Cheshire Cat Pubs

OPINION

Lack of guide books means people are not finding pubs

20-Nov-2023 By Tim Bird, owner of Cheshire Cat Pubs & Inns

Where have all the guides gone? That is my question and I am not referring to the helpful folk who talk us around a stately home or indeed the younger version who help the community, collect badges and, in my experience, bake rather nice cakes for charity.

The Cask Project

Cask drinkers ‘spend more’ – Fuller’s, Wadworth and Cheshire Cat back Cask Ale Week

28-Sep-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Fuller’s, Wadworth and Cheshire Cat have all been backing Cask Ale Week, which ends on Sunday 1 October so pubs must make the most of the final weekend.

MA’s review of the week

Pubs need ‘early warning' from Government over post-lockdown tiers

13-Nov-2020 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington spoke to Tim Bird and Mary McLaughlin of Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars to discuss the big issues from the news this week.

Publican Awards

Publican Awards: more reasons why you should enter from the 2017 winners

27-Oct-2017 By MA editorial

The level of scrutiny businesses come under during the judging process of the Publican Awards means it is the one to win. This year's champions told The Morning Advertiser about the impact winning has had on their businesses.

BBPA restates stance on business rates after pubco’s criticism

10-May-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has reiterated its demand for radical business rates reform after Tim Bird, owner-operator of Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars, criticised trade bodies for being “too late” in calling for change.

Publican Awards: Pictures of the winners

16-Mar-2017 By Liam Coleman

Here are all the winners collecting their trophies from awards host Jonathan Ross at this week's Publican Awards.

Publican Awards Winners: Best Food Offer, sponsored by CGA Strategy - Cheshire Cat

16-Mar-2017 By The MA

Pioneering food couple Tim Bird and Mary McLaughlin have used their vast experience in the foodservice sector to build their growing fleet of seven food-led pubs.

Pictures

Pub openings gallery - February 2016

03-Mar-2016 By Oli Gross

The Publican's Morning Advertiser takes a look at the pubs which were opened, renovated and reopened in February 2016.

The Big Interview: Tim Bird

07-Dec-2011 By Phil Mellows

Finally free of the corporate shackles and running his own pubs, Tim Bird, one of the pub industry’s foremost operations people, has been marshalling the skills and experience accumulated over decades to tackle one of the trade’s knottiest problems. Dog...