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Stonegate places London pubs on market

Stonegate places London pubs on market

By MC Allegra FS

Stonegate Pub Company has confirmed it has placed a package of four central London freehold pub from its recently acquired TCG estate on the market - as part of a sale and leaseback process.

Second site for Southwark licensee

New opening

Second site for Southwark licensee

By Ruth Williams, M&C Report

Publican Jim Banks has opened his second London pub - The Grove at Battersea – as an eclectic family-friendly bar. 

Destroying UK's oldest gay pub 'unthinkable'

Destroying UK's oldest gay pub 'unthinkable'

By Emily Sutherland

Prominent architects have added their voices to the call to save the UK’s oldest gay pub the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and described destroying it as ‘unthinkable.’

Dramatic decline in young people going for pub drink

Dramatic decline in young people going for pub drink

By Emily Sutherland

The number of people heading down to the pub for an evening drink has fallen dramatically according to a new survey, with those aged 18-34 the most likely to entertain at home rather than at a pub, bar or restaurant.

A shining light of the future?

A shining light of the future?

By Emily Sutherland

Will Marcus Jones be the minister the industry needs? Speaking exclusively to PMA in his first interview as pubs minister, he outlined his plans.

Punch awards top performing tenants

Awards

Punch awards top performing tenants

By Ellie Bothwell

Andrew Stephens, of the Closed Shop in Walkley, has been named Punch Taverns’ Partner of the Year in the pub company’s annual awards ceremony.

Trade organisations join forces to tackle chef skills shortage

Trade organisations join forces to tackle chef skills shortage

By Ellie Bothwell

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and Perceptions Group have joined forces to help fight the shortage of pub chefs and improve chef skills for those working in the pub and bar sector.

Punch plans to expand Mighty Local model

Punch plans to expand Mighty Local model

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Punch Taverns believes there is potential to convert “hundreds” of its sites — both across its core and turnaround estate — to its fledgling wet-led community local model, Mighty Local, subject to clarity on the market rent only option (MRO), the Publican's...

Kill them with kindness

Kill them with kindness

By Rob Willock

Happy new year! It has been for me so far, because I’ve already spent most of 2015 in pubs.

TCG sees 10% hike in Christmas bookings

TCG sees 10% hike in Christmas bookings

By James Wallin, M&C Report

TCG, the managed pub and bar operator, says advance Christmas bookings are up 10% on last year, with a rise of 20% for sites outside London.

Punch Taverns rolls out two new formats

Punch Taverns rolls out two new formats

By James Wallin, M&C Report

Punch Taverns is rolling out two new retail formats, which it says will allow it to “become more involved with the running of some sites”.

Interior design tips for pubs

Interior design tips for pubs

By Laura Seddon

From digital wallpaper to kerb appeal, architectural interior designer Laura Seddon, from Millson Associates, shares her top design tips for publicans looking to carry out a makeover of their premises

Rob Willock:

Putting the Great into the Great British Pub Awards

By Rob Willock

It’s that time of year when we announce the regional winners of the Great British Pub Awards — the only pan-industry event that salutes the best pubs and publicans in the land.

Neil Morgan:

Latest deals are good news for wider sector

By Neil Morgan

Phew! It’s good to draw breath after the recent flurry of deal activity in the pub sector. It hasn’t been this active on the major transactional front since pre-recession — and there’s no indication that it’s about to slow down either.

Gosport Pubwatch bans Mayor and Mayoress from its pubs

Gosport Pubwatch bans Mayor and Mayoress from its pubs

By Ellie Bothwell

The Mayor and Mayoress of a Hampshire town have been banned from its pubs just hours after being elected following reports they were drunk and disorderly and threatened to close premises down.

JW Lees 'war chest' to fund 15 pubs a year

JW Lees 'war chest' to fund 15 pubs a year

By John Harrington

JW Lees has a £20m “war chest” to open 15 pubs per year and has identified four operating templates for its expansion, managing director William Lees-Jones has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report.

Jake Kwan:

Building a sense of community

By Jake Kwan

Four years ago, I was given the opportunity to take over the tenancy of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pub, the Barley Mow in Bedford, one of the oldest such venues in the country.

Sidbury Community Enterprises launches share offer for Red Lion

Community group launches share offer for Red Lion in Sidbury

By Ellie Bothwell

Campaigners hoping to save a Devonshire village pub have launched a share offer, after Punch Taverns agreed to sell the property to a community enterprise group for £190,000 — significantly below its original asking price of £295,000.