Cornwall

Search is on for best in pub food

24-Aug-2007

Calling all food professionals - the search is now on for the industry's best food pub managers and catering development professionals. As part of...

Sharp's raises £3.2m in new funding

16-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team

Fast-growing Cornish company Sharp's Brewery has obtained a £3.2m funding package from The Royal Bank of Scotland ("RBS").

Focus South West: a root cause

27-Jul-2007

Just because you're a national pub chain doesn't mean you have to replicate exactly the same formula wherever you are in the country - as the new JD...

Case study: A change of tactics

26-Jul-2007

A CORNISH pub has adapted to the changing pattern of trade with a kitchen revamp.John Glosby, joint licensee of the Golden Lion, a St Austell tenancy...

Hooked on style

05-Jul-2007

Ewan Turney discovers how St Austell's £443k investment transformed the Sharksfin in Mevagissey, Cornwall, from a derelict hotel into a premium bar...

Cornish haven up for grabs

28-Jun-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

A Cornish pub is up for sale with a significant development opportunity attached. The Pack Horse Inn, in St Blazey, has been granted planning...

Roger Ryman: Round Cornwall Day 7

25-May-2007

It's not that we have been over indulging in the beer drinking over the course of this week, but rowing by day, several pints in the evening, and...

Roger Ryman: Round Cornwall Day 6

24-May-2007

Brilliant support from the Lifeboat Inn in St Ives last night, bottle of Tribute and our evening meal orders taken on the beach. A massive fund...

Roger Ryman: Round Cornwall Day 4

22-May-2007

After arriving in Bude last night in a stiff northerly breeze and high surf, it was with great relief that I pulled the curtains back this morning to...

Field to plate: Direct to the table

09-May-2007

AS WITH most produce, you can buy strawberries all year round these days. But there's something about the in-season English variety that makes it...

MasterChef judge John Torode takes on Cornwall pub

03-May-2007 By The Morning Advertiser

MasterChef judge and TV presenter John Torode is to run a pub in Cornwall.

Smoking out a solution

29-Mar-2007

The MA's Plan for the Ban roadshow in Newquay, Cornwall, offered plenty of advice to help licensees prepare for the big stub-out. John Harrington...

We did it Norway

08-Feb-2007

Charlie Edgeler tells Ewan Turney how he and partner Carole Slingo achieved £1m worth of sales at the St Austell-owned Norway Inn in...

West Country

01-Feb-2007

Copley Arms Hessenford, Cornwall Michael and Diane Bradburn say that having other members of their family working at the Copley Arms has helped...

West Country

18-Jan-2007

Five Degrees West Falmouth, Cornwall The secret of success for hostelries in popular tourist towns lies in maintaining trade when the holidaymakers...

West Country

11-Jan-2007

Harbour Inn Porthleven, Cornwall When Paul and Ellie Pitt took over the Harbour Inn two-and-a-half years ago, the St Austell Brewery managed house...

A perfect Cornish companion

01-Dec-2006

Star of TV programme Food Heroes, Chalky the terrier has given his name to Rick Stein's new Belgian-style beer. Fiona McLelland talks to his famous...

St Austell freehold quartet up for sale

23-Nov-2006 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk

St Austell Brewery is selling four freehold pubs. The Cornish brewer is offloading four outlets from its 166-strong pub estate. The freeholds are...

History in the baking

21-Nov-2006

With regional food provenance increasingly important to pub food menus, the trade will be keeping a close eye on a war of words which has broken out...

FoodBriefs

02-Nov-2006

Fish body wants cod ban for 2007 The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has called for a complete ban on cod fishing in the...

'Huge' food safety risk at Cornish pub

11-Oct-2006

A Cornish pub which magistrates said posed a "huge public health risk" has been fined for breaches of food safety rules.Licensee Adrian Olsen of the...

Badger sniffing out the Dish of Dorset

21-Aug-2006

Are you familiar with a Dorset Knob? If not, don't worry too much. You're not alone, according to a new survey.The scone-like biscuit, served with...

Two Church House Inns sold in Devon

05-Jan-2006

The Church House Inns in South Hams - have changed hands.

Licensee counts cost of council's door decision

15-Dec-2005

by Lucy Britner A Penzance licensee has been told he must employ a doorman for at least 12 hours a day during British summer time. Furious Josh...

Making the grade - doing up a listed building.

01-Dec-2005

Refurbishing a listed building is no easy task. But, as Ewan Turney discovered, 18 months and £170,000 later, the Hewas Inn at Sticker, Cornwall,...

Pub Review - The Rising Sun, The Square, St Mawes, Cornwall

01-Jul-2005 By Mark Taylor

With its prominent position opposite the sea wall, in the picturesque fishing village of St Mawes, the Rising Sun is a popular pitstop for...

Tourist trap is ideal blend for Maltsters

24-Mar-2005

The Maltsters Arms will appeal to buyers seeking to tap into a food-led operation in the tourist trap of north Cornwall. Graham Timmins, of Miller...

Something fishy happening

16-Dec-2004

Food service suppliers Brakes and M&J Seafood have teamed up with the Craft Guild of Chefs to find the UK's best fish recipes. The Brakes Seafood...

Property round-up

27-Oct-2004

Miller Commercial is selling the Golden Lion in Padstow (pictured), situated on the River Camel estuary in North Cornwall. The freehouse property has...

A Cornish chef won the desserts category in the latest PubCh

14-Oct-2004

Gareth Eddy, 31, is head chef at St Austell Brewery's Old Custom House in Padstow, Cornwall. Eddy, who trained under Rick Stein, impressed the judges...

Losses force closure of Redruth brewery

18-Mar-2004

The historic Redruth Brewery in Cornwall closed this week, with the loss of 26 jobs. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is throwing its weight behind...

Mission

11-Mar-2004

possible Although wet sales remains a vital part of its business, St Austell Brewery is also putting a big emphasis on food in its pubs. Jo Bruce...

St Austell awards managers of the year

18-Feb-2004

Alan and Sue Fern of The Fort, Newquay and Eddie and Lisa Hoogervost of Tyacks Hotel, Camborne shared the 'Managers of the Year' award at the St...

Cornwall pubs see record price rises

22-Jan-2004

Pubs in Cornwall hit record prices during 2003, according to Jeremy Beeching, director at agent Scott Burridge Chick Leisure.He says that the...

A true taste of the west

11-Dec-2003

St Austell runs an "eclectic mix" of 153 tied pubs which spanthe counties of both Devon and Cornwall. The estate may not boastisolated romantic inns...

Seafarers is sold

27-Nov-2003

The Exeter office of Christie & Co has sold the Seafarers restaurant in Falmouth, Cornwall, on behalf of Paula Greenhead to Nigel Holmes, who...

Under-age crackdown

19-Jun-2003

Police in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, have launched a crackdown on under-age drinking in the area. Operation Athlete will run for the next 25...

Rising Sun can offer you a brighter future

01-May-2003

A celebrated "olde worlde" inn, deep in Cornwall's Tamar Valley, is on the market. Agents Huntley & Partners are inviting offers in the region of...

MP fights bully-boy' tactics to save West Country's local b

03-Apr-2003

A Cornish MP is calling on the Office of Fair Trading to investigate claims that the major brewers and pub companies are using "bully-boy" tactics to...

Prince Charles pays rural tribute

23-May-2001

The Prince of Wales stressed the importance of community pubs coming up with novel ways to attract new business, during a visit to St Austell Brewery...

Keeping it Cornish

15-Mar-2001

"How do you get your children to eat vegetables?" asked Bob Lamberton, St Austell Brewery's company trainer.A bemused audience of 13 Cornish...