Blackburn

Lancashire set for pub closures as alert level increased

16-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Lancashire will be placed under tier 3 measures shortly, forcing wet-led pubs and bars to close.

Fire devastates Thwaites pub after £1m transformation

13-Apr-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

A Thwaites food pub and microbrewery in Hoghton, Lancashire, has been devastated by a fire that tore through the building just months after a £1m refurbishment.

Lee Mack's quest to find pub sign that hung outside his childhood home

15-Apr-2014 By James Wallin

Comedian Lee Mack has appealed for help in tracking down the sign for the pub he grew up in.

Thwaites to sell brewery to Sainsbury's

26-Jul-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Lancashire brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has revealed plans to sell its Blackburn brewery to Sainsbury's as it looks to build a "state of...

Thwaites rewards top tenants

18-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has honoured its top tenants for the first time.

New pubco is family affair

24-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A father-and-daughter team has set up a new pub company with plans for 10 sites within five years.

Thwaites' new investment in brewery

25-Jun-2010 By John Harrington

Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has announced new investment in its warehousing and distribution operations. The company has decided to continue...

Publican Local Focus: Blackburn - Lancashire hotspot

08-Apr-2010

When you first arrive in Blackburn, it appears a fairly typical northern industrial town. It's probably best known for being one of the Lancashire...

Licensee anger over police raid

22-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The licensee of the Farthings in Blackburn is demanding an apology after 50 officers raided her pub at 7.30pm last Friday and left empty-handed. The...

Thwaites defends use of restrictive covenants

25-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ

Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer, has defended its decision to sell eight of its pubs with restrictive covenants, effectively meaning the sites...

'Sky attacks Ofcom over plans to rein in charges'

18-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore

BSkyB will today launch a bitter attack on Ofcom, accusing the regulator of exceeding its legal powers and using flawed analysis to insist that it...

Police close Thwaites pub after 20-man brawl

01-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

Police closed a Thwaites-owned Blackburn pub 24-hours last weekend following a 20-man brawl. Officers were called to the White Bull pub in Livesey...

5% rise for Thwaites ales

17-Feb-2009 By Tony Halstead

Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has announced wholesale beer price rises of 5% for the majority of its house ales and lagers. But the Blackburn...

Thwaites makes three key appointments

15-Dec-2008 By The PMA Team

Lancashire-based regional brewer Daniel Thwaites has announced a trio of key director appointments as part of a newly-restructured operations board....

Thwaites review: two directors exit

23-Oct-2008 By Tony Halstead

Brewer Daniel Thwaites' retail director Paul Howarth and property director Malcolm Harrison are to leave the company, the Morning Advertiser has...

Football fan picks-up perfect prize

28-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

A football fan will be watching his team from a prime position next season and all thanks to drinking his favourite beer. David Pickup has become the...

S&N strikes lager deal with Thwaites

05-Dec-2007

Daniel Thwaites brewery has struck a deal with Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&N UK) to purchase the entire rights for the production, marketing...

Rising star

15-Nov-2007

Tony Halstead traces the growth of Thwaites from humble beginnings to one of the best-known names in British brewing The Daniel Thwaites story...

Thwaites installs Nucleus Data beer temperature kit

03-May-2007 By Ewan Turney

Daniel Thwaites has become the first regional brewer to install beer flow monitoring equipment throughout its tenanted estate. The Blackburn based...

Blackburn pubs defiant over foreign satellite broadcasts

24-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore

Pubs in the North West are blatantly defying the FA Premier League by showing football matches via foreign satellite systems - and some even during...

Lancashire's best bars recognised

09-Jun-2006

THE safest pubs, bars and clubs in the Lancashire towns of Blackburn and Darwen were honoured when the Best Bar None scheme hit the region. The...