08-Jan-2014 By Lesley Foottit
Lancashire pub operator Ribble Valley Inns has added a Cheshire site to its portfolio.
07-Jan-2014 By Ellie Bothwell
A Colne rehabilitation scheme for banned pub drinkers has been hailed a success, five months into its 12-month pilot.
06-Dec-2013 By Lesley Foottit
Ribble Valley Inns pub the Clog and Billycock has reopened following a £250,000 refurbishment.
Thwaites targets £4m spend
18-Oct-2013 By John Harrington
Thwaites’ director of pub operations Andrew Buchanan has said the Blackburn-based brewer is on course to complete £4m-worth of investment in its estate by the end of the financial year.
01-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell
A Lancashire pub threw a surprise 80th birthday party for its longest serving regular who has been visiting the pub for 62 years.
‘No rush’ to sell Bravo Inns, insists MD
21-May-2013 By M&C Report
Private-equity firm Albion Ventures is in “no rush” to sell Bravo Inns, the Cheshire-based pub company’s managing director Ken Buckley has told M&C Report.
11-Apr-2013 By Helen Gilbert
A husband and wife team have triumphed for the third year running in the 2013 Thwaites Awards for Excellence.
10-Apr-2013 By Antonia Hawken
The award-winning front of house manager from ‘first’ gastropub the Angel at Hetton has left to join the Seafood Pub Company.
Former SSP brands director Wayne Chapman joins Ribble Valley Inns
14-Mar-2013 By M&C Report
Former SSP brands director Wayne Chapman has been appointed chief executive of the four-strong Ribble Valley Inns, the food-led pub business owned by the Northcote Group.
Pesto eyes 10 more sites after funding boost
18-Jan-2013 By M&C Report
Lord Peter Daresbury, the former head of pubs group Greenalls and ex-La Tasca finance director Martin Evans, have taken minor equity stakes in and joined the board of Pesto, the north west-based pub and restaurant chain owned by La Tasca founder Neil...
Licensees convicted for showing Sky Sports without a commercial agreement
10-Sep-2012 By Michelle Perrett
More licensees have been convicted for showing Sky Sports without a commercial viewing agreement.
Rise in canalside and riverside pubs coming to the market
05-Sep-2012 By Gurjit Degun
Licensed property agents have seen a surge in canalside and riverside pubs coming to the market in the past six months, blaming the poor weather.
28-Aug-2012 By Michelle Perrett
Three licensees have had their cases dismissed for allegedly showing Sky domestic broadcasts of Premier League Football and Rugby Super league.
Bravo Inns opens 30th pub in the North West and secures three more sites
16-Aug-2012 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Bravo Inns, the Warrington-based pub operator led by Ken Buckley and backed by Albion Ventures, has opened its 30th site in the North West and secured a further three sites.
24-Feb-2012
Unless you are a student and beans-on-toast represents the sum total of your culinary abilities, nobody would choose to have the same meal every night. But that does not stop pub chefs putting the same dishes on their menus up and down the country
14-Dec-2011 By Adam Pescod
A local council in Lancashire has sent letters to people banned from pubs in Pubwatch schemes, warning them not to try and enter those premises over the festive period.
21-Oct-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Enterprise Inns has written to more than 500 MPs, asking them to support an initiative to get them to work a shift in their local.
14-Oct-2011 By Dave Daly
Over the years I’ve been involved in the Blackpool pubwatch as a committee member. I was lucky enough to get on to the national committee also; my role now is their man in northern Lancashire. I visit watches around the Lancashire area.
10-Oct-2011
Licensees have been reminded about the legal requirement to purchase employers’ liability insurance, following a recent court case.
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...
19-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Lancashire brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has revealed a new marketing campaign for its pubs during for the expected bumper trading period...
18-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has honoured its top tenants for the first time.
21-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
AWP machine supplier Sceptre has won a two-year deal to supply Lancashire operator Daniel Thwaites.
Drunken revellers shown footage of antics to act as deterrent
16-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
A police tactic to show drunken revellers video footage of their previous night's antics has been branded "effective" as drinkers were "shocked" by...
26-Nov-2010 By Jo Bruce
Fairy is offering one lucky licensee the chance to win a fantastic luxury weekend to Northcote Manor. The winner and a guest will enjoy a superb...
13-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Michelin-starred Star at Harome, North Yorkshire is hosting five guest chef nights featuring Michelin-starred chefs from 14 October. Chef/owner...
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...
26-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has brewed a beer in celebration of Blackpool's promotion to the Premier League after beating Cardiff at the...
24-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
North West brewer and pub operator JW Lees has acquired two ex-Mercury Inns pubs out of administration. JW Lees bought the freeholds of the Red Lion...
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...
Codes of practice on the agenda at BBPA event
10-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Details of the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) code of practice for pub companies will be on the agenda at the group's forthcoming key...
25-Feb-2010 By Jo Bruce
Ribble Valley Inns' pub, the Bull at Broughton, near Skipton in North Yorkshire, has won an award in food magazine Olive for best meaty burger. The...
15-Feb-2010 By Tony Halstead
Violent crime has been cut by almost 50% across two Lancashire towns over the past four years thanks to a local Pubwatch scheme.
25-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Brewer and pub retailer Thwaites has put eight pubs up for sale across East Lancashire with restrictive covenants on at least two of them. The pubs...
25-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
BBC TV show Inside Out is to film events at the pubco protest march on 7 December and are looking for licensees.
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...
13-Nov-2009 By Sonya Hook
Daniel Thwaites has signed a three year deal linking its Wainwright beer with Lancashire County Cricket Club. The six figure investment will see the...
13-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch lessee John Chittock of the Globe Inn, Chichester has scooped the gong for the most responsible pub.
28-Aug-2009 By Jo Bruce
A ice cream parlour is helping boost sales at a Daniel Thwaites pub in Lancashire. Licensee Ron Lambton has transformed a vintage double decker bus...
08-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has teamed up with Waitrose for an Ashes battle of the brands. Customers will be able to buy Lancaster Bomber and...
Customers lap up beer flavoured ice-cream
18-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
An enterprising licensee has come up with a novel way of keeping his customers cool throughout the summer. David Wardleworth, the head chef and...
BII honours exceptional trainer
17-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The winner of this year's BII Bill Hannon Award for an exceptional contribution to the industry has been presented with the prize. Mike Connell of...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Up and coming multiples Rupert Cleveley, Lee Cash, Mark Butler, Chris Gerard, Brian Whiting, Nigel Haworth smaller managed pub operators (46) Why...
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...
Nigel Haworth to open fourth pub
30-Apr-2009
Ribble Valley Inns, the pub operation headed by leading chef Nigel Haworth, is to open its fourth pub.The conversion of the Bull at Broughton to...
30-Apr-2009 By Jo Bruce
Chef Nigel Haworth's Ribble Valley Inns is to open their first pub outside Lancashire. The Bull at Broughton, North Yorkshire, is part of the...
Pubs short-listed at 2009 Northern Hospitality Awards
09-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
The finalists for the 2009 Northern Hospitality Awards have been announced. Short-listed for Best Pub are the Black Swan Hotel, Ravenstonedale,...
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...
19-Jan-2009 By Tony Halstead
Drinkers in a Lancashire holiday resort are to be given health warnings via special messages embossed on polycarbonate glasses. More than 20,000...
'Cheap alcohol ban will hit wine drinkers most'
04-Dec-2008
Wine drinkers will be hit hardest by a proposal to ban cut-price alcohol promotions in supermarkets and off-licences, according to...
