The Archers

Oakman to the rescue in the Archers

20-May-2022 By Ed Bedington

In a stroke of marketing genius, the Oakman Group has stepped into the fictional world in a bid to rescue a team of hospitality workers.

Business rates contribute to one in five pub closures, claims exclusive BBC research

16-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

High business rates have contributed to one in five pub closures in England and Wales over the past six years, an exclusive BBC Radio 4 investigation has claimed.

Licensee fined £30,000 for 'firetrap' pub

01-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The licensee of a Brick Lane pub that was branded a ‘fire trap’ has been hit with a £30,000 fine for breaking fire safety laws.

Greene King criticised over 'rushed' Hawthorn Leisure deal

05-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

The deal to sell 275 Greene King (GK) pubs to Hawthorn Leisure has been criticised as secretive and rushed.

Time to take pub PR seriously

06-Sep-2007

Good to see the script writers on The Archers know there's more to bar-tending than serving your mates a sloppy pint. In last Sunday's episode -...

Home Counties: Cock Inn

29-Jan-2004

Gamlingay, Bedfordshire There are a number of ways Roger and Tina Collins measure the part that the Cock Inn plays in the local community. First,...