The MA's best Pubs are announced
The Cow in Parkstone, Dorset has been named as Morning Advertiser Pub of the Year 2007 at a glittering awards ceremony in central London last night.
The pub - which is licensee David Sax' first venture into the licensed trade - beat off stiff competition from across England and Wales to win the coveted title.
Sax received his award from comedian Rob Brydon and Morning Advertiser editor Andrew Pring.
The awards judges said: "The Cow is a truly remarkable pub that attracts three different sets of customers.
The fact that David was new to the trade before buying the pub four years ago makes the success of the Cow even more laudable
MA Awards judges.
"David Sax had the courage to buy a real down-at-heel, under-performing community pub and then transform it into one that offers a stylish and comfortable lounge for drinkers, a trendy bistro bar for diners, and an lavish upstairs function room for private fine-dining parties.
"The fact that David was new to the trade before buying the pub four years ago makes the success of the Cow even more laudable."
List of winners
Tenanted and Leased Pub of the Year
Stansfield Arms, Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire
Managed Pub of the Year
Blackfriar, Blackfriars, London EC4
Community Pub of the Year
Church House Inn, Bollington, Chesire
Food Pub of the Year
Axe and Compasses, Arkesden, Essex
Wine Pub of the Year
The Crown, Southwold, Suffolk
Village Pub of the Year
Ley Arms, Kenn, Devon
Cask Beer Pub of the Year
Goat and Tricycle, Bournemouth, Dorset
Family Pub of the Year
Kings Head, Letheringsett, Norfolk
Premium Bar of the Year
Five Degrees West, Falmouth, Cornwall
Sports Pub of the Year
Old Garage, Southfields, London, SW18
Dance & Disco Pub of the Year
Bourbon, Leeds
Beer Garden of the Year
The Princess, Rawdon, West Yorkshire
Newcomer of the Year
Melissa Price, Tilted Wig, Warwick
Bar Team of the Year
The Magpie, Bishopsgate, London, EC2
Freehouse of the Year
Stansfield Arms, Apperley Bridge
Innovation of the Year
A Grelha at the Gun, Coldharbour, London, E14
Website of the Year
Fox and Hounds, Carthorpe, North Yorkshire
Fundraising Pub of the Year
Brookhouse, Hayes, Middlesex
Gastropub of the Year
Cook & Barker Inn, Newton-on-the-moor, Northumberland
Pubwatch of the Year
Bournemouth Town Watch
Regional Winners
London: The Magpie, Bishopsgate
East Anglia: Cutter Inn, Ely
West Country: The Cow, Parkstone, Dorset
North West: Church House Inn, Bollington, Chesire
South East: The Swan at the Vineyard, Lamberhurst, Kent
Wales: Castle Inn, Caldicot, Monmouthshire
East and West Midlands: Red Hart, Kingston, Worcestershire
Yorkshire and North East: Stansfield Arms, Apperley Bridge, West Yorks.
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