The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) has announced the second winner of its Heart of Hospitality award. Tyler Spink, of the Eagle Tavern, Witney, is this month’s champion. The...
Pubs and Bars News Articles
There’s a new outlook for this year’s Norwich Beer Festival
Norwich Beer Festival returns next month and this time its stepping out of The Halls and hitting the streets, with events in local pubs and other venues. With the...
New month sees a massive drop in on-trade sales
Average drinks sales in Britain’s managed venues dropped by 12% year-on-year in the week to last Saturday (7th September), CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker shows....
Birthday party at Birmingham’s oldest pub
The Old Crown, famous as Birmingham's oldest pub, is celebrating its Birthday Weekender this Saturday and Sunday with a huge free party. The pub is 656 years old and guests...
Conservation honour for Royal Crown, Rochester
Shepherd Neame has received a conservation award from the City of Rochester Society for its £1.2m transformation of The Royal Crown pub, Rochester. Robert Flood, chairman of...
Admiral acquires 18 wet-led pubs from Marston’s
The board of Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 18 freehold wet-led pubs from Marston’s. The venues span the UK, in counties including...
Big Drop beer added to Upham Inns’ offering
Upham Inns is the latest hospitality group to embrace alcohol-free beer by putting Big Drop’s 0.5% ABV Paradiso Citra IPA on draught across its estate. Upham is a collection...
Pub made famous by Dickens re-opens, reverting to its original name
Urban Pubs & Bars is today re-opening The Peacock, on Islington High Street, London, made famous by Charles Dickens in Nicholas Nickleby. A pub called The Peacock Inn...
Beer and cider sales benefit from warmer weather
On-trade drinks sales have edged back into year-on-year growth for just the second time in six weeks, CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker shows. The exclusive sales...