Admiral pub will be home to mural of The Smiths bass player
Funding plans to paint a mural on the side of an Admiral Taverns pub as a tribute to late bass guitarist Any Rourke of The Smiths have skyrocketed since the project’s launch.
Admiral Taverns
Admiral operator marks 50th anniversary
An Admiral Taverns licensee has celebrated "incredible achievement" of 50 years of service at the same pub.
Admiral snaps up more than 50 sites in five months
Admiral Taverns has procured more than 50 sites in the past five months as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
Admiral acquires 18 pubs from Marston’s
Chester-based pub company Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to acquire 18 freehold, wet-led pubs from Marston’s.
Admiral sees 122% sales boost during England's first Euros game
Admiral Taverns has reported a 122% uplift in draught sales thanks the Euros 2024 tournament.
BIG INTERVIEW
The Big Interview: 'I'm never happy, never satisfied' says Admiral boss
Modest is the word that springs to mind when speaking with Chris Jowsey.
Admiral procures 37 tenanted pubs from Fuller's for £18.3m
Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to purchase 37 pubs from Fuller, Smith & Turner’s Tenanted Inns Division for £18.3m
MY PUB
My Pub: Blue Ball Inn, Worrall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
As a vital pub in a village less than five miles from the centre of Sheffield, the Blue Ball Inn has plenty going on.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
Admiral pumps £286k into Proper Pubs site
This week’s property round-up features investments from Admiral Taverns, Fuller’s, and Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
PCA: ‘Big six’ must be proactive over code breaches
Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has praised pub companies for taking the principles of the pubs code to heart but also warned them they must be proactive when the code is breached.
Admiral unveils new mid-market pub concept
Admiral Taverns has announced the launch of its first mid-market pub concept as part of its community led Proper Pubs division.
Admiral pumped over £27m into 300 pubs
Community pub company Admiral Taverns ploughed more than £27m into refurbishments and updates across its Proper Pubs and tenanted and leased estate in England, Scotland and Wales last year.
Admiral invests almost £700k into two sites on same road
Admiral Taverns has ended the year with a nearly £700,000 investment project across two pubs in the north east on the same road.
Admiral invests almost £1m in four pub revamps
Admiral Taverns has invested close to £1m in the renovation and reopening of four of its pubs in the past month.
Admiral Taverns ploughs £250k into pub
The Bush Inn, Aberdare, South Wales, reopened on Thursday 7 December after a major investment from Admiral Taverns of £250,000.
Trio of community heroes hailed by Admiral division
Admiral Taverns’ community wet-led Proper Pubs division has announced a trio of winners for its Community Hero Awards.
Admiral opens 200th Proper Pubs site
Admiral Taverns has opened the 200th site in its Proper Pubs division in time for Christmas.
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”.
Admiral licensees raise more than £1m for charity
Admiral Taverns operators have raised more than £1m for local causes over the past 18-months, the pubco has announced.
EXCLUSIVE
Admiral refutes 'rack and ruin' claims
Admiral Taverns has hit back at claims it has allowed a north Lincolnshire pub to go to “rack and ruin” in a bid to make way for building developments on the site.
Admiral Taverns posts improved turnover and EBITDA
Despite economic headwinds creating a “challenging backdrop” for its licensees, Admiral Taverns has posted improved turnover and EBITDA figures in its 2023 financial year (FY23) results.
Admiral pub at risk of demolition
An Admiral Taverns site in north Lincolnshire is at risk of demolition to make way for flats.
Gov urged to allow early Sunday opening for World Cup final
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is among many in the industry to call on the Government to allow pubs to serve beer from 10am this Sunday so both pubs and customers can benefit from England reaching the Women’s World Cup final.
Take a look inside new Admiral Taverns pub
Admiral Taverns pub the Maindee in Newport, South Wales, re-opened on Wednesday 9 August following a major investment of £215,000.
Admiral Taverns ploughs £430k into pub estate
Two Admiral Taverns pubs have reopened following a combined £430k investment into renovations.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
£2.1m ploughed into pubs this week
A combined sum of £2.1m has been invested in pubs this week by Admiral Taverns and Shepherd Neame.
Admiral Taverns ploughs £217k into pub
The Gardeners Arms in Northampton, Northamptonshire, reopened on Friday 9 June following a major investment of £217,000.
Admiral Taverns pub reveals new look after £160k makeover
An Admiral Taverns site in Chester has reopened following a £160,000 refurbishment.
Admiral Taverns raises £100k for mental health charity
Admiral Taverns, which operates nearly 1,500 pubs across the UK, has raised £100,000 for its charity partner Chasing the Stigma.
Husband and wife celebrate 4 decades at community pub
A married couple is marking 40 years of running their local community pub in Buckinghamshire.
Can community pubs remain viable?
In the latest episode, the Lock In team look at the role of community pubs and the threat escalating costs is having on that area of the pub trade.
Celebrations as licensee completes 32 years at pub
Admiral Taverns is celebrating licensee Michelle Dwan who will retire at the end of January after more than 32 years at the helm of a local pub.
Proper Pubs collects 18k choc boxes for charity
Proper Pubs, the community wet-led division of Admiral Taverns, has collected more than 18,800 Christmas selection boxes for local charities.
gboa 2022
Meet the finalists for Admiral Pub of the Year
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...
Licensee celebrates three decades at village pub
One Cambridgeshire operator has celebrated 30 years as a licensee at her village pub this month (Saturday 16 July).
Admiral disposes of pub package
Admiral Taverns has sold seven pubs, as part of its requirements from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), after its purchase of Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company.
C&C sells Admiral stake
Drinks company C&C Group has announced the sale of minority interest in pubco Admiral Taverns to Proprium Capital Partners for a total consideration of £55m.
Licensees celebrate 43 years behind the bar
Licensees of the Anchor in Sevenoaks, Kent, have celebrated their 43rd anniversary behind the bar as they opt to sign another 10-year contract with pubco Admiral Taverns.
Admiral Taverns site reopens following £300,000 investment
An Admiral Taverns community pub has reopened following a combined in investment of £300,000 from the pub company and new licensee, Evan Eksteen.
One of England's oldest pubs restored to 'former glory'
One of England’s oldest pubs has reopened following its forced closure in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Admiral Taverns invest its largest capital investment into Chester pub
Admiral Taverns has reopened one of its pubs after injecting its largest capital investment of £370,000 into extensive renovations.
GBPA Admiral Pub of the Year: The Red Lion
An eclectic pub, the Red Lion in Chobham is set to put itself on the map after being declared a winner in the Great British Pub Awards 2021.
Hawthorn unveils new operator managed division – Proper Pubs
Hawthorn, the company recently purchased by Admiral Taverns, has unveiled the creation of its new operator managed division – Proper Pubs.
Mark Davies steps down as Hawthorn CEO as Admiral deal completes
Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company chief executive Mark Davies has stepped down as the firm’s CEO following the completion of the purchase by Admiral Taverns.
Admiral acquires Hawthorn for £222.3m
Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company has been sold to Admiral Taverns for an expected gross aggregate cash consideration of about £222.3m, taking the latter’s estate to more than 1,600 sites.
The pubs code turns five
In numbers: the PCA's five-year caseload
To mark the fifth anniversary of the pubs code coming into force on 21 July, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has broken down some of the numbers behind the pubs code adjudicator’s (PCA) in tray.
Property round-up
Former Saracens teammates to open third venue, Filipino and Cuban concepts to open in London
The latest pub property round-up includes site news from Star Pubs & Bars, Admiral Taverns and Heartstone Inns, as well as an eclectic mix of new openings across the capital.
Property round-up
Revere Pub Company and Greedy Gordons Group grow, Sky News reports possible Hawthorn takeover
The latest property news from the pub sector includes new site updates from groups including Greedy Gordons and Revere Pub Company, as well as further news from ‘big six’ operators including Punch and Admiral.
Greater Manchester 'used to uncertainty of shutdown rumours'
Pubs will be 'picked on straight away' should local lockdown restrictions be imposed on areas hit by coronavirus variants, one Greater Manchester operator has said.
The Lock In Podcast
The Lock In Podcast: The challenges ahead
In the latest edition of the podcast, the team discuss the issue of staffing amid reopening alongside conflicting guidance from councils and many other challenges operators are facing and could face in the coming months. The team are also joined by...