Property

MA Leaders Club

What is Birmingham like to operate in?

13-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

New operators opening sites in Birmingham has helped it change and develop, delegates at The Morning Advertiser’s MA Leaders Club recently heard.

Tommy Banks to open gastropub

13-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Banks family, Matthew Lockwood and the Tommy Banks Group have announced the forthcoming launch of a pub with rooms in North Yorkshire in late spring.

Star ploughs £60k into coronation weekend

13-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Star Pubs & Bars has invested more than £60,000 worth of support for the King’s Coronation and accompanying May bank holiday weekends for its licensees.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

NQ64 & Dodo Pub Co to launch sites

13-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There will be new sites from Dodo Pub Co and NQ64 this spring, and Inn Collection Group has acquired a new venue while other pubs undergo makeovers.

JDW to open £2.9m venue at The O2

13-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is set to open a new pub at The O2 later this month (Tuesday 21 March).

Grade II-listed pub to be rebuilt after 'unlawful' destruction

10-Mar-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A Grade II-listed Lancashire pub is to be rebuilt to its “original standards” following its “unlawful” demolition.

Eye-watering energy costs force Top 50 Gastropub to shut

10-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Operators of Devon-based Top 50 Gastropub were left “heart-broken” when sky-rocketing energy bills forced them to call last orders after seven years.

Greene King Pub Partners operators take on second site

10-Mar-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King Pub Partners licensees have become multiple site operators after taking on a second venue in Winchester with the pubco.

Licensing hub - legal with Poppleston Allen

The devil is in the licensing detail

10-Mar-2023 By Carl Weston, head of marketing and partner (non-solicitor), Poppleston Allen

This week, the legal experts at Poppleston Allen look at potential licensing issues when taking on a shuttered site.

JW Lees ploughs £700k into reopening Rain Bar

09-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Family brewer and pub operator JW Lees will officially reopen its Rain Bar after a £700,000 redevelopment of the freehold site.

Hydes celebrates 160 years of brewing

09-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

North west-based brewer and pub business Hydes is marking 160 years with a number of activities during 2023 including serving pints for £1.60.

Marston's to market 61 freehold pubs

08-Mar-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Large pub company Marston’s has announced its plans to market a selection of 61 freehold pubs from its estate in England and Wales.

New look for Inn Collection Group sites

03-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Inn Collection Group has revealed the fresh designs for upcoming site the Ripon Spa Hotel and established venue Harrogate’s Hotel St George, both in North Yorkshire.

MA Leaders Club

M&A opportunities ‘underestimated’

03-Mar-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Firms are “underestimating the opportunities” presented by M&A activity within the sector as operators look to take on “smaller locations”, according to property experts.

Double renovation by Punch Pubs worth almost £700k

28-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs & Co has forked out almost £700,000 on renovating two of its pubs, which have now reopened.

Red Oak Taverns hits 210 pubs

28-Feb-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multi-site operator Red Oak Taverns has secured its third acquisition of 2023 with the Six Bells in Madeley, near Telford in Shropshire.

Inn Collection Group aims to hire 1,000 additional staff

27-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Inn Collection Group has set out ambitious plans to increase the number of staff it employs by almost 1,000 throughout 2023.

Countryside pub licensee celebrates decade anniversary

24-Feb-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

A Hampshire pub operator has celebrated his 10th anniversary at the site, after only intending to stay a couple of months.

East London NQ64 will be its biggest site

24-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Experiential retro arcade bar NQ64 will launch its biggest site to date in May 2023 with an opening in Old Street, Shoreditch.

‘The Hotel Inspector’ on the hunt for pubs for new series

22-Feb-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Alex Polizzi, ‘The Hotel Inspector’ is looking for hospitality businesses to take part in a new TV series for Channel 5.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Revamp for Hydes & Punch sites, Greene King opens Hive pub

22-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King has opened its 30th Hive site, with pubs from Punch and Hydes reopening after whopping makeovers.

Wells & Co looks to expand overseas estate

22-Feb-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Bedford-based pub group and brewer Wells & Co is aiming to expand its estate in France, with “multiple sites in the pipeline”.

M&A activity soared to highest level for 5 years in 2022

21-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The volume of corporate deals within the UK’s hospitality sector reached its highest level for five years in 2022, analysis by law firm Irwin Mitchell has revealed.

Punch reopens south London site after £220k revamp

20-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Pub operator Punch Pubs & Co has reopened the Robin Hood following a £220,000 investment.

Greene King opens 'milestone' 30th Hive site

20-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has announced the opening of its “milestone” 30th Hive Pub.

'Support your local’ says licensee as pub shuts doors

17-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Suffolk pub the Smokehouse at the Chequers in Eriswell closed for good on 26 February due to “many issues”, but reactions from guests have been a mixed bag.

Two Top 50 Cocktail Bars permanently close

16-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Two of the Top 50 Cocktail Bars in the country have closed their doors for good this month.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Whelan's and Loungers open sites, village pubs hit market

15-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There are new openings from Whelan's pubco and multi-site operator Loungers, as Red Oak Taverns acquires a trio of Marston's venues and several village pubs come to market.

Britain’s most southerly pub to shut doors

14-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The most southern pub in Britain has been forced to close its doors after factors impacting the sector made it “impossible” to maintain the establishment.

Get ahead with your pub accommodation offer

13-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Operators are being urged to attend the Profitable Beds Seminar 2023 to learn more about the ever-burgeoning pub accommodation sector.

Number of pubs going bust soars

13-Feb-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub and bar insolvencies have risen by more than three quarters (83%) in the past year, new research has revealed.

Outdoor seating without planning permission likely in Scotland

13-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs in Scotland are expected to be allowed to put tables and chairs on pavements outside their premises without submitting planning applications from the end of March.

OPINION

Forgetting independents is a self-defeating exercise

09-Feb-2023 By Sacha Lord, Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester

These days, there’s no escaping the seemingly endless amount of data proving that the hospitality sector is in severe difficulty.

Red Oak acquires trio of Marston’s pubs

09-Feb-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Red Oak Taverns has purchased two venues in the Midlands and one in the south west of England from Marston’s.

Insolvencies hit decade-high in hospitality sector

08-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The number of hospitality businesses registering as insolvent has reached a decade high.

Community Pub Hero Awards finalists face-off

08-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Fifteen pubs will face the scrutiny of judges after being named as finalists in the Community Pub Hero Awards.

Whelan’s & Star plough £1.35m into 6th site

03-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Whelan’s Pub Company is opening the Fox at Palmers Green, north London, this week after a joint £1.35m refurb with Star Pubs & Bars.

Licensing hub - legal with Poppleson Allen

Reminder on reviews

02-Feb-2023 By Graeme Cushion,

Following on from recent and highly publicised reviews involving Brixton Academy and Crane Night Club in Birmingham, it seemed like an appropriate time to issue a reminder on the pitfalls and processes involved in facing a review of your premises licence....

BOXPARK sets sights on new site

01-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

BOXPARK has secured planning permission for a new Liverpool venue which will open later this year.

opinion

Turning full circle but help needed now

30-Jan-2023 By David Bentley, licensee, the Old Bowling Green, Winster, Derbyshire

As a result of the 1989 Beer Orders, I was able to have my pick of pubs for sale in 1990 and fell in love with a 15th century hostelry in the centre of a small village, high in the hills of a national park.

Which pubs has JDW sold?

27-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed where the 10 sites it has sold are, following information released in its results for the second quarter of its financial year.

City Coyote Ugly bar to open in 2023

26-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The second Coyote Ugly bar in London is set to open its doors later this year, it has been revealed.

4 in 10 pubs cutting staff

26-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 41% of pub operators have reduced their workforce headcount over the past month, new data has shown.

BrewDog opening new site in London

25-Jan-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Independent Scottish craft brewer and operator BrewDog has expanded its pub portfolio with a new London site.

Punch invests £500k in Black Lion Hotel

24-Jan-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A Punch Pub site in North Yorkshire has re-opened under new management following a £500,000 investment.

Lucky Saint to open pub in March

24-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Alcohol-free beer brand Lucky Saint is set to open a pub in March in central London.

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Your pub's roadmap to sustainable success

23-Jan-2023 By Charlie Fryday, Heineken UK on-trade category and commercial strategy director

Charlie Fryday, Heineken UK on-trade category and commercial strategy director discusses the areas outlets can work on to decrease the environmental impact of their physical space.

Cost-of-living crisis forces 16th century pub to shut

20-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Rising utility costs and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis have resulted in the closure of a 16th century pub in Worcestershire.

Revolution to expand ‘when time is right’

20-Jan-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

Revolution Bars Group has a strong pipeline in place but remains focused on integrating Peach Pubs into the company in the short term, according to chief executive Rob Pitcher.

More sites closing now than during Covid

20-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Almost 18 licensed premises closed every day during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 resulting in more sites closing in 2022 than in the Covid-hit high of 2021.