Cornwall

Bearded Brewery Unshaven Maiden complaints upheld

24-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Retailers have been asked to stop placing orders for the Bearded Brewery’s Unshaven Maiden cider after complaints against the products imagery were upheld.

Cornish cidermaker faces backlash over ‘offensive’ branding

23-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Cornwall-based microbrewery, the Bearded Brewery, in St Mawgan, faces having a second product branding banned by the Portman Group.

Britain’s most southerly pub to shut doors

14-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The most southern pub in Britain has been forced to close its doors after factors impacting the sector made it “impossible” to maintain the establishment.

Gastropub chef-patron to mentor on Ramsay show

06-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth is “excited” to join celeb chef Gordon Ramsay as a mentor on reality TV show Next Level Chef.

Cornish Inns takes on 5th site with St Austell

27-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Multi-site operator Cornish Inns has announced it will be taking on its fifth site in conjunction with St Austell Brewery.

gbpa 2022

Meet the finalists for Punch Pub of the Year

29-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

St Austell Brewery scores big win at World Beer Awards

19-Aug-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

St Austell Brewery has put Cornwall on the world stage after four of its beers took home medals at this year’s World Beer Awards, including a gold for Big Job double IPA.

St Austell strengthens leadership team

12-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Cornwall-based pub operator St Austell Brewery has announced a new leadership team alongside its 175th acquisition.

St Austell announces new career scheme

26-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Southwest based brewery and pub company St Austell Brewery has announced the launch of Pub Flex, a new flexible and inclusive career scheme, acknowledging the way people work has changed post-pandemic in a bid to attract more staff.

Vogue magazine retracts request for Cornish pub name change

16-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Condé Nast, the parent company of fashion magazine Vogue, has withdrawn its request for a Cornish pub to change its name following a cease-and-desist letter sent earlier this year.

St Austell Brewery launches six-figure recruitment campaign

15-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Independent brewery and pub company, St Austell Brewery, has launched a six-figure campaign to attract new talent to the hospitality industry and highlight the adventures in store for employees who choose to work in the South-West.

£12 burger and beer deal at St Austell pubs to celebrate Six Nations

07-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A limited-time £12 burger and beer deal will be up for grabs at St Austell Brewery pubs across the west country throughout the course of the Six Nations tournament.

Sharp's head brewer named Young Brewer of the Year

21-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Sharp’s Brewery head brewer Aaron McClure has been named Young Brewer of the Year at the Brewers Choice Awards.

Award winning craft brewery officially opens Cornish pub

06-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Cornish craft brewery, Harbour Brewery, officially reopened the St Tudy Inn on Saturday 4 December in preparation to welcome customers for Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations.

OAPA vows to create 700 jobs in hospitality sector

30-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Only a Pavement Away (OAPA ) charity has pledged to create more than 700 jobs in the hospitality sector by 2024 and as part of this, has teamed up with St Austell Brewery.

Self-isolation rules end for double jabbed

16-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Double-jabbed adults will no longer have to self-isolate if ‘pinged’ from today (Monday 16 August) for those in England and Northern Ireland.

Staycation boom set to stay

16-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The demand for UK staycations is set to continue into the Autumn, Cornwall-based brewery St Austell has revealed.

St Austell reduces opening and serving hours due to staff shortage

07-Jun-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

South west-based operator and brewer St Austell has temporarily decreased its food service hours and opening hours in some of its managed sites, in a bid to tackle the current recruitment crisis.

St Austell reopens managed pubs

30-Apr-2021 By MCA Insight

St Austell Brewery reopened 18 of its managed houses for outdoor service on 29 April, having made significant investments in its al fresco spaces.

'We couldn't have taken any more money'

19-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Operators recounted a positive first week of outdoor trading amid high demand but said they faced challenging circumstances.

Social distancing risks 'permanently destroying’ cosy pubs

09-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

With one of the highest numbers of furloughed workers in accommodation and food sectors in the country, Cornwall is eagerly anticipating the reopening of hospitality.

Pubs with rooms anticipate holiday boom

29-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs with rooms are hoping to benefit from a domestic tourism trend this summer, although some operators say they are worried about a drop in trade.

'Unviable' and 'catch 22': operators share thoughts on post-lockdown tiers

19-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Wet-led licensees said they are bracing themselves for months of extended closure as they fear it will not be viable to reopen under another tiered system of restrictions even if permitted.

What happened in the first episode of Tom Kerridge's Saving Britain's Pubs?

12-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The plight pubs face is no secret in the trade and this has been the subject of Tom Kerridge's latest programme - Saving Britain's Pubs.

St Austell Brewery ‘to cut 100 jobs’

26-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

South west-based operator and brewer St Austell Brewery is set to cut up to 10% of its 1,000 workforce.

The Great British Pub Awards - Pub Heroes

The Bowgie Inn wins Staff Welfare at the Great British Pub Awards

24-Sep-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

It wasn’t just communities affected by the lockdown, pubs also had to think of the welfare of their staff.

Analysis

‘Difficult customers a minority’

04-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Since reopening, many pub operators have taken to social media to lament experiences of customers being rude to pub staff or leaving unreasonable reviews online.

Paul Ainsworth and Candice Brown wade in on no-shows debate

21-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Celebrity pub operators Paul Ainsworth and Candice Brown have outlined the impact no-shows have on hospitality on breakfast television.

St Austell appoints Georgina Young as brewing director

16-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Georgina Young will oversee brewing and operations at both St Austell Brewery and Bath Ales as the Cornish brewer and pub operator’s new brewing director.

'Worldwide' reaction to operator's electric fence

15-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A licensee has described the reaction to his decision to place an electric fence around his bar to encourage social distancing as “mad”.

Little interview

Pub atmosphere has been ‘much more civilised’ since lockdown

13-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

The owner of an award-winning clifftop Cornish pub in Crantock near Newquay claims Government guidelines for hospitality operators have created a ‘much more civilised atmosphere’ at her pub post-lockdown.

Pandora Inn named Cornwall’s best pub for third year in a row

12-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

The Pandora Inn in Restronguet near Falmouth, Cornwall, has taken home the top prize in the Cornwall Tourism Awards’ Pub of the Year category for the third year on the spin.

Man barred from pub after dining with ‘pungent’ ferrets

04-Jan-2019 By Robert Mann

A man claims he has been the victim of ‘discrimination’ after complaints poured in about him dining at his favourite pub with three pet ferrets.

Autographed Nigel Farage photo stolen from pub

03-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A pub has pleaded for the return of a signed picture of former United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage after it was stolen this week.

Sharp’s Brewery launches hop gin to on-trade

05-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Cornish brewery Sharp’s has announced the release of a hop-infused gin to the on-trade, following a successful limited release last year.

Four-star pub called ‘very dirty’ and slapped with £7k bill

30-Aug-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The owners of a Cornwall pub have been fined £7,655 after falling foul of hygiene offences, despite having a four-star rating.

St Austell works with local archaeologists on pub restoration

25-Jul-2017 By Fred A'Court

A West Country brewery has been working with county archaeologists during a multi-million pound restoration of a 400-year-old pub and former hotel.  

Crowdfunding page set up to save Cornish pub

19-Jul-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A local has set up a crowdfunding page on behalf of licencees to raise enough money to buy their pub to save it from being closed and prevent their family “from being turned out”.

Highways England will not compensate pub ‘closed by roadworks’

21-Apr-2017 By Liam Coleman

Highways England said it is under no obligation to compensate a pub in Cornwall "forced to close" by roadworks disruption.

Beer

‘A very Cornish brew’: England Rugby star to launch charity ale

16-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

England Rugby union star Jack Nowell is set to launch a charity ale next year to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institutions (RNLI). 

St Austell Brewery

St Austell purchases ‘historic’ hotel to expand portfolio

07-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

St Austell Brewery added the Pier House Hotel to its managed house estate yesterday (Tuesday 6 December) after purchasing the family-owned business. 

Charity

Sharp's takes on St Austell in 'battle of the breweries' football match

03-Nov-2016 By James Evison

The coveted Staughton Shield was up for grabs in the 'battle of the breweries' football match last weekend.

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - St Austell - Best new site

21-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

The Samuel Jones Ale & Smokehouse, a stunning waterside development in a Victorian warehouse in Exeter, was a new concept for St Austell Brewery so they were naturally excited to see how well it would be received when it opened last year. The answer...

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Inn finalist - The Port Gaverne Hotel, Cornwall

29-Sep-2016 By MA

Set in a stunning setting on the North Cornish coast, the Port Gaverne Hotel is a delightful treat for the weary traveller.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Food finalist - The Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon

21-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

John Hooker’s Devon gastropub, the Cornish Arms, has only been open three years. 

My Pub

My Pub: The Rashleigh Arms, Charlestown, Cornwall

24-Aug-2016 By Sara Hussein

After winning Licensee of the Year at the 2016 British Institute of Innkeeping Awards, Rob and Lucy Brewer discuss the secret to their success and how far they’ve come since they first entered the site 10 years ago

Property

Regional focus on... the south and the south-west

11-Jul-2016 By Liam Coleman

In the first part of a new series looking at the pub market in the regions around the country, we turn our eye to Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Awards

BII Licensee of the Year announced

07-Jun-2016 By James Evison

Rob and Lucy Brewer of the Rashleigh Arms - a St Austell managed house and former Publican Awards winning pub - have won this year's BII Licensee of the Year award at the institute's annual summer event in London.

NEW OPENING

TV presenter takes chef role at new Cornwall pub

27-May-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

TV presenter and 'food entrepreneur' James Strawbridge has taken on the role of executive chef at a new pub.

St Austell to reward staff with pay bands after training drives record satisfaction

22-Apr-2016 By Oli Gross

St Austell had a storming year, with profits and customer satisfaction from its pubs hitting new heights. Learning and development manager Richard Parkes claims it is the company’s focus on training that has driven its recent achievements. Oli Gross reports