TV Sport
New Sky Sports 1 show to hit the pub
Carling and Sky Sports have teamed up to launch a new show that brings Friday Night Football to the pub.
Archives for September 15, 2016
Food news
“Moaning” Hungry Horse customers will no longer be served food
Two regulars will no longer be served food by their local Hungry Horse site after repeatedly complaining about the quality and portion size of the food.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Spirits Winner - Spoken, Exmouth
A sleepy Devon town isn’t the first place you would expect to find a funky, trendy cocktail bar, but that didn’t stop Spoken owner George...
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Spirits finalist - Pleased To Meet You, Newcastle
Pleased To Meet You has been a key player in Newcastle city’s transformation into a leading hospitality player.
Drinkaware
Drinkaware teams up with UNILAD to tackle 'booze-fuelled sexual harassment'
Alcohol education charity Drinkaware and online millennial site UNILAD have joined forces in a bid to tackle alcohol-related sexual harassment during Freshers' Week.
Demolitions
NewRiver and Co-op slammed for 'disgraceful' pub demolitions
The decision to demolish two Dudley pubs has been labelled a ‘disgrace’ after a planning inspector overruled the local council’s rejection of a proposal to replace the venues with shops.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Newcomer finalist - The Better Half, Hove, East Sussex
A City trader for 25 years, Hove resident Simon Stern decided he’d like to give something back to the local area – in the shape of a great pub.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Spirits finalist - Water Lane Bar & Restaurant, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Creativity is a key part of the Water Lane Bar & Restaurant’s offering, with bar staff regularly making their own cocktails to ‘wow’ customers.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Newcomer finalist - The Turks Head, Woodbridge, Suffolk
When the Turks Head closed more than three years ago, local residents Jemima and Dominic Withey were worried they had nowhere to take the dog – so they bought the pub!
STREET FOOD
Clapham pub to host Iraqi street food specialists
London pub the King & Co has announced it will host street food traders specialising in Iraqi cuisine.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Newcomer finalist - The Grantley Arms, Wonersh, Surrey
When Chris Frederick popped into his local one day the questions went beyond ‘what are you drinking?’. He was asked if he would like to buy the pub and, to cut a long story short, he did.
MA Sport
The weekend sport: Super Sunday showcases Singapore, Sunderland and Serie A
An epic Sunday of sport, featuring football, tennis and Formula 1, is the centrepiece of this weekend's TV action.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Spirits finalist - The Queen Charlotte, Windsor, Berkshire
Gin and tonics are a firm British favourite at the moment, which is why owner of the Queen Charlotte, John Perry, has ensured his pub specialises in the drink.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Newcomer finalist - The White Mare, Beckermet, Cumbria
The White Mare in Beckermet, Cumbria, is the first site taken on by husband-and-wife Iain and Dianne Irving (pictured above with celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli at the pub’s opening).
Event
10 reasons to attend the Future Trends: Spirits event
Operators will descend on London’s Royal Institution next month for the must-attend Future Trends: Spirits event where top trends, innovations and new products will be exclusively revealed. Here are the top 10 reasons why you must not miss it.