Newriver Retail

Mark Davies resigns as NewRiver CFO but remains CEO of Hawthorn

28-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Current boss of Hawthorn Mark Davies will relinquish his position of parent company NewRiver’s chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect but will remain head of the pub business.

Hawthorn calls for ‘clear roadmap’ to reopening following near £10m Q3 pub investment

21-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

NewRiver-owned pub company Hawthorn has revealed that it ended 2020 with £250m of available liquidity and having more than doubled its planned Q3 capital expenditure spend.

‘I could see operator managed being 25% of the portfolio’ says Hawthorn boss

03-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

After increasing its operator managed pub business from 10% to 20% of its estate in the last year through acquisitions and tenanted and leased conversions – Hawthorn CEO Mark Davies expects the managed march to continue in 2021.

Hawthorn Leisure unveils community-focused rebrand

30-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

Real estate investment trust NewRiver’s 700-strong pub arm will rebrand as ‘Hawthorn: The Community Pub Company’ as it seeks to become the UK’s number one community operator.

‘Strong and stable’ Hawthorn to invest £7.5m in pub estate during 2021

26-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

Community pub operator Hawthorn has earmarked in the region of £7.5m for investment in its pub estate over the next financial year despite the impact of Covid-19.

NewRiver income from pubs rises by 27%

21-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

Hawthorn Leisure, the community pub operating arm of NewRiver REIT, has revealed a 5.5% increase in like-for-like income per pub in its latest half-year results.

Licensee wins planning case against NewRiver Retail

27-Jan-2017 By Michelle Perrett

A pub in Leek was celebrating after quashing its owners’ plans to build two residential houses in the car park. 

Demolitions

NewRiver and Co-op slammed for 'disgraceful' pub demolitions

16-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

The decision to demolish two Dudley pubs has been labelled a ‘disgrace’ after a planning inspector overruled the local council’s rejection of a proposal to replace the venues with shops.

Licensee upset by application refusal

28-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A planning application by NewRiver Retail to build a Co-op convenience store behind a Worcestershire pub has been turned down - but the licensee is not happy because he believes it could secure the pub's future.

Planning

NewRiver pubs: Surplus land sales 'will affect trade'

05-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Two West Midlands licensees claim to have been on the wrong end of council decisions after NewRiver Retail applied to sell surplus land to make way for Co-op convenience stores.

Car park sale

NewRiver licensee faces fierce opposition to Co-op store

21-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

A licensee who wants to save his pub by selling part of the car park is facing fierce opposition from Dudley councillors and residents.

Punch sell-off

Furious Punch hosts slam sale of pubs to NewRiver

04-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Outraged licensees have slammed the unexpected sale of 158 Punch Taverns pubs amid uncertainty and fears of closures following the £53.5m deal.

Punch Taverns sells

Punch sell-off: CAMRA urges NewRiver to keep sites as pubs

27-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

Pubs to be sold by Punch Taverns have the backing of The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), which will encourage NewRiver Retail to continue running the sites as going concerns.