Oxfordshire

Award-winning licensee and chef team up for new venture

18-Oct-2017 By Fred A'Court

An award-winning licensee and chef are renewing their partnership for a new venture in the run-up to the key Christmas trading period.

Brewery-operators

Hook Norton awards pub of the year

13-May-2016 By James Evison

Hook Norton has awarded The Bell Inn in Adderbury as its pub of the year at a ceremony held at Towcester Racecourse.

Legislation

Licensees outraged by ACV status listing

29-Apr-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Backlash mounts over pubs recorded as ACVs.

Final chance to enter for Best British Roast Dinner competition

08-Aug-2014 By Max Carter

Pub caterers have two weeks left to enter a competition to find Britain's best roast.

Kings Head crowned Pride of Hooky

07-May-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

A Warwickshire pub has scooped the top honour at an annual awards run by an Oxfordshire brewer.

Brakspear moves into managed pub sector

01-Mar-2013 By M&C Report

Brakspear has become the latest tenanted pubco to make moves into the managed sector.

Hook Norton identifies 16 towns for pub sites

07-Jun-2012

Hook Norton, the Oxfordshire-based brewer and pub operator, has identified 16 towns and cities within 50 miles of its brewery where it’s looking to make pub property acquisitions.

BII: get on your bike for the LTC

11-May-2011 By Gurjit Degun

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) is holding a charity motor bike ride to raise funds for the Licensed Trade Charity.

Swan scoops Good Food Guide readers' award

08-Sep-2010 By Jo Bruce

The Swan at Southrop, Gloucestershire, has received the top award in Good Food Guide 2011 Readers' Restaurant of the Year award. The private lease...

TV chef rates low in Scores on the Doors

21-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has blasted a council for awarding his gastropub just one star out of five under the Scores on Doors scheme.

Striker ale for Hook Norton

25-May-2010 By Sonya Hook

Hook Norton is kicking off its summer seasonal selection with Striker, an ale to cheer on the England football squad. The 4.4% ABV ale is described...

Hook Norton crowns its best pubs

26-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney

Rene Klein and Alison Saul of the Great Western in Aynho, Oxfordshire have been named Hook Norton's Best New Licensees. The pair were crowned at the...

Lamb at Buckland open under new owners

09-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The Lamb at Buckland, Oxfordshire, has been re-opened by new owners — Richard and Shelley Terry and business partner Chris Green.

Hook Norton lights the way for school

09-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook

A beer celebrating a school's 150th anniversary has been created by Hook Norton Brewery in Oxfordshire. A Shining Light derives its name from...

Hook Norton rewards "outstanding" licensees

29-May-2009 By James Wilmore

Hook Norton has rewarded its most outstanding tenants with trophies and a cheque for £200 for each pub. The Hooky Gold Awards, held at Heythrop Park...