Admiral Taverns

PCA: ‘Big six’ must be proactive over code breaches

05-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has praised pub companies for taking the principles of the pubs code to heart but also warned them they must be proactive when the code is breached.

Admiral invests almost £700k into two sites on same road

20-Dec-2023 By Ed Bedington

Admiral Taverns has ended the year with a nearly £700,000 investment project across two pubs in the north east on the same road.

Admiral invests almost £1m in four pub revamps

19-Dec-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has invested close to £1m in the renovation and reopening of four of its pubs in the past month.

Admiral Taverns ploughs £250k into pub

14-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Bush Inn, Aberdare, South Wales, reopened on Thursday 7 December after a major investment from Admiral Taverns of £250,000.

Trio of community heroes hailed by Admiral division

13-Dec-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns’ community wet-led Proper Pubs division has announced a trio of winners for its Community Hero Awards.

Admiral opens 200th Proper Pubs site

12-Dec-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has opened the 200th site in its Proper Pubs division in time for Christmas.

Villagers rally to save their last pub

07-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Villagers have come together to save the last pub in King’s Walden which has been labelled the “heart of the community”.

Admiral licensees raise more than £1m for charity

29-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Admiral Taverns operators have raised more than £1m for local causes over the past 18-months, the pubco has announced.

Admiral Taverns posts improved turnover and EBITDA

09-Nov-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Despite economic headwinds creating a “challenging backdrop” for its licensees, Admiral Taverns has posted improved turnover and EBITDA figures in its 2023 financial year (FY23) results.

Admiral pub at risk of demolition

01-Sep-2023 By Rebecca Weller

An Admiral Taverns site in north Lincolnshire is at risk of demolition to make way for flats.

Gov urged to allow early Sunday opening for World Cup final

17-Aug-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is among many in the industry to call on the Government to allow pubs to serve beer from 10am this Sunday so both pubs and customers can benefit from England reaching the Women’s World Cup final.

Take a look inside new Admiral Taverns pub

11-Aug-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Admiral Taverns pub the Maindee in Newport, South Wales, re-opened on Wednesday 9 August following a major investment of £215,000.

Admiral Taverns ploughs £430k into pub estate

04-Jul-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Two Admiral Taverns pubs have reopened following a combined £430k investment into renovations.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

£2.1m ploughed into pubs this week

21-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A combined sum of £2.1m has been invested in pubs this week by Admiral Taverns and Shepherd Neame.

Admiral Taverns ploughs £217k into pub

15-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Gardeners Arms in Northampton, Northamptonshire, reopened on Friday 9 June following a major investment of £217,000.

Admiral Taverns pub reveals new look after £160k makeover

12-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

An Admiral Taverns site in Chester has reopened following a £160,000 refurbishment.

Admiral Taverns raises £100k for mental health charity

06-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Admiral Taverns, which operates nearly 1,500 pubs across the UK, has raised £100,000 for its charity partner Chasing the Stigma.

Husband and wife celebrate 4 decades at community pub

14-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

A married couple is marking 40 years of running their local community pub in Buckinghamshire.

Can community pubs remain viable?

24-Jan-2023 By Ed Bedington

In the latest episode, the Lock In team look at the role of community pubs and the threat escalating costs is having on that area of the pub trade.

Celebrations as licensee completes 32 years at pub

23-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Admiral Taverns is celebrating licensee Michelle Dwan who will retire at the end of January after more than 32 years at the helm of a local pub.

Proper Pubs collects 18k choc boxes for charity

20-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Proper Pubs, the community wet-led division of Admiral Taverns, has collected more than 18,800 Christmas selection boxes for local charities.

Licensee celebrates three decades at village pub

20-Jul-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

One Cambridgeshire operator has celebrated 30 years as a licensee at her village pub this month (Saturday 16 July).

C&C sells Admiral stake

17-May-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Drinks company C&C Group has announced the sale of minority interest in pubco Admiral Taverns to Proprium Capital Partners for a total consideration of £55m.

Licensees celebrate 43 years behind the bar

04-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Licensees of the Anchor in Sevenoaks, Kent, have celebrated their 43rd anniversary behind the bar as they opt to sign another 10-year contract with pubco Admiral Taverns.

Admiral Taverns site reopens following £300,000 investment

22-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

An Admiral Taverns community pub has reopened following a combined in investment of £300,000 from the pub company and new licensee, Evan Eksteen.

One of England's oldest pubs restored to 'former glory'

09-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

One of England’s oldest pubs has reopened following its forced closure in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Admiral Taverns invest its largest capital investment into Chester pub

23-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Admiral Taverns has reopened one of its pubs after injecting its largest capital investment of £370,000 into extensive renovations.

GBPA Admiral Pub of the Year: The Red Lion

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

An eclectic pub, the Red Lion in Chobham is set to put itself on the map after being declared a winner in the Great British Pub Awards 2021.

Mark Davies steps down as Hawthorn CEO as Admiral deal completes

20-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company chief executive Mark Davies has stepped down as the firm’s CEO following the completion of the purchase by Admiral Taverns.

Admiral acquires Hawthorn for £222.3m

26-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company has been sold to Admiral Taverns for an expected gross aggregate cash consideration of about £222.3m, taking the latter’s estate to more than 1,600 sites.

Property round-up

Former Saracens teammates to open third venue, Filipino and Cuban concepts to open in London

07-Jul-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The latest pub property round-up includes site news from Star Pubs & Bars, Admiral Taverns and Heartstone Inns, as well as an eclectic mix of new openings across the capital.

Greater Manchester 'used to uncertainty of shutdown rumours'

18-May-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs will be 'picked on straight away' should local lockdown restrictions be imposed on areas hit by coronavirus variants, one Greater Manchester operator has said.

The Lock In Podcast

The Lock In Podcast: The challenges ahead

13-Apr-2021 By Ed Bedington

In the latest edition of the podcast, the team discuss the issue of staffing amid reopening alongside conflicting guidance from councils and many other challenges operators are facing and could face in the coming months. The team are also joined by Admiral...

Trading restrictions must be lifted this summer, operators urge

06-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses have urged the Government to remove all restrictions on the sector from Monday 21 June onwards.

Lack of support a 'nightmare' for wet-led pubs

04-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Wet-led pub operators have been left disappointed after their calls for focused support went largely unheard by the Chancellor.

Pubs need to reopen when shops do, says Admiral Taverns boss

20-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

There is no reason for pubs to remain closed until May, the chief executive of Admiral Taverns has said.

'Pubs are not the problem, we’re part of the solution'

22-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

“I’m baffled” by the restrictions imposed on the sector and government support is “insufficient”, Chris Jowsey tells The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington in an exclusive video interview on how Admiral Taverns is working to support its tenants in...

Great British Pub Awards - Pub Heroes

The Clifton Arms is Admiral Taverns Pub Hero of the Year

24-Sep-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

The Clifton Arms is a superb example of the many pubs that refused to let the lockdown disconnect them from their community.

Red Lion claims TripAdvisor 2020 diner’s choice award

02-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Red Lion in Chobham, Surrey, has been recognised among the best places to eat around the world in TripAdvisor’s 2020 Diner’s choice awards.

MA'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK

Eat Out to Help Out ‘quite a partial, divisive’ move

31-Jul-2020 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's (MA) editor Ed Bedington catches up with Admiral Taverns' Chris Jowsey to discuss what’s grabbed his attention from the week’s headlines.

Admiral Taverns launches online pub support platform

17-Jun-2020 By Stuart Stone

Community pub operator Admiral Taverns has launched a new online support platform to help the publicans behind its estate of around 1,000 sites prepare for life after lockdown.

Long-term support on rent for Admiral tenants

12-Jun-2020 By Ed Bedington

Admiral Taverns' tenants are being offered tapered rent support from reopening all the way through to April next year, the company has announced.

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Operator spends thousands from his own pocket to feed locals

22-May-2020 By Stuart Stone

An Admiral Taverns licensee has used community donations and close to £9,000 of his own money to cook 500 free meals per day for his community during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Admiral cancels rent for licensees for 5 weeks

23-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Admiral Taverns has cancelled rent payments for its licensees, effective from Saturday 21 March until Thursday 30 April – an end date that will stay under review.

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.

Admiral acquisition of 137 Marston’s pubs complete

25-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The board of Admiral Taverns has confirmed the completion of the acquisition of 137 pubs from Marston’s.

Admiral eyes growth to 1,500 sites

13-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Admiral Taverns’ CEO Chris Jowsey says the pubco has plans to increase its estate from 1,000 sites to at least 1,500 over the coming two to three years.

Marston’s sells 137 pubs for £45m

04-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Marston’s has sold 137 pubs to Admiral Taverns in an “exciting acquisition” for £44.9m.

Admiral completes acquisition of 150 Star pubs

22-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The acquisition of 150 tenanted community Star Pubs & Bars sites by Admiral Taverns has now been completed.

Admiral spends £320,000 to reopen community pub

06-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Pub operator Admiral Taverns has pumped more than a quarter of a million pounds into the 18th century pub the Borough Arms, allowing the newly refurbished pub to reopen.