A Kirkburton Vintage Inns pub has been recognised as having one of the UK’s best beer gardens after emerging triumphant from a national competition run by the pub group. The Foxglove was crowned as the overall winner of The Marvellous Vintage Inns Garden Competition. The contest, which began in April, aimed to find the very best spots in which the British public could enjoy … [Read more...]
Managed tenancy model Beacon breaks 250 milestone
Ei Publican Partnerships is celebrating a significant milestone for its managed tenancy model, Beacon, which now boasts more than 250 pubs across the UK. The Black Horse, Monkseaton, helped Beacon reach the milestone when it converted to the model, which has been specifically designed to support tenants in delivering a great value based, predominantly wet-led offer to … [Read more...]
Double delight as Ei Group pubs are bought by villagers
Two Ei Group pubs have been saved from closure after being bought by the villagers who drink in them. The White Horse, between Leeds and York; and The Duke of Wellington, close to Lincoln; have both been bought by local community groups from the UK’s largest leased and tenanted pub company. Both venues faced uncertain futures, however the sale of the two pubs within their … [Read more...]
Imagine Inns grows to four sites
North West pub company Imagine Inns has increased its estate to four pubs. Its latest additions are The Feildens Arms at Mellor Brook and The Railway at Bromley Cross, where the company is breaking ground on a £400,000 investment with Star Pubs & Bars this week. All Imagine Inns’ sites are on five-year rolling leases with Star Pubs & Bars. The Railway Inn is Imagine … [Read more...]
Wadworth helps Royal Navy sailors quench their thirst on board HMS Queen Elizabeth
Wadworth, the independent family brewer and regional pub operator has helped the Royal Navy to refurbish the Bar within the WOs & SRs’ Mess on board the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. The Bar now re-named ’The Queen’s Head' is housed in an upgraded Senior Rates Mess area and has its own hand painted sign by the brewer’s own sign writers. Now completed, the new Bar … [Read more...]