Worcestershire

GBPA 2023

Meet the winner of the Marston’s Pub of the Year 2023

27-Sep-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

Fighting off adversity and disaster on a number of occasions, the Rose and Crown has gone on to be named the Marston’s Pub of the Year in the Great British Pub Awards.

Rising costs force ‘heartbroken’ licensee to close pub

07-Aug-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A pub in Worcestershire formerly run by the England football team’s chef will shut its doors due to rising costs, its licensee has announced.

‘Can do’ community raises £400k to save local pub

08-Dec-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A team of volunteers, including a local vicar, have pledged to help run the Brewers Arms pub in West Malvern, Worcestershire, after raising more than £400,000 to save their local, with the pub reopening despite having no permanent tenant in place.

gbpa 2022

Meet the finalists for Stonegate Pub of the Year

30-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Ahead of the 2022 Great British Pub Awards in a just a few days time, here's the lowdown on the finalists in running to be named Stonegate Pub of the Year.

Pub renamed as the Green Man to tackle climate change

28-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A Worcestershire pub is undergoing a temporary name-change in a bid to get people on board with tackling climate change.

Hundreds party at Nigel Night to celebrate dying name

27-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Hundreds of Nigels from as far as Zimbabwe and Texas gathered to celebrate Nige-fest at the Fleece Inn, Bretforton, Worcestershire last Saturday (24 September).

Pub aims to beat own ‘Nigel Night’ record

05-Sep-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

A Worcestershire licensee is planning to smash its own world record for holding the largest gathering of people called Nigel, in a bid to revive a name that is in danger of becoming extinct.

Will the real Nigel please stand up?

25-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Licensee of the Fleece Inn, Worcester, Nigel Smith is on a mission to stop the name Nigel becoming extinct by hosting as many Nigel’s as possible for ‘Nigel Night’ at his pub on 24 September 2022.

Hundreds of Nigels celebrate name at pub gathering

30-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A publican has thanked his customers for helping to achieve a record for largest number of Nigels gathered in one space.

Pub bids to break record for largest gathering of Nigels

09-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A publican hopes to set a record for the largest gathering of people called Nigel, as the name nears extinction.

Welsh pub named Ei Group’s pub of the year

12-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A south Wales pub has earned top honours at Ei Group’s Awards for Excellence.

Top gastropub the Butchers Arms sold by Christie & Co

16-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

The 16th-century gastropub, ranked eighth in The Morning Advertiser’s Top 50 Gastropub list in 2017, has been sold off a guide price of £750,000.

Midlands pub rates to rise by 424%

20-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna

A West Midlands pub has been hit with a 424% increase in business rates over five years following the 2010 revaluation. The Round of Gras at Badsey...

Licensing red tape headache

02-Nov-2007 By John Harrington

Hosts face a postcode lottery over the amount of licensing paperwork they will have to cope with

THE AGENTS

16-Aug-2007

Rosie Greenwood Fleurets Birmingham Office Negotiator Our geographical responsibility as one of the most strategically-placed offices in the Fleurets...

Recovery underway at flood-hit pubs

09-Aug-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

The pub trade is slowly getting back on its feet after floods caused devastation in large parts of the country. At the height of the flooding, two...

Pubs suffer in flood devastation

24-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney

Pubs across the country have been devastated by the worst natural disaster to hit Britain in 60 years. The flooding crisis ripped through...

Pampered cows beefing up Marston's pub profits

04-Jul-2007 By Jo Bruce

A Worcestershire pub has started serving burgers made from beef that has been reared on a special diet of beer, music and massage. 'Kobe' beef,...

'Fantastic' prizes help raise funds

12-Apr-2007

In a bid to help attain a £1m fundraising target, BII will be holding a charity raffle at its annual lunch with the proceeds going to the LTC. The...

E-mail elbow... Clocking on...Lose the chews...

15-Dec-2005

What are they thinking?

Not just a time for traditional fare

01-Dec-2005

We take a look at what's on offer on some of the UK's pub menus at Christmas time this year Tony Ellis, head chef of the Dinton Hermit, Ford,...

Good service - learning the art of listening

01-Nov-2005 By David Leach

David Leach is the restaurant manager of the Fountain at Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. He's been in the catering industry for 20 years and has very...

Chef's Specials - It's a Wrap

01-Feb-2005 By Paul Smith

This month we feature a favourite recipe of Paul Smith, head chef at the Fountain Inn in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire Lamb Wellington Ingredients...

Police probe

10-Oct-2002

into gunfire Police are appealing for information from pub customers after shots were fired on a Birming-ham pub car park. The incident happened at...