Birmingham

Arc to open biggest Box site to date

05-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Arc Inspirations is preparing to open its largest Box site in Brindleyplace, Birmingham next month (June).

Greene King Pub Partners site reopens after £400k refurb

13-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King site the Prince of Wales in Moseley, Birmingham, has reopened its doors following a £400,000 investment from the pubcos leased, tenanted and franchised division.

MA Leaders Club

Birmingham study tour: the vibrant venues visited

13-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The MA Leaders Club crowd took to the streets of Birmingham to find out what the city has to offer.

MA Leaders Club

What is Birmingham like to operate in?

13-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

New operators opening sites in Birmingham has helped it change and develop, delegates at The Morning Advertiser’s MA Leaders Club recently heard.

MA Leaders Club

‘Energy prices starting to come down but market is a mess’

13-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

While utility costs are still high, they are beginning to reduce, one energy expert has suggested.

MA Leaders Club

M&A opportunities ‘underestimated’

03-Mar-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Firms are “underestimating the opportunities” presented by M&A activity within the sector as operators look to take on “smaller locations”, according to property experts.

Hospitality needs support to keep up growth

11-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs, bars and restaurants are recording positive sales in Britain’s major cities – but high inflation is making real-terms growth very difficult, according to the latest Top Cities report.

Last orders at Victorian pub

24-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Victorian pub the Crown in Birmingham, West Midlands, is facing last orders at the end of October after 134 years in business.

Birmingham named UK's most vibrant city

18-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Birmingham has been named Britain’s most vibrant city for the second successive period, the latest Top Cities report from CGA by NielsenIQ and leading connectivity solutions provider Wireless Social has revealed.

Birmingham ranked UK’s most vibrant city

27-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Birmingham has been crowned the UK’s most vibrant city for the first time this year, new research from CGA by NielsenIQ and Wireless Social has revealed.

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Meet the finalists for Star Pubs & Bars Pub of the Year

26-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...

1 in 7 licensed venues lost in capital centre

15-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Licensed premises in the City of London have seen a net decline of 14% since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, new research has found.

Former BII award-winner to leave pub

08-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A former British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) licensee of the year award winner has confirmed the closure of Birmingham pub.

Glasgow now nation’s most vibrant city

26-Jul-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Scottish city Glasgow has been named as Britain’s most vibrant city, new information has revealed.

The Gun Inn crowned best Marston’s pub

10-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Gun Inn, Findon, West Sussex bagged top prize at Marston’s annual Pub of the Year Awards 2022 at the Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham.

Food & drink sales in Britain’s cities back in growth

25-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs, bars and restaurants in Britain’s major city centres are achieving solid growth in sales from pre-Covid levels, new research from CGA and Wireless Social has revealed.

Britain’s city centres edge to recovery as sales and footfall rise

29-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

London’s hospitality centre has edged back to pre-Covid vibrancy levels as sales and footfall have increased in Britain’s cities following two years of disruption.

Arc Inspirations expands with two new openings including first move into Birmingham

05-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Arc Inspirations, the 17-strong premium bar operator, is set to expand with two new openings – Box in Deansgate, Manchester and its first ever site in the Midlands with Manahatta, Birmingham.

Opinion – Pride 2021

‘The role of LGBTQ venues within the community is more important than ever’

11-Jun-2021 By Scott Frankham, head of media at Greene King

I first paid a visit to an LGBTQ pub when I was 18 – I’d just moved to Birmingham to start university and I was introduced to the Village Inn, a central hub of Birmingham’s gay quarter.

Nightcap trading ‘significantly ahead’ of expectations

09-Jun-2021 By Stuart Stone

The firm behind London Cocktail Club and the Adventure Bar Group has revealed post-lockdown revenues almost matched the figures recorded during equivalent weeks in 2019.

Big Interview

The fun of expanding: ‘It's our duty to take what we love and give it to more people'

08-Jun-2021 By Stuart Stone

Despite leading the Adventure Bar Group into uncharted territory – in every sense – during a transformative pandemic year, co-founder Tobias Jackson explains that with new owner Nightcap eyeing nationwide expansion it’s far from journey’s end.

Woman arrested over racially abusing pub security

25-May-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of racial abuse against a pub doorman in Birmingham.

Nightcap raises £10m through share placing

12-May-2021 By Georgi Gyton, MCA

Nightcap has raised £10m through a share placing in order to further its investment strategy and to roll out its recent acquisition of Adventure Bar Group (ABG).

Property round-up

BrewDog unveils Edinburgh DogHouse, Adventure grows beyond London, Flight Club Ireland 2022

14-Apr-2021 By Stuart Stone

The past week has seen bar groups including BrewDog, Adventure Bar Group, Flight Club, Loungers and Incipio announce new site plans.

Hospitality venues should reopen alongside non-essential retail, BID leader says

18-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

It should be possible for the hospitality sector to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops, a city business leader has claimed.

How has 2020 changed people and pubs?

‘Our turnover being hit by every new restriction only forced us to be more inventive’

01-Jan-2021 By Peter Connolly, Nortons, Digbeth, Birmingham

Peter Connolly of Nortons live music bar in Digbeth, Birmingham, explains how his venue was forced to dance to the erratic beat of pandemic policy throughout 2020.

Birmingham pub hit with £10k fine as pubs warned about lockdown breaches

09-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have been warned not to break coronavirus rules after one site was slapped with a £10,000 fine.

Map: where are pubs under the strictest measures in England?

15-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A tiered system of coronavirus measures came into effect on Wednesday 14 October, splicing the country into different sets of restrictions.

Mosaic pieces together £2.5m from share offering

30-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

Mosaic Pub and Dining Group has raised an extra £2.5m from a recent share offering in a bid to bolster its balance sheet amid the ongoing pandemic.

Birmingham restrictions 'won't impact pubs'

15-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Restrictions on private gatherings come into force in parts of the West Midlands today (15 September) but people are still allowed to socialise with other households at pubs.

315 pubs lost for good so far in 2020

14-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than 300 pubs have been permanently closed, set to be demolished or converted for other uses according to exclusive data for the 34 weeks and six days to 1 September 2020.

Analysis

Will a season of behind closed doors football leave matchday pubs ‘skint’?

11-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

With plans to open turnstiles from October now under review, matchday pub operators and stadium beer suppliers outline the impact of a prolonged, pandemic-enforced, fan exile on their businesses.

Pubco liquidated over £360,000 tax debt

28-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Birmingham-based The Humble Pub Company has entered liquidation after facing tax debts in excess of £360,000.

Why you shouldn’t serve food on 'unhygienic' wooden boards

10-Jan-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Following a Birmingham restaurant's £50,000 fine for repeatedly using “unhygienic wooden plates” to serve food on, The Morning Advertiser looks at how pubs can avoid finding themselves in the same situation.

Be At One announces record festive trading

08-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Specialist cocktail bar group Be At One sold 500,000 cocktails during December – with best-selling cocktail, the Pornstar Martini, accounting for 67,252 of those.

My Pub: Hare & Hounds, Birmingham

05-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Around 10 years ago Adam Regan and his partners rescued the Hare & Hounds from disrepair. Since then, acts such as Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding have graced the pub – helping it to win Best Entertainment Pub at last year’s Great British Pub Awards....

BrewDog under fire after forcing independent pub to change its name

27-Mar-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

BrewDog has come under fire for forcing an independent Birmingham pub to change its name by threatening it with legal action. 

BrewDog U-turn on Lone Wolf pub name row

27-Mar-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

BrewDog has blamed its lawyers after it came under fire for making a Birmingham pub change its name by threatening legal action. 

MA500 thrilling study tour unveiled

03-Feb-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The MA500 is coming to Birmingham and has arranged a fantastic study tour of some of the city centre’s most interesting and exciting venues to follow the day’s riveting line-up.

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MA500 Member Profile: Martin Hilton — Managing Director of Purecraft Bar & Kitchen, Birmingham

13-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

Martin Hilton is only a third of the driving force behind the Purecraft Bar & Kitchen concept. Along with Michelin-star chef Andreas Antona and Purity Brewing Company managing director Paul Halsey, this tremendous trio have taken over Birmingham by...

MA500

BII Licensee of the Year: "Birmingham is a vibrant city, has plenty of culture and the people are friendly"

08-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Ahead of the next MA500 club meeting in Birmingham, The Morning Advertiser looks at why operators should consider opening a site in this thriving city.

Food Safety

Mitchells & Butlers pub fined £100,000 for mouse infestation

22-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) was slapped with a £100,000 fine after environmental health officers uncovered an infestation of mice at one of its Birmingham pubs.

Analysis

What do regional trends tell us about the current pub landscape?

29-Feb-2016 By Ben Winstanley

AlixPartners and CGA Peach have released the third edition of the trade’s Market Growth Monitor, a survey of Britain’s restaurant, pub and bar supply. Ben Winstanley takes a closer look at the monitor’s data and discovers several regional trends affecting...

'UB40 pub' closed for seven years to re-open

11-Jan-2016 By James Evison

A pub which was associated with the pop act UB40 is set to re-open, more than seven years after closing its doors.

Beefeater

Brits urged to shun turkey for steak at Xmas

17-Dec-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Whitbread pub restaurant chain Beefeater has launched a new campaign urging diners to choose steak dishes instead of traditional turkey-based meals this festive season.

Pubco investigates staff

Video: bar staff spraying football fans with fire extinguisher sparks investigation

09-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

A bar worker who sprayed rowdy football fans with a fire extinguisher at a Birmingham pub is under investigation by her pubco.

Wet-led and community pubs decline as whole pub sector contracts 2.6%

21-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

The past year has seen a 4.4% decline in wet-led pubs and bars– including a 5.1% fall in community pubs - according to the new Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners and CGA Peach.

Shaker Group bar Gas Street Social to open in Birmingham

02-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Shaker Group is set to open new bar and restaurant Gas Street Social in Birmingham in March.

BrewDog announces location of fifth London site and plans for eight more bars worldwide

14-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has secured its fifth London site in Islington, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has learnt.

Project Artisan pub operator to open bakery

12-May-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

The operators of an Everards' Project Artisan pub in Birmingham are to open an artisan bakery which will supply other businesses in the city, including pubs.