby legends get behind the bar

22-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Rugby legends including Phil Vickery, Lee Mears, Andy Gomarsall and Tim Stimpson have got behind the bar at Young’s pubs to help celebrate the Rugby World Cup.

Charity

Hundreds of pubs show support for Prostate Cancer UK campaign

17-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

More than 750 pubs across England are supporting Prostate Cancer UK’s Men United Arms campaign during the Rugby World Cup.

Top tips for serving Rugby World Cup food

16-Sep-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Food-serving pubs will make a bigger play of Rugby World Cup-themed dishes this year, after Deloittes reported the event would bring £2.1bn to the British economy, the majority of which would be spent in the hospitality sector.

Christmas

Pub should embrace restaurant status to steal back Christmas party bookings

16-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Pubs need to embrace marketing themselves as restaurants to steal Christmas party bookings back from the traditional restaurant sector, according to Steven Pike, managing director of HospitalityGEM.

CAMRA pub crawl of closed pubs highlights London loss

16-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Dedicated pub supporters undertook an alternative pub crawl of closed pubs last week to highlight the raft of closures in London

Sport

Rugby World Cup: New BBPA guidance for pubs

15-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Just days before the big World Cup kick-off, the BBPA has produced a new guidance booklet for pubs to help ensure that the matches are a success for licensees and rugby fans alike.

Oakman Inns & Restaurants launches Christmas portfolio

14-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Oakman Inns & Restaurants has launched its Christmas party portfolio, featuring menus devised by ex-British Larder chef owner Ross Pike.

Royal visit for community pub saved from bankruptcy

14-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A Hudswell pub that battled back from bankruptcy has had the royal seal of approval following a visit from HRH the Prince of Wales.

Video: The Great British Pub Awards

11-Sep-2015 By PMA

Interviews with some of our award-winning licensees at the Great British Pub Awards 2015.

The best of #PubAwards social media action

11-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Guest at the PMA's Great British Pub Awards took to Twitter on the night to congratulate winners and share their experiences of the event. We take a look at the best of the #PubAwards.

Great British Pub Awards 2015: Winners crowned

10-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

The Shibden Mill Inn in Halifax, West Yorkshire has been crowned the Sky Great British Pub of the Year 2015.

Pub Awards: Best Turnaround Pub – The Study Room, Lancaster

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

The Study Room’s owner Mick Horan has had years of experience in hospitality, most recently in the Living Room group. Together with his wife Laura they launched The Study Room in April 2014 to great success.

Pub Awards: Best Community Pub – Chapins & The Cellar Bar, Boscombe

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

A community pub can mean many things to many people, but when it comes to a pub like Chaplin’s, there’s no doubting that not only is it at the heart of its community, the community is at the heart of everything they do as well.

Pub Awards: Best Partnership Pub – The Victoria Inn, Salcombe

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Being located in one of the UK’s leading holiday hotspots is both a blessing and a curse, and it is brilliant to see the Victoria Inn embracing the challenge that represents by working with the St Austell Brewery to build a business that remains viable...

Pub Awards: Best Wine Pub – Chequers, Bilton-in-Ainsty

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Moving from one side of the bar to the other may not work in all cases, but for Antony Pratt, taking over the reins of the Chequers proved to be a massive success and has since gone onto form a multi-pub empire.

Pub Awards: Best Spirits Pub – The Smugglers Cove, Liverpool

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

With its low, vaulted ceilings and dark and intimate interior, you know you’re about to experience something special when you step out of the bustling tourist crowds of the Albert Dock and into Smugglers Cove.

Pub Awards: Best Sports Pub – The Murderers, Norwich

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

For a mature and well established operation, the fact this pub continues to grow year on year is excellent, and it’s excellent use of digital technology, both through it own website and on social media, means it remains at the forefront of sports fans...

Pub Awards: Best Entertainment Pub - The Lord Clifden, Birmingham

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Following a refurb a few years back the Lord Clifden, in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, has gone on to smash its targeted expectations and continues to bound ahead of competitors. 

Pub Awards: Best Food Pub – The Staith House, North Shields

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

The brainchild of former Masterchef the Professional’s finalist John Calton, The Staith House in North Shields’ Fish Quay is also the fulfilment of a long term dream.

Pub Awards: Best Family Pub – The Jolly Sailors, Norfolk

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

As the name would suggest, the Jolly Sailors is a sure fire hit when it comes to playing host to families.

Pub Awards: Best Beer Pub – Purecraft Bar, Birmingham

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

A modern beer-focused pub with warmth and less edge was how the judges described the Purecraft Bar in Birmingham City Centre.

Best Cider Pub – The Crown Inn, Woolhope

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

The Crown Inn is one of those pubs that gives you a warm feeling the moment you arrive.

Pub Awards: Best Bar Team – The Old Mill, Baginton

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

The bar team are the well-tuned engine that drives this phenomenally successful pub to success.

Pub Awards: Best Newcomer – The Old Volunteer, Nottingham

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Licensees, Maggie and Andrew Dunkin, are new to the pub sector and after running a brewery for five years have successfully launched a brewery tap in their hometown.

Pub Awards: Best Managed Pub – The Wheatsheaf, Borough

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Standing proudly on the side of one of London’s busiest food markets, Borough, this Young’s run pub does not lack for competition.

Pub Awards: Best Freehouse – the Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

Coming up against a tough field of contenders in the Freehouse category, Shibden Mill Inn has to be something special to take the crown, and special it is.

Pub Awards

Tonight's the night: The Great British Pub Awards guide

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN to our special 80’s themed Great British Pub Awards.

Pub of the Year

CAMRA: Top 16 in pubs in Britain

09-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

The Campaign for Real Ale has released its top 16 pubs and regional finalists for its best pub in Britain award.

Mitchells & Butlers

On-trade breakfast sales soar

09-Sep-2015 By M&C Allegra

New figures from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) show sales of breakfasts eaten out in the UK have grown significantly in the last 12 months alone.

Woman drinks at more than 600 Red Lion pubs

07-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A Lancashire woman has completed her quest to drink in every pub named the Red Lion in the UK.

Charity

Pubs do their bit to tackle European migration crisis

07-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Pubs across the UK are doing their bit to help tackle the European migrant crisis by collecting aid and donations.

Enterprise publican raises a glass after racking up 35 years at his pub

01-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

An Enterprise publican is celebrating with regulars after notching up 35 years at his Surrey pub.

Sports bra scandal

Women wearing sports bras and leggings to get free drink at Oakman Inns

28-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Pub group Oakman Inns has taken on coffee chain Costa Coffee by offering any woman who visits its pubs wearing just leggings and a sports bra a free coffee.

Consumer trends

London diners want more healthy options when eating out, claims new survey

26-Aug-2015 By M&C Allegra Foodservice

Customers in London are twice as likely to be motivated to eat out by the desire for a light or healthy meal than those in the rest of the UK.

Rugby World Cup

Controversial plans to close pubs early during Rugby World Cup scrapped

26-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Pubs in Twickenham are celebrating after the council, police and tournament organisers agreed to a more flexible licensing approach during this year’s Rugby World Cup.

London Art House hosts Boutique Bar Show

25-Aug-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

The London Art House in Islington will host the Boutique Bar Show 2015 in late September.

Twickenham

Exclusive: Fuller's defies early Rugby World Cup pub closure

18-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

Fuller’s is set to defy police and council requests to close pubs to fans at 10pm during the Rugby World Cup next month.

Charity

Prostate Cancer UK hails pub trade support - and the PMA

17-Aug-2015 By Mike Berry

The PMA has been praised for its role in getting the trade to support Prostate Cancer UK’s new campaign which sees pubs converted into ‘Men United Arms’.

Rugby World Cup

Closing pubs early for Rugby World Cup matches described as 'Orwellian'

17-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

Rugby fans may not be allowed into pubs near Twickenham Stadium after 10pm during next month’s World Cup.

Charity

Transforming my pub into the Men United Arms

14-Aug-2015 By Doug Scougall

One pub manager recalls the experience of transforming his pub as part of the Men United campaign from Prostate Cancer UK.

Charity

Charity pub wheelie bin race proves a hit

14-Aug-2015 By Mike Berry

The annual Wheelie Bin Race at the Three Horseshoes pub in Hernhill, near Faversham, has this year raised £3,128 for charity.

Champion Beer of Britain

Champion brewer Tiny Rebel plans new pub and brewery

13-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

Two self-confessed “beer geeks” who met at university as engineers and started brewing together for fun are expanding their brewery and opening a second pub after winning the Champion Beer of Britain.

Great British Beer Festival

Tiny Rebel's Cwtch crowned Champion Beer of Britain

12-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

The Champion Beer of Britain was announced as Tiny Rebel’s Cwtch at the Great British Beer Festival yesterday.

Great British Beer Festival

ACV pubs to receive 'Badge of Honour' from pubs minister at GBBF

10-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

Responding to statistics revealing suburban pubs are bearing the brunt of pub closures, the community pubs minister is launching a campaign to protect England's most treasured pubs from demolition or conversion by presenting a "badge of honour".

Tom Kerridge to run "Tom's Table" pop-up at Harrods

10-Aug-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Tom Kerridge is set to run a week-long pop up residency, called Tom’s Table, at the food hall of Harrods on Brompton Road, London.

Menu Focus

Focus on game menus: shoot to grill...

07-Aug-2015 By Fred A'Court

The days when grouse, pheasant, partridge and venison were reserved for fine-dining establishments are well and truly over. In addition to being an enticing prospect for pub diners these days, game bought at the right time of the season can be great for...