16-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins
Lancashire will be placed under tier 3 measures shortly, forcing wet-led pubs and bars to close.
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.
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.
24-Aug-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) has launched a new set of support events for newcomers into the licensed trade.
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...
18-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has honoured its top tenants for the first time.
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.
14-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites is offering 10 licensees the chance to go on a catering training programme. It has teamed up with Blackburn...
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...
Thwaites safeguards 80 jobs following distribution review
25-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Daniel Thwaites, the Blackburn-based brewer, has revealed it is to keep its warehousing and distribution functions in-house. Thwaites said the move,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Thwaites makes huge donation to British Heart Foundation
10-Mar-2008
Northern brewer Daniel Thwaites has celebrated its bi-centennial year by raising more than £110,000 for charity. Over the last 12 months staff took...
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...
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...
Thwaites to launch Double Century
24-Nov-2006
Daniel Thwaites is to celebrate its 200th anniversary in style with the launch of a new permanent cask ale brand.Created by head brewer Steve...
01-Nov-2006
Trading Standards officers in Blackburn have seized satellite equipment from four pubs accused of showing Premiership football using foreign TV...
Police seize foreign satellite equipment
01-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Police and trading standard officers this morning raided four pubs in Blackburn for screening Premiership football via foreign satellite systems.In...
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...
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...
Case study unhappy tenant
20-Feb-2003
Thwaites Brewery sent fitters to the Fox & Hounds four years ago to install a monitoring system. It was supposed to be a six-month trial, but...
Price plans upmarket chain
24-Oct-2002
Former pubco executive Simon Price has launched the first of a new chain of upmarket venues. Price, ex-retail director of the Devonshire Group, has...
Thwaites warns of short-term profit slowdown
29-Jun-2001
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has promised a future improvement in profits despite a slowdown in growth.Its pre-tax profits for the 52 weeks to...