All Pubs articles – Page 159
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Hawthorn Leisure to spend £3m on refurbs
Hawthorn Leisure invested £2.5m in 70 sites in its first year and plans to spend another £3m on between 60 and 70 projects over the next 12 months. The company is gearing up to open the latest of its Artisan Tap craft beer-focussed outlets in Aylesbury, as previously reported by ...
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Breathalyser scheme risks ‘criminalising customers’
A new scheme in Cornwall in which pubs will volunteer to breathalyse customers before entry presents a risk of “criminalising customers”, a trade body has claimed.
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LNLs ‘not impacting on crime figures
Late night levies (LNLs) have yet to have a significant impact on reducing alcohol-related crime, according to figures released by local councils.
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OpinionDoggedly defiant
The BrewDog empire of beers and bars may well be continuing to grow at a rapid rate, but co-founder James Watt remains determined to hold on to the punk spirit that helped establish its name and insists there is no chance of the company ‘doing a Meantime’. He spoke to Adrian Tierney-Jones for M&C’s sister title, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser
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NewsAmber secures first pub in Wales
Amber Taverns, the wet-led freehold pub operator, has secured its first site in Wales, M&C has learnt.
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Wear Inns secures £8m refinancing to fund expansion
North East and Yorkshire pub operator Wear Inns has secured a new £8m refinancing deal with Natwest as it seeks to make a series of acquisitions across its heartland.
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NewsPoundPub secures fifth site
PoundPub, the no-frills pub concept, is to open its fifth site in Leek, Staffordshire, M&C understands.
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NewsInn Collection adds fifth site and plans new build
Inn Collection, the north-east based coaching inn operator, has secured its fifth site and is about to start work on its latest new build.
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NewsBanwell House secures Bath Stable site for new concept
Toby Brett, founder of Banwell House Pub Company, has told M&C he has secured the former Stable site in Bath for a new concept, which he hopes to rollout nationally.
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NewsCirrus set for “aggressive” expansion
Cirrus Inns, the investment vehicle launched to back a premium estate of freehold pubs with rooms, has secured a further two sites, as its looks to ramp up its expansion plans over the next two years, M&C has learnt.
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Bitters & Twisted gears up for expansion
Bitters n Twisted, the Birmingham-based multiple operator, is seeking another operations manager as it seeks further growth and has revealed more details of its new barbecue and bourbon themed concept.
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NewsBrewDog appoints second ‘bar hunter’
BrewDog has appointed its second ‘Bar Hunter’ as it seeks to ramp up its expansion rate.
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NewsYoung’s managed lfls up 5.6% for Q1
Young’s has said like-for-like sales in its managed houses for the first 13 weeks of the financial year were up 5.6%.
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Jack: Revolution outperformed rivals in FY
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said Revolution Bars’ full year like-for-like performance was the highest rate of any quoted licensed retailer with a national presence.
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NewsRevolution Bars FY lfls up 3%
Revolution Bars, the Mark McQuatar-led group which floated earlier this year, has reported like-for-like sales up 3% for the year to 30 June.
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NewsFred Turner joins Fuller’s senior team
Fuller’s has announced that Fred Turner will be its new Head of Operations – Tenanted Division.
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NewsBrewDog seeks head of international bars
BrewDog is seeking someone to head up its international bar division.
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NewsLeeds Brewery plans a site a year after growing to five
Leeds Brewery co-founder Sam Moss has told M&C the company plans to open a pub a year, after launching its sixth site.
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Former Bar Sport Braintree site on market
The lease of the former Bar Sport site in Braintree, Essex, has been put on the market.
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NewsArkell’s now offers accommodation at over 50% of estate
Wiltshire brewer and pub operator Arkell’s will offer accommodation at more than 50% of its pubs when its £1.4m refurbishment of one of its Swindon sites is completed