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Punch buys eight pubs from RedCat Hospitality

RedCat Hospitality has sold eight of its managed pubs to Punch Pubs & Co, marking the next step in its transition to solely a pubs-with...

Tyrrells relaunches League of Tyrrellbly Good Taste

KP Snacks has announced the return of Tyrrells’ League of Tyrrellbly Good Taste. Now in its third year, the initiative runs from 3...

UK’s top pubs and bars celebrate awards recognition

More than 250 pubs and bars from around the United Kingdom are celebrating this Easter, following industry recognition from the prestigious Nati...

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 ...

GLP-1 users also reducing alcohol consumption

The increased use of weight loss drugs is reshaping not only the nation’s eating habits, but may also be changing relationships with alcoh...

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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

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...

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...

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Venues

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 ...

Evolv to further expand Chop House & Tavern brand

The Evolv Collection is set to expand its Chop House & Tavern brand with two new openings. Stories Tavern in Birmingham is opening ...

Southampton welcomes back the Temple Bar

Southampton community pub the Temple Bar has reopened, following a combined investment of £123,000 from licensee Roy B...

London's Moth Club saved from developers

London bar and music venue Moth Club has been saved from the threat of closure. The news comes after a planning application for six...

J D Wetherspoon to open two Barcelona airport pubs

J D Wetherspoon is to open two pubs at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona – El Prat airport. It follows on from the opening of the compan...

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