Village

Herefordshire villagers bid to buy 'only pub for miles'

02-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A community in Herefordshire has banded together in a bid to save their only village pub as it is put up for auction by the Ei Group.

Residents determined to buy last remaining village pub

21-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A community group in Cheshire is committed to purchase the last remaining pub in the village but needs to raise a minimum of £250,000 to do it.

'Oldest community-owned' pub celebrates 20th anniversary

28-Jun-2017 By Fred A'Court

What is believed to be the longest running community-owned pub in the UK celebrates its 20th anniversary on Saturday (1 July).

MA Property

Nottinghamshire pub bought by local residents

11-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

The last remaining pub in Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, has been bought by a group of local residents.

Football

Licensee paints pub in Leicester City colours

11-May-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Brian Priest who runs the Chequers pub in Swinford made a passing comment that if Leicester won the league, he would paint the pub in the Foxes’ colours.

Community champions: licensees win £20k for 'heartwarming' pub

28-Apr-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Roaring fires, hearty food, thriving trade…what exactly is it that makes a pub ‘heartwarming’? The PMA meets the licensees who have just won £20,000 for their dedication to the local community

Funding

How Pub is the Hub is assisting closed rural pubs get back off the ground

09-Nov-2015 By James Evison

Funding for diversifying pub businesses can help turn local village life around.

'Giant' vending machine installed in pub car park to replace village shop

02-Apr-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A Derbyshire pub has become "a tourist destination" after its tenants installed a large vending machine, stocking a host of household essentials, in its car park.

Risky strategies for tackling bad reviews

31-Jan-2014 By Karen Errington

Allowing yourself to be drawn into an emotional exchange on a public forum is something to be avoided at all costs as it can never result in a positive outcome, argues Karen Errington.

Pubs cited as solution to adult social care 'crisis'

20-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Pubs may be the answer for the adult social care crisis, the director for adult wellbeing at Herefordshire Council this week claimed

East Devon village pub becomes asset of community value

23-Sep-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Red Lion in Sidbury, east Devon, is the latest pub to be listed as an Asset of Community Value.

Locals raise £100k plus to save Anglers Rest in Bamford, Derbyshire

13-Aug-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Locals have reeled in more than £100,000 in three weeks in a bid to buy the Anglers Rest pub in Bamford, Derbyshire.

Pubs minister Brandon Lewis launches new hotline to save community pubs

11-Mar-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A Pubs Advice Line was launched today by Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis which will help advise locals on how to take over their community pubs.

Community-run pub seeks tenant

18-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A community group in Oxfordshire that has bought its local pub — the Seven Stars in Marsh Baldon — is looking for a tenant to run the venue.

Pubs 'a good option for libraries'

13-Jun-2011 By Adam Pescod

More pubs could be set to add library services to their roster under radical proposals currently being considered by ministers. The Future Library...