Red Lion

Rat-infested fridge and filthy kitchen lands pub with £42k fine

21-Jul-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The owners of an Essex pub have been fined more than £42,000 and stopped from selling food after rats were found nesting under the fridge in its kitchen.

What's in a name? The stories behind pub monikers

12-Jun-2017 By Claire Churchard

Pub names are part of the social fabric of Britain. But have you ever wondered why your local is called what it is or why its name may have changed over the years? Here, we take a look at the stories behind the names

Westminster attack: Fuller’s robust plan ‘sees pub safely evacuated’

23-Mar-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A Fuller’s pub in Westminster implemented its “robust two-way communication plan” after the terrorist attack outside the Houses of Parliament yesterday afternoon (23 March).

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Wine Winner - The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, north London

08-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The Red Lion & Sun, in London’s leafy suburb of Highgate, has a wine list both adventurous and accessible, driven by licensee Heath Ball and his team’s dedication to providing the best possible offer for their customers.

Pubs

Enterprise: Community rallies round licensee after lease is terminated

21-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

An Enterprise Inns licensee has thanked his local community for its 'overwhelming' support after the pub company ended his lease.

Woman drinks at more than 600 Red Lion pubs

07-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A Lancashire woman has completed her quest to drink in every pub named the Red Lion in the UK.

Training

'You've got to live it, it's not just a job, it's a way of life' - Fuller's head of ops on working in the industry

20-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

The head of operations at 100 Fuller’s pubs offers advice to ambitious workers in the industry and explains how she rose through the ranks.

Protz: It's been Doris’s day for 50 years at Snargate's Red Lion

03-Oct-2014 By Roger Protz

The family-run Red Lion in Snargate hasn’t changed much since the 16th century and that is exactly why it remains a charming pub.

Woman's quest to drink in every Red Lion pub in the country

07-May-2014 By James Wallin

A Lancashire woman is appealing for help on her pub crawl with a difference – to visit every Red Lion in the UK.

Community group launches share offer for Red Lion in Sidbury

23-Apr-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Campaigners hoping to save a Devonshire village pub have launched a share offer, after Punch Taverns agreed to sell the property to a community enterprise group for £190,000 — significantly below its original asking price of £295,000.

Punch agrees to sell Red Lion in Sidbury to community

28-Mar-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Campaigners hoping to save a Devonshire village pub have been handed a lifeline after Punch Taverns agreed to sell the property to a community enterprise group.

East Devon residents look to list Red Lion as asset of community value

05-Aug-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A group of residents is looking to become the first in east Devon to have its local pub listed as an asset of community value (ACV).

The Red Lion in Barnes is crowned Fuller's Master Cellarman of the Year

02-Aug-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A London pub has been honoured for its exceptionally high quality real ale and awarded Fuller’s Master Cellarman of the Year 2013.

Hugo Swire MP joins campaign to save Red Lion pub in Sidbury

16-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Hugo Swire MP has become a patron for the Save the Red Lion campaign, dedicated to retaining the pub in Sidbury, east Devon.

Enterprise tenant brands company 'inflexible' after pub closure

26-Jun-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

An Enterprise tenant has displayed a six metre open letter outside his pub bemoaning the inflexibility of the company after debt forces business to close.

Red Lion pop-up for Glastonbury festival

03-Jun-2013 By Lesley Foottit

A Somerset pub is hosting a restaurant at the Glastonbury festival this year.

Residents fight to save Red Lion pub in Sidbury

29-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Residents in Sidbury, Devon, have come together to save the last pub in their village after Punch Taverns put it up for sale.

Pub cleaner retires after 41 years

18-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Sheila Nicholson, cleaner at the Red Lion in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, has polished the pub’s bar for the last time, retiring after 41 years.

North Wales pub opens shop to serve local community

20-Nov-2012 By Adam Pescod

A pub in North Wales has opened a village shop to serve the community, with the help of Pub is the Hub.

My Pub: O'Marleys Red Lion

09-Dec-2011 By Tony Halstead

Mary Winter, co-tenant at O’Marleys Red Lion in Blackburn, Lancashire, tells Tony Halstead how a new name and increasing ale sales have helped double turnover at the pub

Riots: Customers come to the rescue of Ealing pub

09-Aug-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Customers drinking in the Red Lion in Ealing, west London, came to the rescue last night, as they fought off rioters looking to vandalise and loot...

Gastropub team's takes on second pub

30-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The team behind an award-winning Cambridgeshire gastropub has launched another outlet nearby. Owner of the Red Lion at Hinxton, Alex Clarke, has...

Pub Food Profile: The Red Lion in Cricklade, Wiltshire

09-Sep-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica

"Music can bring nostalgia - even music you hated at the time can take you back 10 or 15 years - and food can have the same effect," says Daniel...

Hamish Champ: "TV in sympathetic portrayal of pubs shock

19-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ

In these times of heightened media interest in binge drinking and alcohol-related crime it's rare to see a portrayal of pub culture on TV that could...

MyNewPub

15-Mar-2007

Red Lion, Dittisham, Devon Agent: Bettesworths French-born Brigitte and Clive Bellenger have taken over the Red Lion Inn in Dittisham, Devon. The...

North West

11-Jan-2007

Red Lion Withington, Manchester Licensees do not come much more experienced than pub managers Kevin and Janat Connor. The couple recently celebrated...

East Anglia

11-Jan-2007

Red Lion Preston, Hertfordshire The Red Lion claims to be the first pub bought by village power. In 1982, residents of the small village of Preston...

Menus made easy?

08-Jan-2007

Bruce McLernon, manager and head chef at the Red Lion in Corley Moor, near Coventry, won a new laptop, courtesy of www.menumakers.co.uk, as top prize...

Desserts: The ice is right

17-Oct-2006

We all know the feeling of an ice-cream headache, the head freeze after taking too big a bite of the cold stuff. Licensee Alex Clarke had a real...

A Kent pub's solution to the smoking ban

03-Oct-2006

Licensee Robert Wigham's solution to the impending smoking ban is rather like a classic sports car owner attaching an ultra-modern Formula One...

Over pub's licence bid

24-Nov-2005

by John Harrington The Tories have been accused of distorting the facts about a pub's bid to get a late licence in an apparent bid to score political...

A beacon of hope amid media hysteria

29-Sep-2005

Tim and Jane Hunter run the Red Lion in Preston that's Preston in Hertfordshire, a small village not far from Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City. A...

Going the extra mile to save their community's store

22-Sep-2005

Red Lion, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire Thirteen years ago Coleshill village shop closed its doors, leaving local residents with nowhere to buy...

Home Counties: Red Lion

13-Jan-2005

Coleshill, Buckinghamshire John Ullman doesn't mince his words. "I feel very privileged to live in the village and run this pub." It seems the...

Licensee quits over animal rights row

28-Apr-2004

A licensee has quit his pub after refusing to give in to a hate campaign from animal rights campaigners.Keith Marklew, who runs the Red Lion in...