by Darren | Thursday, February 20, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said that the government’s announcement of a new points-based immigration system will provide a huge challenge for pubs. Chef executive, Emma McClarkin, said: “Many pubs rely on workers from overseas, so it...
by Darren | Thursday, February 20, 2020 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
Matthew King, Hogs Back’s hop garden manager, assembling the Cascade hop growing kits to send to pubs Pub gardens across the South East will be blooming with aromatic hops thanks to a giveaway of English Cascade plants from Hogs Back Brewery this spring, to mark...
by Darren | Wednesday, February 19, 2020 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
The club celebrating its last CAMRA win in 2017 Cheltenham Motor Club has been named the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Club of the Year for the third time. The friendly and welcoming club, established in 1906, has six real ales and three real ciders on tap. It...
by Darren | Thursday, February 13, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Royal Castle Hotel, Dartmouth St Austell Brewery has acquired two hotels in Devon, as part of its ongoing strategy to expand and develop its pubs, inns, and hotels business. Dartmouth’s Royal Castle Hotel and The Royal Seven Stars, in Totnes, will be managed as...
by Darren | Thursday, February 13, 2020 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
St Austell Brewery has joined forces with quiz expert and TV personality Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett for its latest on-trade campaign for flagship IPA Proper Job. Publicans who stock Proper Job will be in with a chance of winning one of 50 Proper Pub Quiz packs and a...
by Darren | Thursday, February 13, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
The Bell Inn, in Aldworth, Berkshire, has been named national pub of the year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). It was praised by judges for its strong community focus, relaxed ambience, and, of course, great beer. The only pub in Berkshire with a grade II listed...
by Darren | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
Greene King is searching for the ultimate armchair rugby coach, and has enlisted the help of a few England and Scotland international players. England team-mates Elliot Daly and George Kruis, and Scotland’s Sean Maitland (pictured), are inviting one ultimate fan to...
by Darren | Tuesday, February 11, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
Camden Town Brewery has launched The Hibernation Arms — a hideaway for hedgehogs — in partnership with the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS). The change in their environment has seen animals such as hedgehogs arrive much later in the year, meaning they’re...
by Darren | Thursday, February 6, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has urged the Scottish government to deliver a deposit return scheme (DRS) that works for the environment, the brewing industry, and the country’s pubs, ahead of the finalised regulations being released. The scheme as...
by Darren | Thursday, February 6, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
More than 150 people turned up at the Minnis Bay Bar and Brasserie on Sunday morning to help launch and new series of Shepherd Neame pub walks. Five guides have been written, detailing walks between four and six miles in length which take in a wide variety of terrains...
by Darren | Thursday, February 6, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
St Austell Brewery’s Estate Awards, staged at Newquay’s Great Western Hotel, celebrated excellence across the company’s managed and tenanted estates, comprising 180 pubs, inns, and hotels across the West Country. Seventeen awards were presented in categories...
by Darren | Tuesday, February 4, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The One Elm, in Stratford Peach Pubs has announced the sale of the freeholds of four of its estate in a deal that secures further investment in its 19-strong portfolio and paves the way for the next stage of its growth. Freeholds of The Rose and Crown in Warwick, The...
