Greene King has issued a pre-close trading statement for the last 12 months. “Pub Company like-for-like (LFL) sales for the 49 weeks to 8th April were -1.8%. The weather over the last 12 weeks impacted trading, particularly in our destination food-led pubs, and...
The Cricketers Arms in St Helens, Merseyside, has won the prestigious Pub of the Year title from CAMRA just five years after it was boarded up for closure. When owners Andy and Denise Evans took over the running of the pub in 2013, it was boarded up and hadn’t served...
Pubs across the city of Norwich are putting on a number of events for the Fringe Festival, a celebration of local beer and pubs throughout the month of February to coincide with the Great British Beer Festival Winter. Each of the participating pubs boast a good...
S ales of British beer rose by 0.7 per cent in 2017, with a positive end to the year supported with a welcome freeze in beer duty in the November Budget. This increase in sales means that fifty-five million more pints of beer were sold in 2017, compared with...
Manchester’s only city-wide beer festival returns this summer, promising a packed 10-day calendar of events designed to celebrate the best of beer and pub culture. Now entering its third year, Manchester Beer Week will run from Friday, June 29 to Sunday, July 8,...
