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‘Great leased and tenanted pubs are at the heart of communities’

21-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pub bosses discussed leased and tenanted sites at the MCA Pub Conference yesterday, celebrating the "resilience" of the model.

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.

Rent hike pushes licensees to leave pub after 30 years

02-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A couple has called time after 30 years behind the bar, with a rent increase by Star Pubs & Bars hammering in “the final nail in the coffin”.

Pub bosses mourn lost summer

15-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses have warned they are in a “highly precarious position” with payments approaching despite continued trading restrictions.

Star to continue rent reductions in Scotland

27-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars has said it will continue its rent reductions for its sites in Scotland, as the sector braces for the first week of trade after lockdown.

Star buying club ‘could save operators up to £7,500’

01-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars has launched a buying club, which it claims could help an average pub save up to £7,000 each year.

Star introduces own wine brand

20-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars has launched its own wine label in a bid to introduce ethical wines and expand premium options in its pubs.

Star revises refurbishment plans for historic pubs

02-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Campaigners who lobbied a pubco to prevent the transformation of two historic pubs have celebrated a victory, as the company said it would revise its plans.

Star and Healy Group to invest £412k in south coast pub

08-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A southern-based multiple operator has made a £412,000 joint investment with Star Pubs & Bars to reopen a Southampton pub as a premium site.

Lancashire licensee celebrates four decades at pub

24-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

An 83-year-old licensee is celebrating four decades of running a pub in Chorley, Lancashire.

SI Leisure partners with Star for £280,000 refurb

16-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Operator SI Leisure will see one of its Oxfordshire pubs transformed by a £280,000 refurbishment in a partnership with Star Pubs & Bars.

£225,000 transformation for Nottingham Irish bar

02-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars is investing £225,000 into the transformation of an Irish bar in Nottingham.

Star to hear licensees' thoughts at series of forums

01-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars will host a series of nine regional forums this month, to hear from licensees.

Female licensees receive Star treatment

09-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars treated some of its top female licensees to a spa day as a reward for their hard work in a historically male-dominated industry.

Michelin Guide 2015: Editor praises ‘best generation’ of chefs

26-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Michelin Guide editor Rebecca Burr has praised the pubs awarded stars in this year’s edition for embracing “a generation of the best chefs the UK has ever had”.

Michelin Guide 2015: Tears of delight for pubs awarded new stars

26-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The three pubs handed new Michelin stars last week have expressed a mixture of shock, delight and relief at winning the award.

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‘World’s first’ pie-dedicated chutney awarded gold star at 2014 Great Taste Awards

18-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A recently-launched chutney made specifically for pies has picked up a gold star at the 2014 Great Taste Awards.

Michelin stars boost UK pub image

09-Nov-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The operator of the first pub to receive two Michelin stars says its award has helped to put British pubs on the international culinary map.

'British Gas announces profits are up by 58%.... but heating bills continue to soar'

25-Feb-2010

Consumer groups called for immediate cuts in energy bills today following the announcement that British Gas profits had jumped 58 per cent. Philip...

Two pubs awarded Michelin stars

23-Jan-2008

The Sportsman in Seasalter and the Goose in Britwell Salome rewarded

Trade boost for latest pubs awarded Michelin stars

16-Feb-2006 By Lucy Britner

Business is booming for the two pubs most recently awarded Michelin stars. The Hand & Flowers in Marlow, Buckingham-shire, and the Masons Arms in...