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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
Our latest property round-up features St Austell Brewery adding two hotels to its 182-strong south-west operation, Stonegate splashing the cash at Epsom and a Liverpool pub joining Buckingham Palace with Grade I-listed status.
An entirely accidental royal-themed round-up includes a new owner for Windsor’s Queen Charlotte, a £260,000 facelift for the Prince of Wales and a Constitution change in Camden – plus £850,000 brewery plans come home to roost.
The business rate relief for thousands of pubs that was announced by the Government last month (January) will be delayed for some councils due to ‘software changes’.
In addition to Hawthorn Leisure purchasing a 29-pub package from Marston’s, Peach Pubs offloaded four freeholds and Midlands-based Roseacre Pub Company took its fourth Star site.
Brighton and Hove has been known as a diverse and fun seaside city for many years and it also boasts a young population that supports a varied licensed trade
While Stephen Owens – managing director, pubs and restaurants at Christie & Co – predicts that the freehouse sector will continue to grow and offer a source of diversity in the on-trade, he forecasts evolution rather than revolution in 2020.
Once nicknamed Steel City in recognition of its rich industrial past, Sheffield remains a working city with a large student population and a range of other industries.
Despite a busy year in the sector that has included highlights such as huge pub chain acquisitions, there are still concerns of how to uphold the traditional, British institution of the local pub.
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has predicted private investors will continue to seek tenanted, managed and franchised pub portfolios alongside consolidation opportunities in the next 12 months.
Robinsons Brewery announced the purchase of regional operator Individual Inns, JDW revealed plans to spend £200m on growing its pub estate and Urban Village Pub Company has saved a pub from administrators.
NewRiver REIT's pub arm bolstered its managed estate, The Inn Collection Group opened its 10th site, and Robinsons, Stonegate and Brucan pubs revealed pub revamps.
Many community pubs act as a lifeline for residents of rural areas with little else around them. Ahead of the general election on 12 December, The Morning Advertiser asked the volunteers and publicans behind the bar at these sites what they would say...
The operator of more than 1,700 managed sites, Mitchells & Butlers, is eyeing new sites in Scotland while Star Pubs & Bars, Shepherd Neame and Robinsons reveal revamped venues.
Concerns have been raised after a Victorian pub was denied listed status to protect its heritage and deter developers who wanted to convert the site into flats.
A £45m deal for 137 sites from Marston’s has seen Admiral Taverns grow its pub estate past 1,000 venues, while there are new openings for ETM Group, Old Spot Pub Company, Stonegate and Ei Group.
Multiple operator Pubs of Distinction is selling its three free-of-tie London sites as the company is looking to exit the market to concentrate on other businesses.
The site of chef Jamie Oliver’s former flagship restaurant and social enterprise, Fifteen, is expected to reopen as a pub after closing in May while Admiral Taverns has announced the completion of its deal for 150 tenanted pubs from Heineken’s pub arm.
Several breweries have said they are hesitant to expand their current operations under railway arches despite welcoming the introduction of a new tenants’ charter.
