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Admiral reopens Castleford pub after £335k investment

09-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Royal Oak Inn in Castleford has reopened following a combined investment of more than £335,000 from pubco Admiral Taverns and licensees Terry and Keeley Greaves.

Southampton pub unveils new play area

07-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A Hampshire-based pub has opened a new play area to support its local community.

Adnams turnover increases by £7m, suffers £1.2m operating loss

07-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Adnams has reported sales of £64.2m and a £1.2m operating loss during a time that “has been at least as challenging as during the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Admiral Taverns raises £100k for mental health charity

06-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Admiral Taverns, which operates nearly 1,500 pubs across the UK, has raised £100,000 for its charity partner Chasing the Stigma.

Making regulars feel 'special' is a 'useful' tool for pubs

05-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Regulars at pubs are "worth their weight in gold" and making them feel "special" by saving their favourite seat is a "useful" tool for operators.

Final five heading to Vegas with BrewDog boss

02-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

BrewDog CEO James Watt has announced the five companies that have a chance of being named The Next Unicorn and will receive huge investment.

£1m makeover breathes new life into historic pub

02-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

SALT Brewing and Ossett Pub Company have announced their joint venture on the renovations and reopening of Georgian pub the Bingley Arms in Horbury, West Yorkshire.

US giant snaps up Rhubarb Hospitality Collection

01-Jun-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Global development service and investment company Oak View Group (OVG) has announced today that it will acquire premium hospitality provider Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (RHC).

Proper Pubs ploughs £1m into upgrades in one month

31-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Proper Pubs, the community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, has this month (May 2023), invested more than £1m into upgrading its community pubs.

New licensee at the helm of riverside pub in Kent

31-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Shepherd Neame has put a new GM in place at the Boathouse pub where three rivers meet in Yalding, Kent.

Only 10% of new sites in 2022 launched by women

26-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Just 10% of pubs and bars registered with Companies House last year were launched by women, Government data has revealed.

Young’s invested £58.4m in latest financial year

25-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Large pub operator Young’s has revealed it spent almost £60m on its existing estate and adding six sites to its portfolio.

Inn Collection Group named one of best places to work in UK

23-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Inn Collection Group (ICG) is celebrating being officially named as one of the UK’s best places to work after the Newcastle-based pubco was named on the 2023 list compiled by The Sunday Times.

Shepherd Neame pub reopens after £250k refurb

23-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Independent operator and brewer Shepherd Neame has reopened a pub in Surrey following a £250,000 investment.

Admiral reopens north-east pub after £310k revamp

22-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has reopened Middlesbrough pub the Miners Arms after a £310,000 investment in its Proper Pubs division.

Liberation Group chair to step down

18-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

South of England and Channel Islands brewer and pub operator Liberation Group has announced chairman Richard Grainger will be stepping down after seven years in the role.

Fuller's Opera in the Garden returns for 2023

16-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Fuller, Smith & Turner has announced the return of its summer event, Opera in the Garden.

Freak hailstorm forces pub to close

12-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Bird in Hand in Pontllanfraith, Wales was forced to shut due to flooding from a freak hailstorm, but staff have thanked the local community for its support.

Rob Star: ‘Increasingly, people want an experience’

12-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

When Rob Star bought his first pub, he’d never poured a pint. Having spent his youth putting on raves, the call of east London’s taverns enticed him away from abandoned warehouses and archways.

Major shareholder of TRG issues vote of confidence

11-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The largest shareholder of The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates pub business Brunning & Price, has given its support to the group after other investors said they would not vote in favour of company resolutions.

Daniel Thwaites tenants toast 20th anniversary

11-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Licensees at a Lancashire-based Daniel Thwaites site are set to celebrate their 20th anniversary behind the bar.

£176k garden upgrade for Admiral pub

10-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has invested £176,000 to improve the beer garden of a pub in East Yorkshire in time for summer.

Admiral division ploughs £180k into pub revamp

09-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has reopened the Honeysuckle in Wigan within its Proper Pubs division after a £180,000 investment.

2023 off to robust start for Liberation Group

02-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Liberation Group has successfully completed the integration of Cirrus Inns into its Butcombe Pubs and Inns business and has reported an encouraging start to the new financial year.

Admiral reopens Manchester pub after £240k investment

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns’ Proper Pubs division has reopened the Strawberry Gardens on Moorside Street in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, following a huge investment of £240,000.

Fuller’s raises £20,000 for Special Olympics GB

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Almost 100 team members from Fuller, Turner and Smith (Fuller’s) and Special Olympics GB walked 21 miles between two Fuller’s pubs to raise £20,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Brunning & Price disposal advice from TRG backer

27-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Brunning & Price, and other “non-core assets”, should be “disposed” so its owner, The Restaurant Group, can concentrate on running Wagamama, according to shareholder Irenic Capital Management.

Fuller’s transfers 23 managed pubs into tenanted division

27-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Fuller, Smith & Turner (Fuller’s) will transfer 23 of its managed pubs into its award-winning tenanted division after a strategic review.

INTERVIEW

Profitable leased and tenanted models need to be ‘fair and equitable’

27-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A successful leased and tenanted model needs to be “fair and equitable”, according to Fuller, Smith and Turner tenanted director Iain Rippon.

BrewDog plants 500,000 trees, 750 applications for Next Unicorn

26-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has planted more than 500,000 trees in The Lost Forest.

Admiral pumps £350k into two pub refurbs

25-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chester-based pub company Admiral Taverns has invested £347,000 into two Staffordshire pubs.

Brighton Pier Group lfl sales fall 11% in 2023

24-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Like-for-like (lfl) sales for the first three months of 2023 at Brighton Pier Group were down 11% versus 2022 with 76% of the shortfall coming from its Bars division.