Oakman Inns has converted an old care home and also opened a brand new pub in Olney - named one of the top 10 places to live in the south-east this month - having purchased the freehold for £1.5m and invested £2m in refurbishments.
The chief executive of the Upham Pub Group has said that tougher economic conditions have made it easier for them to recruit staff, particularly much-sought-after chefs.
A new speakeasy-style cocktail and wine bar, the latest project from the team previously behind the Hotel du Vin hotel and bistro chain, opened on 16 March in Brighton’s North Laine,
Frontier Pubs, the partnership managed by Ei Managed Investments and pub operator Food & Fuel, has opened the Victoria Tavern next to Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in Highbury, London.
A spate of casual-dining chain closures has left the pub trade – once again – questioning its future, but the stories behind the doom-laden headlines of Jamie’s Italian, Prezzo and others may offer hope to our sector.
