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Bradley Hare joins Beckford Group portfolio

South west pub operator Beckford Group has added The Bradley Hare to its collection of pubs with rooms and restaurants. It will official...

Urban Pubs & Bars delivers £17m EBITDA

One of London’s fastest growing pub groups has published impressive financial results for 2025, alongside record profits. In...

Punch Pubs buys 30 sites from McMullen's

Punch Pubs & Co has completed the acquisition of 30 pubs from brewer and pub operator McMullen’s. The 1,300-site operator told Pub ...

Country Creatures prepares The Wild Duck opening

Sam and Georgie Pearman's Country Creatures business will open its third site in March, welcoming The Wild Duck Inn to the Co...

H2O Publishing partners with Hospitality Rides for 2026

H2O Publishing, the business that produces Pub & Bar, has announced its charity partner for 2026. The publisher, which also has lea...

Pitch concept to be franchised around the UK

Pitch, the immersive social golf concept, will accelerate its expansion around the UK thanks to a new franchise partnership with Presm...

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Features

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 ...

Operator profile: NEOS Hospitality

I feel like I’m immediately going to upset this issue’s lead interviewee through the introductory stance of this piece. When chattin...

Legal: streamlining on-trade alcohol licensing

In August of this year, the government published the Licensing Policy Sprint: Joint industry and HM Government taskforce report – a b...

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People

Landlady becomes Brakspear’s longest-serving licensee

Landlady Jayne Worrall has become pub operator Brakspear’s longest-serving licensee, clocking up 46 years working for the business. Wor...

Butcombe creates new experience officer role

A new role of chief experience officer has been created at pub and brewing business Butcombe Group. From 1 February 2026, Cat Mose...

Croeso Pubs promotes GM to area manager

Welsh pub company Croeso Pubs has promoted Gavin Stewart from general manager to area manager. Stewart (pictured) has helped lead Cardiff cit...

Riverside Inn owner shares cost of doing business

Andy Link, chef/patron of The Riverside Inn in Aymestrey, Herefordshire, has shared a breakdown of challenges currently facing him and his ...

RedCat latest voice added to rates row

Richard Lewis, CEO of RedCat Hospitality, is the latest on-trade operator to add his voice to the ongoing rates row with Westminster. L...

Sally Abé leaves Public House Group's The Bull

Chef Sally Abé has left her post at gastropub The Bull in Charlbury, after less than a year in post. During her time workin...

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Venues

Bradley Hare joins Beckford Group portfolio

South west pub operator Beckford Group has added The Bradley Hare to its collection of pubs with rooms and restaurants. It will official...

Country Creatures prepares The Wild Duck opening

Sam and Georgie Pearman's Country Creatures business will open its third site in March, welcoming The Wild Duck Inn to the Co...

London pub to launch Portuguese Sunday roasts

An east London pub is putting its own twist on the Sunday roast, taking culinary inspiration from Portugal. The Macbeth's new Sunda...

NEOS confirms two-brand concept for Tiger Tiger

Following the news that NEOS Hospitality has bought London nightclub Tiger Tiger, the bar operator has confirmed the concepts that will move int...

Star Pins to open in Liverpool this Jan

Competitive socialising business Professionals at Play is bringing its Star Pins brand to Liverpool this month, opening on School Lane. ...

Copper Pubs reopens The Chequers at Berrick Salome

The Chequers at Berrick Salome reopened under new management at the end of last year, following a major refurbishment of its interior spaces.&nb...

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Arc Inspirations readies its first Scotland venue

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Urban Pubs & Bars unveils new site in Bank

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JW Lees adds managed site from Marston's

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Urban Pubs & Bars reopens Islington's Peacock

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Wetherspoon ready to open £2.8m Waterloo pub