Berkshire

Simon Bonwick takes on the Dew Drop Inn

10-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Simon Bonwick has left the Princess of Shoreditch to take on 16th century pub the Dew Drop Inn, Hurley, Berkshire.

GK Pub Partners pumps £500k into 25th Hive pub

28-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Greene King’s leased, tenanted and franchise arm Pub Partners has opened its 25th Hive Pub, following a £500,000 investment.

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Meet the winner: Greene King Pub of the Year – the Greene Oak, Windsor, Berkshire

10-Oct-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

In the affluent town of Windsor, you’ve got to do something special to be able to stand out from a competitive crowd of operators, and the Greene Oak is certainly something special.

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Meet the finalists for Greene King Pub of the Year

27-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Customers turn up in ‘ski jackets and hats’ to back pub

12-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubgoers have not been deterred by cold weather and snow showers, according to one operator who reopened this morning.

Thousands more pubs plunged into tier 3

17-Dec-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Many more pubs will be forced to close for Christmas, with the exception of offering takeaways, as eight more regions are moved into tier three.

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The Fox at Peasemore wins Community Services at the Great British Pub Awards

24-Sep-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

Isolation, anxiety and lack of access to services were key problems during lockdown, and an area that many pubs were able to help with, especially The Fox at Peasemore.

50th co-operative pub opens in Theresa May’s constituency

07-Jul-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A local in Prime Minister Theresa May’s constituency has become the 50th co-operative pub in the UK after residents rallied together to save the community site.

Concept rethink for Ascot Inns operator

19-Apr-2017 By Liam Coleman

The managing director of Ascot Inns has opened the first site under a new franchise.

Cask Marque launches new brewery accreditation scheme

02-Jul-2015 By Mike Berry

Cask Marque has launched a brewery accreditation scheme for regional and local breweries to demonstrate to buyers their commitment to quality, consistency and legality.

Town & Country Pub Company up for sale

23-Oct-2013 By John Harrington

Town & Country Pub Company, the south east-based pub group led by Desmond Jones, has been placed on the market after falling into administration.

Pub host faces live-in benefits tax bill

01-Jul-2010 By John Harrington and Lesley Foottit

A lessee has been hit with a £7,641 tax bill for live-in benefits at his pub — Greene King's Waggon & Horses in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Fresh polycarbonate push by police

04-Sep-2008 By James Wilmore

A Pubwatch chairman claims a move by police to force pubs to go glass free at "necessary" times has left his members feeling "threatened". Peter...

Smoking shelter with planning permission 'unlawful'

03-Apr-2008

An angry licensee is demanding greater consideration from her council after officers visited at her busiest time and ordered the removal of her...

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07-Jun-2007

Paul Clerehugh Be prepared for unannounced visits from the tax man, warns the licensee of the Crooked Billet in Stoke-Rowe, Oxfordshire Recently I...

Glendola strikes a chord with jazz

14-Oct-2004

Pub, club and restaurant operator Glendola Leisure has ventured into jazz-bar territory with its new Octave bar in London's Covent Garden. Glendola...