Food firm Hunts out Dorset's historic Anvil
The Anvil Hotel & Restaurant in the Dorset village of Pimperne has been sold to Hunts Frozen Foods of Sherborne. It is the second historic Dorset...
Archives for December 19, 2002
Old Monk's Martin in comeback
by Mike Bennett Old Monk founder Gerry Martin is back in business with the surprise acquisition of three pubs from the administrator charged with...
Bottle of Hastings
Mark Hastings, communications boss at the British Beer & Pub Association, spends much of his time sticking up for the hospitality trade. So it...
Customs & Excise gets Neame rap
by Ailsa Colquhoun Customs & Excise officials have been described as "unfair and inefficient" by an industry leader after a week in which it...
After an 18-month delay, the doorsfinally opened last month
It's the kind of pub where Prince Charles would feel at home. After all, he was recently named Beer Drinker of the Year by a select committee of MPs...
A 14th century thatched freehouse in Devon has been sold.
The Linny, in the village of Coffinswell, was probably built circa 1368 as two farm cottages. In 1954 the cottages were converted into a "members...