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The Lass O’Gowrie crowned Great British Pub of the Year

By James Russell: The Lass O’Gowrie crowned Great British Pub of the Year

September 19, 2012

Organised by The Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA), the Great British Pub of the Year Awards have crowned The Lass O’Gowrie in Manchester for their supreme award.

The Greene King pub run by Gareth Kavanagh and manager Lisa Connor beat 14 other category winners to the top award. In addition, the pub won the Best Live Music & Entertainment category.

The awards were presented by comedian Jason Manford at a festival-themed awards dinner at the Hilton Park Lane.

Category winners

Best Family Pub: The Pigs, Edgefield, Norfolk

Best Freehouse Pub: The Queens Arms, Corton Denham, Dorset

Best Community Pub: The Old Sergeant, Wandsworth

Best Tenanted/Leased Pub: The Royal Oak, Appleby, Cumbria

Best Spirits Pub: Mokoko, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Best Charitable Pub: The Ship Victory: Cheshire

Best Newcomer: Glen Duckett, The Easgle and Child, Shuttleworth, Lancashire

Best Smoking Pub: The Royal Oak, Keighley, West Yorkshire

Best Live Music & Entertainment Pub: The Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester

Best Cask Beer Pub: The York Tap, York

Best Sports Pub: The Famous Three Kings, West Kensington

Best Cellar Pub: The Cradock Arms, Kinghton, Leicester

Best Turnaround Pub: The Methuen Arms, Corsham, Wiltshire

Best Managed Pub: The John Millington, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

Best Food Pub: The British Larder, Bromeswell, Suffolk

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