Local Pub

Why is the local pub still under threat?

20-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Despite a busy year in the sector that has included highlights such as huge pub chain acquisitions, there are still concerns of how to uphold the traditional, British institution of the local pub.

New study reveals 'ongoing importance of pubs' to the UK

21-Jul-2017 By Georgina Townshend

More than half of all pubgoers champion their local pub as the place for food and drink, with one in five visiting between once and three times a week, a study has found.

Pub walks

CAMRA encourages people to go on a ‘pub walk’ this Christmas

21-Dec-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A series of guides mapping short walks that finish with a stop at a real ale pub have been produced by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and walking charity the Ramblers.

Film

New film about men saving pub from closure...by writing Chick Lit

25-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A director has released his film that was written in and stars his local pub in north Norfolk.

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...

Al Murray to judge McCoy’s ‘Put Your Pub on a Plane to Rio’ competition

13-Mar-2014 By Jo Bruce

Al Murray, the Pub Landlord, has been announced as one of the celebrity judges in McCoy’s ‘Put Your Pub on a Plane to Rio’ competition — offering the winners the chance to watch this summer’s World Cup in a pub near Copacabana beach.

Pubs minister Brandon Lewis launches new hotline to save community pubs

11-Mar-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A Pubs Advice Line was launched today by Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis which will help advise locals on how to take over their community pubs.

One in three villages has seen a local pub or shop close in the past year

07-Jan-2013 By Mark Wingett

One in three villages has seen a local pub or shop close in the past year, according to new research.

Campaign to put pubs at centre of economic recovery launches

31-Jul-2012 By Michelle Perrett

The campaign backed by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser to get pubs to the centre of driving the economic recovery — the Beermat Entrepreneur initiative — was launched to the trade last week.

Hamish Champ: Faith and the art of avoiding doorsteppers

29-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ

Faith, I find, is a tricky concept to deal with. One can have faith in something concrete - like the ability of one's local pub to serve up a great...

Co-op groups to support threatened pubs

13-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore

More than 80 communities hoping to save their local pub have been offered the support of a coalition of co-operative groups. The 82 towns and...

4 out of 10 would help save local pub

19-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney

Four out of ten adults would be willing to join efforts to save their local pub if it was under threat, says CAMRA.

New pub parcel delivery scheme launched

22-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

People can now have their parcels delivered to their local pub rather than the sorting office under a new scheme. Scottish & Newcastle (S&N)...

Masses unite at local pub

05-Aug-2008

Traditionally Sundays see people either heading down to their local church for a service or to their local pub for a Sunday roast. But Cornish...

Residents bid to buy pub lease

21-Nov-2006

A group of Peterborough residents are hoping to buy the lease on their local pub and make it hub for the local community. Members of the Parnwell...

Drink Talking: David Stocken

24-Nov-2005

David Stocken of The Dolphin, Worthing, on binge drinking and why it's time for the scaremongering to stop.How can we get some publicity to explain...

Our survey said…

17-Nov-2005

You licensees know what you think about licensing reform, a smoking ban and binge-drinking issues - but what about your customers? Here's what...

letter from McKerracher

31-Mar-2005

Last week, as I was collecting my younger son from playschool, one of the mums started to speak quite disparagingly about her local pub. She had...

Prince launches guide on saving local pubs

26-Feb-2004

by Tony Halstead Prince Charles has launched a new guide to saving local pubs with a visit to the Old Crown, at Hesket Newmarket in Cumbria. The...

I am honoured to be the 15th guest speaker at the annual lun

22-May-2003

Unlike my predecessors therefore, I cannot bring you greetings from Her Majesty or the Prime Minister or the House of Lords, but I have two...