Cornish People

From coast to capital: the Cornwall Project at the Newman Arms, Fitzrovia

14-Aug-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The Newman Arms, on Fitzrovia’s Rathbone Street, doesn't exactly look like a critic-wowing food pub. The inconspicuous free house is steeped in the history of the city, reportedly serving as the inspiration for the “Proles’ Pub” in George Orwell’s...

Young's buys Islington pub

29-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Young’s Pub Company has acquired Islington pub the Canonbury with an eye to re-opening it as a food-led venue.

Openings

George Orwell 'prole's pub' to reopen...with Cornish touch

20-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The Cornwall Project has re-opened Fitzrovia pub the Newman Arms, with the aim of turning it into a “classic West End boozer” with a menu showcasing high quality Cornish produce.

Tiger Bills opens first pub kitchen concept

01-Dec-2014 By Ruth Williams

Tiger Bills, the Lifestyle Hospitality Group Thai-grill restaurant brand, is opening its first pub kitchen sites as part of plans to franchise the concept into existing businesses, the PMA’s sister title M&C Report has learnt.

Food and investment boosts pub income

09-Feb-2006 By Ewan Turney

Former BII Licensee of the Year Alison Carter tells EWAN TURNEY how she and husband Clive Mansell enhanced the food offer - and spent £150,000 on...