Yorkshire

JDW to operate at Haven holiday parks

10-Jan-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has signed an exclusive agreement with UK holiday park operator, Haven, meaning it can operate at its parks.

Milton Portfolio Op Co 3 administrators to sell 25 pubs

04-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The joint administrators of Milton Portfolio Op Co 3 Ltd have appointed agents to market the 25-pub portfolio.

THE CASK PROJECT

Acorn Brewery's new general manager to champion cask

01-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Liz Casserly is on a mission to champion cask as she takes to the helm of 20-year-old Acorn Brewery in Yorkshire.

Varun Khanna: 'I want this to be one of the best places to eat in Yorkshire'

28-Jul-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Last month, Varun Khanna hung up his chef whites at two Michelin starred restaurant Sat Bains and returned home to head up the kitchen at a North Yorkshire gastropub.

Bistro hit with worst trading week in 7 years

05-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The operator of the Pig & Whistle, Beverley, was left “broken” after rail strikes and the cost-of-living crisis triggered the worst trading week in seven years.

Nearly £12k energy bill could put micropub out of business

19-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A micropub bracing for energy bills to soar to nearly £12,000 has lambasted energy companies for “unfairly profiteering” from hiked prices.

Yorkshire’s first gin distillery weathers rocketing costs

06-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Morning Advertiser caught up with the founders of Yorkshire’s first gin distillery on tackling soaring costs while staying positive for the future.

Tommy Banks to open gastropub

13-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Banks family, Matthew Lockwood and the Tommy Banks Group have announced the forthcoming launch of a pub with rooms in North Yorkshire in late spring.

‘Good luck to all the pub trade’

13-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A North Yorkshire operator has warned hospitality’s future will be “bleak” without further Government support.

Andrew Pern pub to close due to 'lack of support'

31-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Andrew Pern’s Michelin-listed Yorkshire pub the Star Inn the Harbour, will close its doors for good next month following “utter lack of support” from the local council in the aftermath of the pandemic.

GBPA 2022

Meet the winner: Best Pub for Food sponsored by Booker/Makro – Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax, West Yorkshire

11-Oct-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Nestled in the heart of valley life in Yorkshire, the Shibden Mill Inn welcomes guests with warm hospitality to enjoy first-rate dining against a backdrop of open fires, low beamed ceilings and a cosy bar.

The Inn Collection Group adds to Yorkshire estate

07-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Inn Collection Group has acquired the 15th century Dower House and Spa in Knaresborough as part of its Yorkshire expansion, making its total estate count 26.

'Leave us alone, let us come back and stabilise'

25-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

One licensee has urged the Government to let the hospitality sector recover and grow ahead of the Autumn Budget.

The pandemic gave Michael Wignall chance to transform pub

12-Oct-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The pandemic provided an ideal chance to transform 15th century the Angel at Hetton from a “pubby-pub” into a more modern restaurant, according to the head-chef.

Property round-up

Livelyhood reveals seventh site, Inn Collection Group adds 24th venue, McMullen’s completes Fitzrovia refurb

23-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The latest pub property news includes updates from Livelyhood Pubs, the Inn Collection Group, Whitbread and McMullen’s.

Jobs round-up

New hires for Inn Collection Group and ETM, sector staff lack mental health support, furlough update

10-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

In addition to people news from The Inn Collection Group and ETM, there are updates on mental health training for hospitality staff and the Government’s furlough scheme.

Pub operator elected mayor of Goole

13-May-2021 By Stuart Stone

A Hawthorn pub operator has been elected mayor of the port, market town and civil parish of Goole in East Riding of Yorkshire.

How has 2020 changed people and pubs?

‘It’s hard enough for any start-up to gain customers, especially when not trading as intended’

03-Jan-2021 By Mark Bates, the Three Bs Micropub, Bridlington, East Yorkshire

The Three B’s Micropub in Bridlington opened in April to a nationwide lockdown. Here publican Mark Bates looks back on opening a closed pub.

Inn Collection Group acquires second site in lockdown

10-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple site operator Inn Collection Group has acquired a second site in lockdown with a venue in Yorkshire.

Tier three pubs doubtful they will reopen 'this side of Christmas'

30-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Operators are bracing themselves for another period of closure, with tier three measures coming into force in West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire this weekend.

Strictest measures will be needed by Christmas, advisers say

28-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Government’s scientific advisers have advised the imposition of tier three restrictions on the entire country by mid-December, it has been reported.

South Yorkshire moving to tier three

21-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

South Yorkshire pubs will face tough tier three rules from this Saturday (24 October), it has been announced following lengthy discussions.

Pub trade recognised in Queen’s honours list

13-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

A number of on-trade figures, including a Great British Pub Awards finalist, have been recognised among celebrities, hospital workers and footballers in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for their services to the industry and community.

The Great British Pub Awards - Pub Heroes

The Hare and Hounds wins Star Pubs & Bars Pub Hero at the Great British Pub Awards

24-Sep-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

Putting customers first was a hallmark of great pubs during the lockdown, and the Hare and Hounds in West Ardsley, Yorkshire was no exception

Little Interview

After a decade in the trade running a post-lockdown pub ‘feels like a new job’

16-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Despite celebrating his tenth year at the Castle Inn in Skipton, North Yorkshire, during lockdown, operator Calvin Dow feels like a new-starter running his reopened pub under the Government’s ‘Covid-secure’ guidance.

Seaside town residents fight pub name change

05-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Residents of a coastal Yorkshire town have urged Star Pubs & Bars to not change the name of an historic pub.

Backlash over Star’s plans to modernise historic Yorkshire pubs

25-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars’ plans to refurbish two Grade II-listed pubs have been described as ‘corporate vandalism’ by pub campaigners.

Marston's new £2m pub marks anniversaries

30-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Two companies have marked their respective 40th anniversaries by joining forces with Marston's to build a £2m pub in North Yorkshire.

Aviation attraction for Yorkshire pub

16-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A landlord has attracted international attention after moving a 1960s jet into his beer garden.

West Yorkshire pub crowned best beer garden

09-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A West Yorkshire village pub has been given the title of best beer garden by its chain owner Vintage Inns.

Pub dress code angers industry chiefs

08-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A pub has sparked a debate on dress codes after a picture of its rules was posted on social media.

Arc Inspirations' funding doubled to almost £7m by bank

02-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Arc Inspirations has received almost £7m funding through a new senior debt deal with banking partner Santander.

Yorkshire pubco fined almost £28k over failed pension scheme

31-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A North Yorkshire-based pub company and its owner have been fined almost £28,000 after a failure to provide pension information to regulators on time.

Arc Inspirations starts its expansion with new training partner

11-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The northern bar brand Arc Inspirations has appointed Natalie Newman to a new role as its HR and training business partner, as part of its expansion project.

Fine & Country Inns and Star plough £430,000 into pub

03-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A joint £430,000 investment by Fine & Country Inns (F&C) and Star Pubs & Bars will see the reopening of a traditional Rotherham pub.

Good Pub Guide 2018: Surrey pips London as most expensive for beer

06-Sep-2017 By Michelle Perrett

London is no longer the most expensive place to buy a pint, a survey by The Good Pub Guide 2018 has revealed.

Be At One appoints head of marketing to drive innovation

05-Jun-2017 By Liam Coleman

Sophie Evans has been appointed head of marketing at cocktail bar operator Be At One.

Crime

Charges dropped: Pub taken to court for failing to fill pint glass

04-May-2016 By Nicole Sutton

A North Yorkshire licensee was “flabbergasted” to be taken to court for allegedly failing to fill a Trading Standards officer's pint glass.

The Star's Andrew Pern opens restaurant in York

23-Oct-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Top chef Andrew Pern of the Star at Harome, North Yorkshire has opened new York restaurant venture Star in the City.

Rival Yorkshire brewers conclude four-year legal battle

27-Jul-2011 By Adam Pescod

Two rival Yorkshire brewers have concluded a four-year legal battle over the use of the county's distinctive White Rose on their beer bottles. Mr...

Sam Smith's threatens Cropton over charity beer logo

06-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney

Cropton Brewery could be forced out of business if rival Yorshire brewer Sam Smith's wins a legal case to stop it using the Yorkshire rose.

Samuel Smith and Cropton Brewery do battle over the white rose of Yorkshire

06-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ

A battle over the white rose of Yorkshire threatens to scupper a microbrewery that has raised thousands of pounds for a soldier's charity....

Carlsberg strikes Leeds a bitter blow

17-Mar-2010 By Roger Protz

Brewing Tetley's cask outside Yorkshire prompts outrage reminiscent of the Hoegaarden fiasco, says Roger Protz. You have to admire the sensitivity...

Brewing re-starts at Copper Dragon Brewery

19-Jan-2010 By Tony Halstead

Copper Dragon Brewery is back in business this week after the company was purchased from administrators by its former owner.

Sacked managers take on Sam Smith

26-Feb-2009 By Tony Halstead

Sacked pub managers are lining up a series of unfair dismissal claims against North Yorkshire brewer Sam Smith. The company is facing a number of...

Forging ahead

17-Apr-2008

Amanda Wragg finds out how Mark Wilson and Alexandra Warricker, chef/proprietors of the North Yorkshire Anvil Inn, have made their business a success...

Tadcaster offloads 30 pubs to S&NPE

04-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore

Tadcaster Pub Company has nearly halved the size of its estate by selling 30 tenanted and leased pubs to Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises...

British Yorkshire Pudding Day recipe

22-Jan-2008

Carvery Yorkshire PuddingsIngredients6 Eggs1 Pint of Milk240g Plain FlourSalt & Cracked Black Pepper100ml Vegetable Oil/DrippingMethodPlace the...

The way of the Dragon

21-Jun-2007

Copper Dragon boss Steve Taylor invites Tony Halstead into his lair and reveals how he plans to expand without compromising his beliefs Real-ale...

BarTalk

01-Mar-2007

Would you ever consider undergoing cosmetic surgery? Catherine Bown The Crown Rotherham South Yorks Yes, and I've actually had some done! Two years...