
Former GBPA finalist bans under-18s
A former Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) finalist in East London has banned children due to safety concerns.

A former Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) finalist in East London has banned children due to safety concerns.

Mark Brooke has stepped down from his role as chief executive at Amber Taverns in a mutual agreement with the pubco.

The number of pub and bar companies falling into insolvency increased 2.6% to 789 in 2025, equating to 2.2 a day, new analysis has found.

A husband and wife team have said they are “absolutely blown away” after winning in the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) BeerX competition.

As BrewDog founder James Watt continues to gnash his teeth and blame everyone but himself, the Lock In team take a look back at the business and ask, what went wrong with BrewDog.