All news on the topic: Pubs

The Waggon and Horses near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, has had to stop tap after Lauren Beers made a "terribly difficult decision" about her treasured business

Rev Gary Ward sports his dog collar behind the bar and sups an ale with regulars after every shift as he splits his time between running All Saints Church and serving drinkers

The Tilted Barrel pub, which was named Britain's wonkiest pub after a devastating fire at the Crooked House in summer, was put up for sale but failed to sell at auction

Paul Bohill, star of Channel 5's 'Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away' and business partner Andrew Ward recently took over The Plough Inn, at Hollym, near Withernsea, from its previous owners of 20 years

British pubs need to be as busy as they are for World Cup games all year around if they are to survive a brutal new tax, industry experts have warned

David Gell and business partner Chris Brannigan took over the Liverpool-based Turpins Pub in 2020 but were shocked when they discovered how much room there was behind a door closed for 20 years

The Rhubarb Tavern in Bristol is offering one punter the chance to pour the first pint at the new boozer, which was saved from developers, for a hefty £10,000 sum

Loungers, which runs hundreds of café bar and restaurant sites around the UK, said that its growth has accelerated in recent weeks

The Tilted Barrel is just five miles away in Tipton, West Midlands, from its demolished counterpart the Crooked House which was burnt down in a suspected arson attack

Bosses at the company said sales jumped by around a tenth for the past year despite an impact from "wetter weather" in July and August

Shaun Griffiths, who runs The George IV Inn in Wales, said he was left gobsmacked by the two-star review, and signed off his response: "Thanks for putting in print you won't be coming back!"

Douglas Ankrah invented the Pornstar Martini in 2003 - over the years, it became more and more popular, until it was named the most-ordered cocktail in restaurants, pubs and bars

There were 150,000 places to eat open across the UK last year - with London, Manchester, and Edinburgh seeing the biggest growth

Managers for The Frozen Mop is set in a 19th-century barn building in rural Mobberley, Cheshire, have said bills costing £10k a month' is why they are being forced to shut

The once-renowned Lighthouse Inn village pub with views across the Channel has now gone to ruin and is crumbling into next door's garden

The 500-year-old Greyhound and Punchbowl pub in Bilston, West Midlands, was torched in the early hours of Saturday and, even though the fire was put off, most of the pub was damaged

Grant Bradley has been convicted of murdering his former friend, Marcus Dunkerton, with a kitchen knife. Mr Dunkerton leaves behind a partner, mother, and children after his tragic death

The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) have told pubs to ban staff asking because it might encourage patrons to get drunk, it said in a new training manual for staff

The Fisherman's Arms in Newlyn, Cornwall hit the headlines over the summer after a family skipped out without paying - now the pub says it's been hit with another dine and dash incident

There is concern when bar staff say "same again?" and "is that a double?" guests are encouraged to binge drink, and so International Alliance for Responsible Drinking wants them banned

Jack Dodd was woken by noises at 2am but assumed it was his cats playing outside his room - but when he spotted a shadowy figure move past the open door, the pub landlord knew he was in danger

The overall number of pubs in England and Wales, including those vacant and being offered to let, fell to 39,404 at the end of June 2023

One Liverpool pub has made the shortlist of the Great British pub awards after a £275,000 investment. Despite being a no-go in the past, the pub's fate has turned around and is now known for its huge 200 person capacity beer garden.

A controversial bar fitting has seen a church congregation split in two as kegs and a selection of water and wines are now on offer, just in time for the religious property to host festival-goers

Punters have been left fuming after Ian Payne, the boss of Stonegate Group, was snapped celebrating a night out while his firm has hiked drink costs at pubs during their busiest hours