West Midlands

16,436 pubs under tier two and three restrictions

21-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 43.69% of all pubs in England are currently under ‘high’ or ‘very high’ restrictions including closures.

Birmingham restrictions 'won't impact pubs'

15-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Restrictions on private gatherings come into force in parts of the West Midlands today (15 September) but people are still allowed to socialise with other households at pubs.

Pub praised by authorities for response to potential Covid-19 outbreak

10-Aug-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A pub has been praised for voluntarily closing and contacting public health officials after several coronavirus cases were linked to an event it hosted on 2 August.

Thwaites declares West Midlands pub as best in bloom

21-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A West Midlands tavern has been named the best in its Pubs in Bloom competition, out of 250 pubs across the country, by its pubco.

Property

Regional focus on... the West Midlands

09-Aug-2016 By Liam Coleman

Our latest in depth look into the pub property market around the country takes us to Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

Police

Pub worker 'masterminds' brutal attack on own manager

08-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

A pub kitchen worker who was the ‘mastermind’ of a brutal attack on his own pub manager has been jailed.

Plans for supermarket on pub car park rejected

15-Jan-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Plans to build a convenience store on a pub’s car park have been quashed, after local residents expressed fears that it could threaten the business.

Statutory code: BISC to hold evidence session over consultation submission

31-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC) is set to hold an ‘evidence session’ to consider its own submission to the consultation on the implementation of a statutory code and adjudicator.

Pub customer service drops during December and festive period

06-Dec-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Customer service is at its lowest in December, according to research commissioned by customer insight agency SMG.

Men jailed for £5m keg theft plot

28-Feb-2012 By Adam Pescod

Five men from the Midlands have been handed jail sentences totalling 14-and-a-half years for their part in a plot to steal £5 million worth of beer kegs from across the region.

JD Wetherspoon to open 13 new sites

06-Jan-2012 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has revealed details of 13 sites it plans to open in the first three months of this year.

Penn Street Taverns to sell four pubs

06-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Penn Street Taverns, the Birmingham-based pub group, is selling four freehold pubs in the West Midlands through agent Christie + Co.

Publican Local Focus: Wolverhampton wanderings

13-May-2010

Wolverhampton is no stranger to being labelled one of the less glamorous cities in the country. After being placed in the UK's Crap Towns list in...

Christmas social for West Midlands pubs

17-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney

Licensees in the West Midlands are invited to enjoy a beer tasting and Christmas social on 1 December. The event is being organised by the West...

Cheapest" pub in Britain under fire

31-Mar-2009

A pub is being forced to slash its opening hours after it was accused of attracting a culture of binge drinking and drug taking.Police are demanding...