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Coaching Inn Group acquires Ledbury site

20-Dec-2017 By James Wallin, MCA

The Coaching Inn Group has acquired The Feathers Hotel in Ledbury, Herefordshire, for an undisclosed sum, as part of its £50m expansion programme.

Angry publicans contact MP over ‘out-of-date’ business rates

23-Mar-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A group of publicans from Kent have written to their local MP in the hope “someone might listen” to their concerns about “out of date” business rates.

Kent MP to quiz ministers over business rates concerns

23-Mar-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The MP for Dover and Deal, Charlie Elphicke, said he would speak to ministers about the issue of soaring business rates after a group of publicans from his constituency wrote to him to highlight their concerns.

New World Trading Company

Potential for 'hundreds' of Botanist sites

14-Jan-2016 By M&C Allegra

Chris Hill, the managing director of New World Trading Company, has told PMA sister title M&C there is potential for “hundreds” of sites under the company’s Botanist brand.

Research

Number of licensed premises rising in two out of three British towns

15-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Nearly two in three British towns have seen their numbers of pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs rise or stay the same according to the latest Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners and CGA Peach.

Pub is the Hub launches £30,000 Norfolk grant scheme

30-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

Pubs minister Brandon Lewis launched the latest Pub is the Hub project in Norfolk last week.

Loungers' Cosy Club could exceed 70 sites

18-Jun-2014 By John Harrington

Loungers, the Piper-backed cafe bar operator, sees scope to grow to at least 70 Cosy Club sites alongside a minimum of 350 for its primary growth concept Lounge.

Milton Keynes to consult on late-night levy from 1am

08-Mar-2013 By Adam Pescod

Milton Keynes Council is to consult on a late-night levy after the town’s licensing committee came out in favour of the measure at a meeting earlier this week.

Purple Flag status awarded to six more towns

09-Jul-2012 By Mike Berry

Six more towns and cities have been awarded Purple Flag status - given to town centres that demonstrate and maintain an enjoyable and safe night-time economy.

Trade-hit pubs in Wales offer shelter for stricken flood victims

11-Jun-2012 By Adam Pescod

Pubs in Wales were at the centre of the floods this week as people were forced to evacuate their homes when water engulfed towns and villages across parts of the country.

A third Cosy Club opened

09-Nov-2011

Loungers, the privately-owned group led by Alex Reilley, has opened its third site under its Cosy Club brand in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

Buyers found for former Moorgate estate

15-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Buyers have been found for nine out of the 10 former Moorgate Taverns sites, which were placed on the market at the end of September last year. The...

New night-time economy body

19-Jan-2011 By John Harrington

Licensees are invited to join a new body that promotes joint action locally to encourage safer and more profitable town centres at night.

ALMR promotes Kate Nicholls to strategic affairs director

07-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has appointed Kate Nicholls to the positions of strategic affairs director and the...

Pubs Minister: pubs are 'Britain's heartbeat'

08-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney

Community Pubs Minister Bob Neill says he is determined to champion pubs as the heartbeat of Britain's towns and villages. Neill was writing in the...

Loungers to open two more Cosy Clubs

25-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney

Multiple operator Loungers is set to open two more Cosy Club sites in Bath and Exeter, following its success in Taunton. The company is aiming to...

Co-op groups to support threatened pubs

13-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore

More than 80 communities hoping to save their local pub have been offered the support of a coalition of co-operative groups. The 82 towns and...

Loungers to open first Cosy Club

26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team

The south-west café-bar company Loungers is set to open a new casual-dining and drinking concept called the Cosy Club in Taunton next month.

Symonds to leave Bay Restaurant amid buyer interest

08-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team

Slug & Lettuce brand is to be transferred out of Bay Restaurants into sister company Town & City amid private equity interest in Bay.

10,000 new pub jobs at JD Wetherspoon

01-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon is to open 250 pubs in the next five years — creating 10,000 new jobs in the process. The managed operator today announced plans to invest £250m on opening new outlets.

Peach opens first city centre pub

17-Nov-2009 By Tony Halstead

Peach has unveiled the latest addition to its pub estate, an £800,000 investment in a new build site the Almanack in Leicester city centre.

Yates's: aiming for every-day value

04-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team

The Yates's brand is still sizeable with 65 sites — and is celebrating its 125th birthday this month. The PMA Team reports.

Peach Pub Co appoints its first ops director

13-Feb-2009

Multiple pub operator Peach Pub Company (PPC) has appointed ex-Barracuda North of England & Scotland head of operations Paul Cutsforth as its...

Thwaites takes opening hours case to High Court

05-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney

Lancashire brewer and operator Thwaites has won the right for a judicial review of opening hours granted at one of its pubs. The brewer is due in the...

Aprèsbars earmarks 13 towns for new venues

13-Jul-2006 By Tony Halstead

The four-strong Aprèsbars chain has unveiled an ambitious list of target towns it wants to open sites in. The company's development plans could see...

Rural pubs question value of hours reform

19-Jan-2006 By Iain O'Neil

Pubs in rural England could turn their backs on extended opening hours and revert to 11pm closing during the week due to a lack of late-night trade....

Property round-up

27-May-2005

A free-of-tie leasehold pub in the Norfolk market town of Sherington has a steady year-round trade. The Dunstable Arms has a main bar, local's bar...

Historic freehouse has an excellent following

13-Nov-2003

A 400-year-old freehouse in the village of Milton, on the edge of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, is on the market The Black Boy Inn operates as a...

North Bucks village inn, the Three Horseshoes in Drayton Par

25-Sep-2003

It is the only pub in Drayton Parslow, a village set in farmland about seven miles south of Milton Keynes and seven miles north west of Leighton...