News

Here is the latest news about pubs & breweries.

Punch getting richer Saturday 24 May 2025 Punch and other PubCos
Young people can save pubs Friday 23 May 2025
Heritage status sought for ale Friday 16 May 2025 UNESCO
IWCBD raises £27,000 Tuesday 6 May 2025
It’s said to have originally been a hotel, before becoming a pub and receiving a new name, the Northumberland Arms, in the process. It got its current name in 1957" Saturday 3 May 2025 Pete Brown, writer and historian, said: “The Sherlock Holmes, albeit under different names, dates back to the 1800s, and has a rich history on Northumberland St. It’s said to have originally been a hotel, before becoming a pub and receiving a new name, the Northumberland Arms, in the process.
Multinationals keeping UK brewers out of pubs Monday 28 April 2025 Independent breweries being kept out of pubs by multinationals
Enquiry launched Monday 14 April 2025 APPG will carry out study
UNESCO heritage Saturday 12 April 2025 Brewers chase heritage status
Pubs: new fund which will help communities Thursday 3 April 2025
PCA news Monday 31 March 2025 "If the business relationship is going to develop well, it is vital that the operator on a short agreement gets off to the right start. These transparent minimum standards for dealing fairly with tenants on short agreements can support them in their businesses"
Publicans becoming homeless Wednesday 26 March 2025 The upkeep of pub buildings squeezes tenant managers for thousands of pounds
multiple scandals surrounding the treatment of the sector by members of this so-called pubco “big six” - made up of Star Pubs and Bars, Stonegate, Marston’s, Greene King, Punch Taverns and Admiral Taverns Monday 24 March 2025 at the mercy of huge pub owning companies, a ‘big-six’ of ‘Pubcos’ which own a huge proportion of the nation’s boozers
the Two Chairmen pub was sold (for £13.5m) in 2016 Friday 21 March 2025 The offshore company that bought it, Magnus, is incorporated in the IOM
Ipswich pub trails Thursday 6 March 2025 New pub trails launched
pubs, bars & clubs, and restaurants enjoyed growth in January Tuesday 4 March 2025 This suggests the hospitality industry had prepared to cater for the growing popularity of Dry January, having witnessed a rise in punters shifting to low and no alcohol alternatives.
Tony Millns Tuesday 4 March 2025 Obituary
Crooked House pub travesty Friday 28 February 2025 The pub destroyed by greedy developers
Champion Winter Beer Friday 21 February 2025 Cairngorm wins
Hospitality Monday 17 February 2025 Some of them exude a belief that they know your job better than you do. The huffing and puffing when things don’t go exactly as they think they should, paired with a complete lack of awareness about why certain processes exist can be galling.
Pubs Wednesday 12 February 2025 The serious politics of pubs
Indie Beer Week Tuesday 11 February 2025 Celebrate independent beers and pubs
Cider apples are endangered Sunday 9 February 2025 Cider orchards need to be saved
Alcohol prices Saturday 1 February 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/31/how-will-alcohol-duty-changes-affect-the-price-of-drinks
Alcohol duty Friday 31 January 2025
opportunity for beer drinkers and publicans to look for local and independent breweries Friday 17 January 2025 “The Guinness shortage is a great opportunity for beer drinkers and publicans to look for local and independent breweries and sample beers normally kept off the bar,” said Ash Corbett-Collins, chair of the Campaign for Real Ale.
Farage criticised for claim workers’ rights bill could spell end of pub banter Thursday 16 January 2025 Reform leader ‘on the side of bad bosses, zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire’