BIG INTERVIEW
BIG INTERVIEW: Ardent boss remains ardent about pubs
Dom Jacobs has designed cocktails for the Spice Girls, opened one of Mayfair’s oldest pubs at 24 and built Ardent Pub Group into one of London’s most ambitious modern pub operations.
Archives for June 9, 2026
MY PUB
MY PUB: The Crown, Bildeston, Suffolk
Nedging Hall Estate covers 5,000 acres of incredible countryside between Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, Suffolk.
Dark Star Brewery founder Rob Jones dies
Rob Jones, the founder of Dark Star Brewery and landlord of the Duke of Wellington pub in Shoreham by Sea, Sussex, has died following illness.
James Watt hopes new beer venture could support BrewDog buyback
BrewDog co-founder James Watt has said he is hopeful an opportunity to buy back the Scottish brewer and bar operator could “come around again in the future”.
THE LOW & NO PROJECT
OPINION: Bolster your line-up with low & no beers for the World Cup
Publicans will need no reminding of what a bleak decade it has been for the sector, with the forthcoming World Cup a welcome opportunity for boosting sales, albeit with long working hours attached.
M&B to acquire small package of Whitbread sites
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to acquire a seven-strong package of sites from Whitbread, which will be converted to either Miller & Carter or Toby Carvery.
7 pubs in UK’s top 100 UK restaurants
Seven pubs are among the UK’s best restaurants, according to this year’s National Restaurant Awards 2026.