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Street Food Championships opens entries for 2026

The search is on for the UK's next street food dish of the year, as entries have opened for the 2026 Street Food Championships. The...

Stonegate forecasts 800,000 World Cup bookings

Stonegate Group has forecast that its FIFA World Cup bookings could reach over 700,000 if the home nations progress to the quarter finals, ...

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Show your customers that you’re officially a Tyrrellbly, Tyrrellbly tasteful establishment by requesting one of our new, limited edit...

Introducing the Pub & Bar Sweepstake

Pub & Bar magazine has launched the Pub & Bar Sweepstake, bringing together 48 leading on-trade operators and allocating each one to an ...

Greene King gives operators £200k sports push

Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business of Greene King, is investing over £200,000 to support its operators ...

Keller in Whitstable opens its doors

Keller, a new wine bar and restaurant from the people behind the Fordwich Arms, has opened its doors in Whitstable, Kent. Dan Smith, the chef...

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Features

Interview: Sam Hagger, Beautiful Pubs Collective

P&B: Hi Sam. Can you start off with telling us a little bit about Beautiful Pubs Collective? SH: It’s an interesting business, becaus...

Pub review: The Lamb, Hindon

I knew the name Hindon rang a bell, but I couldn’t recall why. When the team from Young’s got in touch about their One More Sleep of...

Interview: Adam Mayers, Hydes Brewery

P&B: Thanks for talking with us, Adam. Let’s kick things off with a broad question – how’s business? AM: Our financial ye...

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 ...

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People

Buckinghamshire pub takes couple to three sites

Multiple operators Simon Jukes and Charlotte Summers have taken on their third leased pub in The Red Lion at Bierton near Aylesbury. ...

Butcombe makes Alice Bowyer managed MD

Butcombe Group has announced changes to its pubs and inns leadership structure, with Alice Bowyer appointed as the new managing director of its ...

Andrew Wong to move into pub industry

Andrew Wong of the two-Michelin-starred A.Wong is teaming up with Amar Radia, co-founder of Dishoom, to launch a pub in Shoreditch. Kong will...

Shepherd Neame crowns internal award winners

The Spitfire at Kings Hill, Tonbridge, has been named Shepherd Neame's Pub of the Year, after the brewer and pub operator held its annual aw...

Drinks Buyers Awards winners revealed

The winners of London Wine Fair’s 2026 Drinks Buyers Awards have been announced. On-Trade Wine Buyer Award (Single Venue) went Tom...

Interview: Sam Hagger, Beautiful Pubs Collective

P&B: Hi Sam. Can you start off with telling us a little bit about Beautiful Pubs Collective? SH: It’s an interesting business, becaus...

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Venues

Keller in Whitstable opens its doors

Keller, a new wine bar and restaurant from the people behind the Fordwich Arms, has opened its doors in Whitstable, Kent. Dan Smith, the chef...

Heartwood reopens Reigate's Black Horse

The Black Horse in Reigate has officially reopened its doors following a transformative refurbishment by owners Heartwood Collection. The pro...

Buckinghamshire pub takes couple to three sites

Multiple operators Simon Jukes and Charlotte Summers have taken on their third leased pub in The Red Lion at Bierton near Aylesbury. ...

NEOS to transform Southampton's Revolution site

NEOS Hospitality has confirmed that its Revolution Southampton site will be rebranded to its Barbara’s Bier Haus brand, with the venue set...

Nightcap launches new sports bar concept

Nightcap Group, the owner of Piano Works and The Cocktail Club, is launching a new sports bar concept called The Side Hustle...

Andrew Wong to move into pub industry

Andrew Wong of the two-Michelin-starred A.Wong is teaming up with Amar Radia, co-founder of Dishoom, to launch a pub in Shoreditch. Kong will...

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