Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to open its new pub in Edinburgh on Tuesday, December 13, with the creation of 124 new jobs. The company has spent £2.5 million developing the outlet, on the site of former live music venue The Picture House, in Lothian Road. The Wetherspoon pub, which will be called The Caley Picture House, will be managed by Matthew Knowles. The Grade … [Read more...]
Hertfordshire pub clinches ‘best restaurant’ award with support from HSBC
Hundson-based pub Fox & Hounds has received the prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand award for the fourth year running, heralding it as the best eatery in the county. The award follows a recent refurbishment, supported with funding from HSBC. Fox & Hounds has partnered with HSBC since it was founded in 2004. With the bank’s support of a commercial mortgage, owners … [Read more...]
MP joins in celebrations at The Commercial
Local MP, Andrea Jenkyns, joined the team at The Commercial in Morley to toast to the pub’s success following a £346,000 investment by national pub operator, Punch. The Commercial opened again on 23 November with a VIP event which also welcomed the Mayor of Morley, Councillor Bob Gettings and local Councillors Thomas Leadley and Lew Beever. New publicans Mike Gorvin and … [Read more...]
Goose Island Beer Co to open UK’s first American craft beer bar in Balham
Goose Island, an iconic Chicago brewery that pioneered craft brewing in the US, opens the doors to the Vintage Ale House on 16th December – its first venue this side of the Atlantic, which the Company’s founder says will be their ‘spiritual home’ outside the States. The Vintage Ale House will bring a passion for innovative artisanal brews to Balham’s vibrant food, drink and … [Read more...]
Hairy Biker joins Guild of Beer Writers
The British Guild of Beer Writers has presented its first honorary membership to Dave Myers - one half of the Hairy Bikers TV chefs duo - in recognition of his sterling work to promote beer and pubs. As well as his various TV series with Si King, which included The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain earlier this year, the honorary membership also recognised Myers' … [Read more...]