Punch Pub

Traditional pub reopens after £205k investment

06-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Avenue, High Shincliffe, Durham has reopened following a £205,000 investment by independent operators Punch Pubs & Co.

People’s Captain and Punch Pubs team up to tackle mental health crisis

04-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

People’s Captain, a craft beer range spearheaded by professional rugby player Greg Bateman, has joined forces with Punch Pubs to support mental health initiatives across the UK.

‘Speedo Mick’ accepts Punch’s apology

14-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

An unfortunate misunderstanding that resulted in an avid Speedo-wearing fundraiser being asked to leave a pub during his 1,000-mile charity walk, has been resolved.

Gunmakers owner to expand to second pub in south-west London

12-Dec-2013 By Lewis Brown

The landlord of the Gunmakers in London is to open a second venue a free-of-tie leased pub in West Brompton.

Oxfordshire pub to host a live pub quiz

15-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit

An Oxfordshire pub will be the first pub to host a live TV broadcast of a national pub quiz on 22 February. The Blackhorse Hotel in Thame will host...

43-strong community group take on Punch pub

06-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun

A Punch leased pub in Lincolnshire has been taken on by 43 members of a local community committed to keeping their local pub running. The Cherry...

Joule's Brewery adds 14th pub to estate

29-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna

Joule's Brewery has added a fourteenth pub to its estate, with the purchase of Punch pub the Duke of York in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The site was...

First Lady dines at Punch pub

09-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Licensees at a London pub were astonished when the First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters popped in for dinner. The team at Punch Taverns pub...

Cops ejected 'impeccable' customers, claims host

22-Jan-2009 By John Harrington

A licensee has questioned why police forced "impeccably" behaved football fans to leave his pub on a match day. Around 14 police vans, some with dog...

Back to Basics: Turn your pub green

06-May-2008

As licensee Simon Taylor-Williams will no doubt tell you, the benefits of making your business more environmentally friendly are huge.Earlier this...

Punch pub themed as 'hunting lodge'

24-Jan-2008

A £60,000 investment by the licensees has seen a rural Punch pub in Herefordshire transformed with a Scottish hunting-lodge theme. Hosts Keith and...

Gold award for 'most improved' pub

10-Jan-2008

A Punch pub labelled "the worst in Warwickshire" by its council one year ago has won a top award for cleanliness from the local authority. This...