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Thornbridge opens London debut The Wild Swan

Thornbridge & Co has officially opened the doors to The Wild Swan at 99 Fetter Lane, London, marking the group’s first site in the cap...

Young's buys London's Cubitt House group

Young’s has agreed to acquire Cubitt House, the London pub group comprising eight venues, in a deal worth a reported £29m. Headed...

Vagabond chooses Soho for largest venue to date

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that self-pour wine bar Vagabond Wines is set to open in Soho. Housed at 14-16 Ganton Street...

North west duo take on two Star Pubs sites

North west operators James Nolan and Dean Jones are taking on the leases of two Star Pubs within weeks of each other. The duo...

Shepherd Neame launches new sports bar concept

Family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has launched a new sports bar concept called Sin Bin. Previously known as Pier Five Bar and...

Hoshizaki Pours Effort into Streamlining Drinks Service with New BeerMatic Single Tap

In order to satisfy soaring demand for their first BeerMatic product - the Dual Tap - Hoshizaki UK has introduced an even more concise version o...

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Features

Operator profile: Electric Star Pubs

Eight years ago, Rob Star, founder of Electric Star Pubs, was looking up and down Bethnal Green Road, telling me that “east London sure ha...

Operator profile: Daniel Thwaites

In his chairman’s statement in the latest Daniel Thwaites interim report, which was released in November 2025, Richard Bailey summarised t...

Feature: The hotel pub

If you were to look at one of the big operational trends of the post-Covid era, then pub businesses adding rooms to their offer would certainly ...

Lee Kum Kee products Road Test

What a pleasure it is to bring you the latest in the H2O Road Test series. Developed by Pub & Bar’s parent company H2O Publishing, the...

Legal: Are you prepared for holiday trading?

With the festive season round the corner, hospitality businesses will be looking to maximise their trading hours over the busy Christmas and New...

Feature: Turning a Profit, Chestnut Group

Hi Philip. Can you give us a brief overview of the Chestnut business? Chestnut opened for business in 2013, following the acquisition of The ...

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People

North west duo take on two Star Pubs sites

North west operators James Nolan and Dean Jones are taking on the leases of two Star Pubs within weeks of each other. The duo...

Fat Duck alumni to open The Jack O’Newbury

Chef Dom Chapman and restaurateur Nigel Sutcliffe will open The Jack O’Newbury in the Berkshire village of Binfield this May. The ...

Chesham licensee celebrates 30 years of service

Jane Clarke of The Pheasant on Waterside in Chesham has received an award to mark her 30th anniversary at the helm of the pub. The Dedic...

Dodo Pub Co chef scoops National Burger Awards title

Tom Curtis from Dodo Pub Co has been named Burger Chef of the Year at the 2026 National Burger Awards. Curtis (pictured above with host DJ BB...

MasterChef final awaits Fuller's Luke Emmess

Chef Luke Emmess, head chef at Fuller's pub The Wykeham Arms, has made it into the final of MasterChef: The Professionals, followi...

Fuller's chef makes MasterChef semi-finals

Luke Emmess, head chef at Fuller's pub The Wykeham Arms, has made his way into the semi-finals of the BBC’s cooking competition, Maste...

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Venues

Thornbridge opens London debut The Wild Swan

Thornbridge & Co has officially opened the doors to The Wild Swan at 99 Fetter Lane, London, marking the group’s first site in the cap...

Vagabond chooses Soho for largest venue to date

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that self-pour wine bar Vagabond Wines is set to open in Soho. Housed at 14-16 Ganton Street...

North west duo take on two Star Pubs sites

North west operators James Nolan and Dean Jones are taking on the leases of two Star Pubs within weeks of each other. The duo...

Shepherd Neame launches new sports bar concept

Family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has launched a new sports bar concept called Sin Bin. Previously known as Pier Five Bar and...

Heartwood Inns opens The Potter’s Heron

Heartwood Inns has opened its 36th pub and eighth pub with rooms. The Potter’s Heron is located in Ampfield, Hampshire. It f...

Fat Duck alumni to open The Jack O’Newbury

Chef Dom Chapman and restaurateur Nigel Sutcliffe will open The Jack O’Newbury in the Berkshire village of Binfield this May. The ...

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Diageo World Class crowns GB Bartender of the Year

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Flat Iron founder to co-launch first pub

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The Tolly operators named best licensees

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Brakspear appointment to further team development

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Cubitt House appoints new head of hospitality

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