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Darke & Morgan celebrates half a million charity milestone

Drake & Morgan, the 16-strong bar and restaurant group, has raised a milestone £500,000 for its longstanding charity partner Magg...

Spiteri family to open The Latimer pub

A powerhouse family of the London hospitality scene have announced a new pub project in west London. The Spiteri family will open The Latimer...

Plimsoll team and Philly chef to open Bar Etna

Pub operator Ed McIlroy is partnering with Philadelphian Joe Beddia of Pizzeria Beddia on a new bar and pizza shop in east London. ...

Heartwood Collection acquires Cambridge pub

Heartwood Collection, the owner of Heartwood Inns and Brasserie Blanc, has acquired The Lord Byron pub in Trumpington, Cambridge. ...

The Breakfast Group partners with rum bar Laki Kane

Bar operator The Breakfast Group has announced a new partnership with tropical bar brand Laki Kane. The collaboration marks a strategic ...

Six Nations continues to convert sales for pubs

The third weekend of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations delivered another boost to the UK on-trade, with pubs selling an estimated 12.7m pints of dra...

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Features

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 ...

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...

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People

Inception Group crowns internal cocktail comp winner

Robert Capon, senior bartender at Cahoots Postal Office, has won Inception Group's annual cocktail competition. Forty people from a...

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...

Tim Martin voices support for Reform tax plans

J D Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has voiced his support for an industry tax overhaul muted by the political party Reform UK. In a pr...

Russell Danks steps down as Laine MD

Russell Danks has announced that he is stepping down as managing director of Laine, reuniting with former Punch Pubs boss Clive Chesser at healt...

Star chefs to cook pies at Henderson's Three Horseshoes

The team at Margot Henderson's Three Horseshoes pub has revealed which chefs will be making guest kitchen appearances this British Pie Week....

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...

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Venues

Spiteri family to open The Latimer pub

A powerhouse family of the London hospitality scene have announced a new pub project in west London. The Spiteri family will open The Latimer...

Plimsoll team and Philly chef to open Bar Etna

Pub operator Ed McIlroy is partnering with Philadelphian Joe Beddia of Pizzeria Beddia on a new bar and pizza shop in east London. ...

Heartwood Collection acquires Cambridge pub

Heartwood Collection, the owner of Heartwood Inns and Brasserie Blanc, has acquired The Lord Byron pub in Trumpington, Cambridge. ...

The Breakfast Group partners with rum bar Laki Kane

Bar operator The Breakfast Group has announced a new partnership with tropical bar brand Laki Kane. The collaboration marks a strategic ...

Poolhouse concept to debut in London in March

The latest addition to the competitive socialising scene will arrive in London next month, coming from the team behind Topgolf and Puttshack.&nb...

Wetherspoon to open at University of Surrey

The University of Surrey is to open a Wetherspoon pub on the site of its current bar, located on its main campus. The venue, which is set to ...

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Jan 1, 1970