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Pub property market to see ‘very quick bounce back’ after coronavirus

01-Apr-2020 By Stuart Stone

Property experts from Davey Co and Colliers International expect the market for pub sector bricks and mortar to make a speedy recovery from Covid-19.

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Video: Pub boss reacts to closure news

21-Mar-2020 By Ed Bedington

The announcement by the Prime Minister that all pubs, restaurants and cafes must close has left many in the industry reeling, despite growing expectation of the announcement.
The Morning Advertiser met up with the director of the Pale Moon Pub...

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Brakspear acquires 16th pub, Bale announces mini-golf bar plans, Fuller’s £2m investment

18-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Brakspear added its 16th site to its managed portfolio, while Fuller’s and Ei Publican Partnerships reopened sites after major refurbishments.

Gareth Bale to open underground mini-golf bar concept

11-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

Wales and Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale has revealed plans to open a bar, restaurant and mini-golf venue in his home city of Cardiff.

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Yummy Pub Co disposal allows ‘freehold focus’, first-time operator buys CAMRA award-winner

10-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

Yummy Pub Co announced the sale of a historic London pub, while Priory Inns North West, St Austell, Grace Land and Bear gave updates on site makeovers.

994 pubs closed in past 12 months

09-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The total number of pubs in the UK has dropped by 2% (994 venues) from December 2018 to December 2019, according to new research.

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SA Brain to dispose of 40 pubs, Butcombe Brewery completes Publican Awards finalist makeover

03-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

Butcombe Brewery, Stonegate and Admiral revealed pub transformations while SA Brain announced plans to reduce its estate to around 120 sites.

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Why own a pub in Hampshire?

02-Mar-2020 By Michelle Perrett

Hampshire, as a county, has the perfect blend of city, coast and countryside.

Admiral Taverns pub to restore reputation after licence suspended

28-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

An Admiral Taverns pub hopes to get its ‘great community hub’ back on the right track around after its licence was suspended over complaints of disorder, antisocial behaviour and drug use on the premises.

Illegally destroyed pub still not rebuilt after 5 years

26-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The battle to rebuild iconic London pub the Carlton Tavern is still not over as the building work is taking place, five years after it was knocked down.

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Las Iguanas and Café Rouge operator to trial pub concept, Big Smoke to open fifth site

26-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

The company behind Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas has announced plans to trial a new pub concept while Big Smoke Brew Co, Shepherd Neame and Stonegate have unveiled pub refurbs.

Publican’s daughter recoups stolen £3.4k takings

25-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

A theft of more than £3,000 worth of pub takings almost saw a hospitalised publican become homeless as the burglary threatened the pub’s closure – but his daughter’s fundraiser saved the day.

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What makes Nottingham a good place to own a pub?

19-Feb-2020 By Michelle Perrett

Investors are arrowing in on Nottingham and its surrounding towns – especially so since the city introduced a saturation zone 15 years ago.

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Coaching Inn Group hits 17-site mark and Camden Town Brewery reveals new-look ‘home of Hells’

18-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

Coaching Inn Group, Nicholson’s, Shoreditch Bar Group and Gibney’s revealed new additions to their pub estates, while Stonegate and Punch both completed pub projects in the region of £300,000.

B&K boss to sue council over ‘agony’ roadworks

12-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Brewhouse & Kitchen is set to sue a council after it claimed roadworks that lasted more than a year outside one of its sites saw the business make a ‘material loss in trade’.