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Where have all the pubs gone?

It seems hardly a day goes by without the media commenting on the rate of pub closures or the rising price of a pint.

'Disbelief': A Portsmouth community is rallying to save its community hub (Credit: Getty/ The Good Brigade)

Town campaigns to save much-loved pub

Drayton residents are rallying to save a much-loved Greene King pub, after complaints the pub company had not given a clear reason for its closure.

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GOING GREEN: WHY EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IS CRITICAL FOR TODAY'S PUBS

In Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, lies a gem of a pub that delivers an exceptional experience: The Unicorn Inn. Run by devoted licensee Tracey Bowen, her journey at The Unicorn Inn started as a customer before becoming a licensee – “It’s been a long-term love...

Number crunching: drinks sales were down compared to the same period in 2022 (image: Getty/ValentynVolkov)

Xmas drinks sales ‘on a knife edge’

Drinks sales for the last week of November/first weekend of December were down again compared to last year, new figures have found.

Rekom to shut city's largest nightclub

Pryzm Plymouth will close for good after a final New Year’s Eve party as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes student budgets.

Bar options: the Oxton pub has a myriad of options for drinkers

What’s on the Bar with Ye Olde Bridge Inn, Oxton

The Morning Advertiser discussed what Ye Olde Bridge in has on the pub with operator Hannah Lloyd.

Reminder of licensing law round children in pubs

During a recent episode of the Lock In podcast, Poppleston Allen's Suraj Desor outlined the legalities around children in pubs. Here he goes into more detail about the topic.

On-trend: SIBA has cited stouts and low ABV beers are ones to watch in 2024

Stouts and low ABV beers setting trends

Stouts and low ABV beers are leading the charge when it comes to trends in beer for the on-trade, according to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).

Energy crisis: Ofgem makes 'much needed' proposals for businesses (Credit: Getty/vm)

Ofgem proposals ‘needed for fairness’ says UKH

UKHospitality (UKH) has backed Ofgem’s proposals to expand existing rules of standards of conduct to al businesses.

Football focus: 'Pubs and clubs with Sky will now be able to show 80% of live Premier League broadcast matches in their venues from the start of the 2025/26 season,' says Sky Business hospitality managing director Damian Saunders (image: Getty/Delmaine Donson)

Sky Sports to show record number of Premier League fixtures

Sky is set to show up to 100 more Premier League matches per season as part of a new four-year deal.

Hertfordshire: Villagers try saving the Plough King's Walden

Villagers rally to save their last pub

Villagers have come together to save the last pub in King’s Walden which has been labelled the “heart of the community”.

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The Morning Advertiser's Lock In podcast episode 68

We kid you not....

List reveal: the top gastropubs in the UK will be announced in January

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2024 unveiled

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Where have all the pubs gone?

Brits set to spend £7.4bn on Christmas partying

St Austell brewing boss’s double win

35.9m pints poured in first week of festive runup

CMBC plans to shut Ringwood Brewery after operation fails to sell

Drinks sales down but hopes up for strong Christmas

St Austell beer festival raises £20k for charity

Charlotte Vincent: ‘Rural pubs are having to reinvent the wheel’

Chef Dominic Chapman to open Henley restaurant

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2024 unveiled

Dominic Chapman leaves the Beehive

Foodservice price inflation drops 20%

My Pub: the Red Lion, Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Night czar: overseas salary plans ‘risk huge damage to sector’

'Is a pub ever truly viable?'

New immigration plans 'will worsen staff shortages'

Reminder to check your licence for Christmas trading

Xmas rail strikes cast 'dark shadow' despite RMT deal

POLL: How much of an impact will the NLW rise have on your business?

'We need a fair deal, potential to make profit and ability to get on with it'

Kidd joins Windmill to roll out Mc & Sons

BBPA appoints Nick Mackenzie as chairman

The Big Interview: James Lyon-Shaw of Brucan Pubs

Marston’s revenue rises 9%

Inn Collection Group pubs rise to the challenge as snow hits

‘It’s hard to forecast anything at the moment’

Pub turns into Whoville for Christmas

We kid you not....

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Guild of Beer Writers 2023 winners revealed

10 most popular UK pub names revealed

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