A Northamptonshire licensee fears the smoking ban will put an end to 150-years of tradition at his pub. Clive Rimmer of the Bull in Harpole stages a...
Why are so many rural pubs closing, at the rate of a dozen or more a month? Is it lack of consumer demand, or some new force at play in society? The...
The ideal British pub should be a warm, cosy and friendly place where customers can refresh body and soul with nourishing, well-served food and drink...
A MACCLESFIELD licensee has been turned into a virtual computer game hero by a regular to aid her in the fight to save her pub from demolition.Plans...
Consult licensees - and best of all get behind the bar - if you're considering a career in the pub trade. Doing your homework is vital to overcoming the many hurdles. Tony Halstead reports
Any pub worth its salt pays close attention to what its customers order. However, anyone eating at the King's Head in Sarre, Kent, over the next few...
JD Wetherspoon is set to build the greenest pub in the UK. The company wants to use a wind turbine to power a pub that is planned in Melton Mowbray....
Ex-managing director Peter Gatling achieved 60% sales growth by transforming the Merry Harriers in Clayhidon, Devon, from an exclusive gastropub into an accessible country inn. Ewan Turney discovers his secrets
The doom merchants were wrong. Cultural change has seen the pub emerge as the home of mass-market casual dining, writes Tim Clarke, chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers
The Crown in Withybed Green, Worcestershire, was a big hit at the Punch Shine Awards. EWAN TURNEY talks to host David Fisher to find out more about his and wife Tricia's approach to business
"At the moment, we're displaying our latest certificates in the fireplace," says Jacqui. "I'm not sure where they'll go after that, but we'll always...
Since last October, licensees from across the UK have been telling us how proud of their staff they are. Launched under The Publican's Proud of Pubs...
We just couldn't resist an April Fool - the worrying thing is you just wouldn't put it past the Government to re-name the British pub. Thank you very...
Under John and Valerie Pascoe, the Swan in Little Totham, Essex, has twice been crowned Camra national pub of the year. As the Pascoes prepare to retire, LUCY BRITNER finds out about their success
National Pubs Week is almost here. While the Campaign for Real Ale has been busy directing people towards their perfect pub in the run up to the week...
Michael Bell feels that it is time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to food-led pubs Q. When is a pub not a pub? A. When its food sales...
After more than 20 years pub quizzes have grown in variety and professionalism.Quizzes are a relative newcomer in the history of pub games - at least...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
