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Connaught bartender wins GB World Class

Emanuele Mensah of The Connaught Bar in London has been crowned the 2025 GB Champion of the World Class bartending competition. ...

Marston's offers free stays to cancer patients

Pub company Marston’s has announced a new, long-term partnership with family-founded cancer charity Something To Look Forward To. ...

London Mayor announces new alfresco dining hotspots

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced new alfresco dining and drinking hotspots that will allow Londoners and visi...

Seamless partners with Star Micronics to create a New Era for UK Hospitality EPOS

Seamless, a UK-based provider of iPad and cloud-based EPOS systems tailored for small hospitality businesses, has partnered with international P...

Hospitality Rides 2025 raises over £400,000

Pub, bar and hospitality industry leaders have completed the inaugural cycle challenge Hospitality Rides, raising over £400,000 ...

Premium lagers power pubs through May

Premium and world lagers led the charge in hospitality venues across the UK last month, as draught volumes held steady in the on-trade. ...

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Features

Interview: Tom Kerridge

Before sitting down with the UK’s most famous landlord (no, not that guy from The Devonshire), I tried to recall the last time I had inter...

Feature: RTDs – packaged and draught

As some of the Pub & Bar team are part of the tail end of the Millennial generation, we can remember with fond nostalgia the rise of specifi...

Supplier spotlight: Canned Wine Group

P&B: Thanks for chatting to us, Ben. Can you tell us a little bit about the Canned Wine Group business? BF: We recently rebranded as the Ca...

Pub review: The Knave of Clubs, Shoreditch

In the previous issue of Pub & Bar, Mike Harrington and Lee Godwin of Breaking Glass Bars reflected on the Shoreditch of yesteryear, its ris...

Interview: Roseacre Pub Company

P&B: Thanks for having us at The Roseycombe, Ash. Could you tell us about the history of Roseacre Pub Company and how you joined the busines...

Operator Q&A: Promoting a positive workplace culture

Pub & Bar (P&B): How can businesses strive to attract and retain top talent? Tracy Bickerdike (TB): Adopting traditional...

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People

Connaught bartender wins GB World Class

Emanuele Mensah of The Connaught Bar in London has been crowned the 2025 GB Champion of the World Class bartending competition. ...

Three Horseshoes in Witney wins BII award

Tommy Higgs and Mike Dove from The Three Horseshoes in Witney have won the BII Licensee of the Year competition. The accolade is one of ...

Pack Horse chef wins CGOC award

Luke Payne, chef-owner of the Pack Horse in Hayfield, was granted the Pub Restaurant Chef Award from the Craft Guild of Chefs. The accol...

Revel Collective brings in new CFO

The Revel Collective plc, operator of Revolution, Revolución de Cuba and Peach Pubs, has appointed Matthew Fowler as its chief finan...

Interview: Tom Kerridge

Before sitting down with the UK’s most famous landlord (no, not that guy from The Devonshire), I tried to recall the last time I had inter...

Paddy McGuinness crowns 'UK's smartest pubs'

Paddy McGuinness recently teamed up with pub operator Marston's to find the UK’s smartest pubs. From 1 to 22 M...

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Venues

Heartwood Inns opens sixth pub with rooms

The expansion and development programme of Heartwood Inns continues this week, as it opens the doors to its sixth pub with rooms. The Ragged ...

Young's reopens The Althorp in Wandsworth

Following a refurbishment by owner and operator Young's Pubs, Wandsworth's The Althorp is back open and has introduced a new seasonal Br...

Duck & Rice to open second site in Battersea

As its Soho debut celebrates 10 years since opening, Alan Yau's The Duck & Rice will launch a second site next month. Opening in ...

Sheffield to welcome city's largest beer hall

Sheffield will soon have a giant European-style beer hall and restaurant in its city, as new brand Kapital opens on Friday 27 June. ...

The Sisterhood celebrates summer of women's sport

This summer, Leeds and Manchester sports bar The Brotherhood of Pursuits and Pastimes is putting the spotlight on women’s sport,...

Mr Fogg's fundraises for Kaleidoscope Trust

Mr Fogg’s Pawnbrokers, the Soho cocktail bar owned by the Inception Group, has announced a fundraiser for LGBTI+ human rights organisation...

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