The Board of Admiral Taverns, the UK’s number one community pub group, is pleased to confirm completion of the acquisition of 137 pubs from Marston’s PLC (“Marston’s”). The nationwide portfolio is comprised of a mixture of predominantly tenanted, leased and retail-agreement sites. First announced on November 4, 2019 the completion of the acquisition was greeted by Chris … [Read more...]
Raising British Game for Hampshire Medical Fund
The Purefoy Arms in Preston Candover, Hampshire, is celebrating Great British Game Week, 25th November – 1st December, with a special ‘Raising the Game’ Menu that will donate 40% of profits to Hampshire Medical Fund. The 3-course menu is a feast of wild British game sourced by the pub’s local gamekeeper. Great British Game Week encourages people to taste game for the … [Read more...]
Mental health training for all managers at Stonegate
Today sees the launch of a partnership between the Stonegate Pub Company and the Licensed Trade Charity to provide mental health training for over 1,000 team members. Starting today and running to April 2020, all of Stonegate’s general managers and line managers of pub support teams will participate in this face-to-face training workshop, to become mental health champions. … [Read more...]
The retiring rooms of India’s train stations inspires new subterranean bar opening
The Retiring Room, a new subterranean bar from Samyukta Nair inspired by the retiring rooms of India’s train stations, will open its doors for the very first time at the end of November. Tucked underneath Bombay Bustle on Mayfair’s Maddox Street, the celebratory opening night will see award-winning bartender Didier Van den Broeck behind the bar for one evening only, as … [Read more...]
Borough Market sees new opening of Batera, a pintxos bar next week
Later this month, the husband and wife team behind Mimo, the award-winning cookery school and chef’s table, will launch Batera, a pintxos bar at The Borough Market Kitchen. Meaning ‘together’ in Basque, Batera will draw on the culture of the pintxos bars that line the streets of the old town in San Sebastian, where Jon and Nicole Warren founded Mimo. The bar will … [Read more...]