British pub awards - Hospitality

Star Pubs & Bars Awards winners unveiled

17-Nov-2017 By Claire Churchard

Manchester’s Imperial War Museum played host to this year’s Star Pubs & Bars Awards, which recognise the outstanding work of the pub company’s licensees.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Turnaround Pub, sponsored by Molson Coors

24-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

Our final set of previews for this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards are the nominees for Best Turnaround Pub, sponsored by Molson Coors.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Wine Bar/Pub

23-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

Our penultimate set of previews for the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards are the nominees in the Best Wine Bar/Pub category.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Student Pub

22-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

Our next set of previews for the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards are the nominees in the Best Student Pub category.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Spirits Bar/Pub sponsored by Diageo

21-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

We’re into our final set of previews of the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards. Today, here are the nominees in the Best Spirit Bar/Pub category, sponsored by Diageo

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Partnership Pub sponsored by Ei Group

11-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

The last in our second set of previews of each of the 100+ finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards is the Best Partnership Pub category, sponsored by Ei Group

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Newcomer sponsored by Punch Taverns

10-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

Next up in our previews of the finalists at this year’s John Smiths Great British Pub Awards is the category of Best Newcomer, sponsored by Punch Taverns.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Managed pub

09-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

With less than a month to go until the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards 2017, it’s the turn of the nominees for Best Managed Pub to be previewed.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Pub Garden sponsored by Southern Comfort

07-Aug-2017 By James Beeson

Next up in our previews of the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards are the nominees in the Best Pub Garden category, sponsored by Southern Comfort.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Community Pub sponsored by Admiral

28-Jul-2017 By Ed Bedington

The next category of this year's John Smith's Great British pub awards to be previewed is Best Community Pub, sponsored by Admiral.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Beer Bar/Pub

26-Jul-2017 By Ed Bedington

It’s back and it’s bigger and better than ever. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when judges close in on the category winners in The John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards – the highlight in the calendars of licensees up and down the land.

North-west boasts most award-winning pubs in UK

17-May-2017 By MA Editorial

North-west pubs are officially the best in the country compared to any other region, if awards are anything to go by.

How to write an award grabbing GBPA entry

28-Apr-2017 By MA Editorial

The Great British Pub Awards, run by The Morning Advertiser, are recognised as “the ones to win” by licensees, attracting hundreds of entries from thriving pubs around the UK.

GBPA winner sponsors football supporters' league

18-Apr-2017 By Liam Coleman

A west London pub is aiming to bring in additional trade by sponsoring a new football league for London supporters' clubs.

Pub success: Stepping up a gear

22-Mar-2017 By Liam Coleman

You’ve realised the dream and have the keys to your own pub. Now that you have your foot in the door, it’s time to think about how you can make the most of the site.

In association with Diageo

Britain's best cocktail: East by North East

16-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Inspiration for cocktails can be close to home, as demonstrated by Pleased to Meet You’s Tom Proud with his beautiful drink East by North East

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The Great British Pub Awards are here

04-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

There are now no more sleeps until the Best of British-themed Great British Pub Awards and the excitement is at breaking point.

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72 hours in London with The Morning Advertiser

28-Sep-2016 By Helen Gilbert

If you’re thinking about turning your country pub into an elite restaurant destination, are keen to adopt the latest trends or are simply looking for ways to generate extra income, then read on.

GBPA - where (literally) is the award now?

02-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

We spoke with the winners of last year’s awards to find out how they positioned their award in the pub following their success.

GBPA victories boost trade

02-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Following award success at our prestigious ceremony, winners have reported an increase in trade and sales

Top five things about winning at the GBPA

02-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

We asked winners what they thought was the highlight of their success at the awards:

Great British Pub Award winners reap rewards

20-May-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Great British Pub Awards brings together some of the best in the sector and rewards those representing the highest possible standards. Nikkie Sutton talks to some of last year’s winners

Awards

Star reveals its 2015 pub awards winners

20-Nov-2015 By Mike Berry

Star Pubs & Bars recognised its most outstanding licensees from its 1,100-strong estate at its annual Star Awards last night.

Great British Pub Awards - winners gallery

11-Sep-2015 By PMA

All the award winners from the Great British Pub Awards 2015.

Video: The Great British Pub Awards

11-Sep-2015 By PMA

Interviews with some of our award-winning licensees at the Great British Pub Awards 2015.

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Great British Menu 2015: the pub contenders

17-Jul-2015 By Fred A'Court

This year’s BBC2 Great British Menu is approaching and with past winners including Emily Watkins of the Kingham Plough, Oxfordshire, James Durrant of the Plough Inn, Longparish and Tom Kerridge of the Hand & Flowers, it’s a veritable proving ground...

Business advice

Running a pub - part 1: Starting out

10-Mar-2015 By Glynn Davis

The first in a three-part series of looking into the enduring challenge of running a pub. Glynn Davis offers insight, practical advice and best-practice case studies with successful operators at key stages of their pub-operating journeys to give others in...

My pub: The Staith House, North Shields

08-Dec-2014 By Sheila McWattie

John Calton, chef-proprietor of the Staith House in North Shields, tells Sheila McWattie about mastering the art of turning a quayside pub into a go-to eatery.

VIDEO: Sky Great British Pub of the Year 2014 - The Grafton, Kentish Town

23-Sep-2014 By James Evison

The Publican's Morning Advertiser caught up with the winners of the Great British Pub of the Year to find out what they thought of winning, and how they developed the Grafton in Kentish Town into an award-winning pub.

Great British Pub Awards 2014: Quiz raises £5,000 for Licensed Trade Charity

15-Sep-2014 By Mike Berry

Guests at last week’s Great British Pub Awards raised more than £5,000 for the Licensed Trade Charity’s (LTC) Support & Care service.

PHOTOS: Great British Pub Awards 2014 - the winners

12-Sep-2014 By James Evison

Check out our gallery of winners from the Great British Pub Awards 2014, held at London's Park Lane Hilton on 11 September 2014.

PHOTOS: Great British Pub Awards 2014 - party pics

12-Sep-2014 By Mike Berry

The Great British Pub Awards took place at London's Park Lane Hilton on Thursday, 11 September. After a Champagne reception, fantastic three-course meal, entertainment and the 17 awards were handed out, it was time for the 700 guests to party until...

Former Great British Pub Awards finalist to begin £230k refurb

17-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The Bridgewater in Darwen, which was named Best Managed House in the North-West in the Great British Pub Awards 2013, has closed temporarily for a top-to-toe refurbishment which will create two new jobs.

Award-winning licensees Leonard & McCartan secure second Sussex pub

30-Jan-2014 By Mark Wingett

Licensees Dominic McCartan and Tony Leonard have said that they could eventually grow an estate of five pubs across Sussex, after taking on their second pub, the Roebuck Inn in East Sussex.

Great British Pub Awards 2013: Party pics

16-Sep-2013 By Mike Berry

The BT Sport Great British Pub Awards 2013 is a celebration of all that is excellent in the pub trade, where the best publicans in the industry receive much-deserved acclaim for their outstanding efforts.

Great British Pub Awards 2013: Winners' pictures

13-Sep-2013 By Mike Berry

The BT Sport Great British Pub Awards 2013 is a celebration of all that is excellent in the pub trade, where the best publicans in the industry receive much-deserved acclaim for their outstanding efforts.

Smart new operators make pub retailing look easy

27-Jun-2013 By Rob Willock

I’ve recently been involved in preliminary judging for our BT Sport Great British Pub Awards. In particular, I was looking at entries for two categories — Best Partnership Pub and Best Turnaround Pub, writes PMA editor Rob Willock.

BT Sport named as sponsor of the Great British Pub Awards 2013

11-Apr-2013 By Jo Bruce

BT Sport is to be the title sponsor of the Great British Pub Awards 2013

Pub Chef: Why entering awards is good for business

26-Oct-2012 By Tim Abbott

If months were drinks September would have been a bottle of Bollinger for the Pigs as we won two awards — one local Eastern Daily Press Adnams Norfolk Food & Drink accolade and a Publican’s Morning Advertiser award for Best Family Pub at the Great...

Great British Pub Awards 2012: Lass O’Gowrie crowned Great British Pub of the Year

14-Sep-2012 By Mike Berry

The Lass O’Gowrie in Manchester has been crowned Great British Pub of the Year 2012.

Great British Pub Awards 2012: Party pics

14-Sep-2012

The Great British Pub Awards 2012 were held on 13 September at the Hilton hotel on London's Park Lane. Hundreds of guests enjoyed a festival-themed night with the awards presented by comedian Jason Manford. Once the formalities were over, guests...

Jennings: Pub people are our trade’s shining stars

02-Jul-2012 By Tony Jennings

One of my team recently made his annual pilgrimage to the PMA to engage in the preliminaries of the Great British Pub Awards. Since its inception nine years ago we have always supported this event and it gets permanent red-letter status in our beer calendar.

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