A local grade II listed village pub, situated south of Bristol in East Harptree, is reopening this week in time for Easter following a investment of £235,000 from leading community pub company Admiral Taverns. The Waldegrave Arms is a family friendly traditional country pub, which has undergone a full internal and external refurbishment to create a warm friendly atmosphere … [Read more...]
Award winning Ruddington Arms team stirs students with Small plates & cocktails event
Mark Anderson and chefs from the award winning Ruddington Arms1 joined students at Nottingham College to host a one-off ticketed Small Plates and Cocktails Evening. Designed to highlight the creative opportunities in pub food and drinks and to inspire first and second year students to consider a career in the pub industry, the team spent the day showing students how to … [Read more...]
One Street, Three Bars, Four Restaurants and a Summer English Garden Returns
As a long and dreary winter draws to a close, it’s time to raise a toast to the longer days and impending spring / summer nights as a new season dawns at The Prince. Having taken a former pub and four disused connecting buildings on West Brompton Crossing, the masterminds behind Pergola On the Roof and Pergola Paddington Central have transformed this neglected street into … [Read more...]
BBPA welcomes consultation on low alcohol product labelling
The BBPA has welcomed the Department of Health’s consultation published yesterday, on low alcohol descriptors in the marketing or labelling of alcoholic drinks. This should provide an opportunity to change the rules to help grow the lower strength market and clarify labelling for consumers. The intention of the Department of Health to use guidance on this issue, rather than … [Read more...]
JD Wetherspoon PLC preliminary results financial highlights
Before exceptional items Revenue £830.4m (2017: £801.4m) +3.6%* Like-for-like sales +6.1% Profit before tax £62.0m (2017: £51.4m) +20.6% Operating profit £74.0m (2017: £65.1m) +13.6% Earnings per share (including shares held in trust) 45.7p (2017: 33.8p) +35.2% Free cash flow per share 34.8p (2017: 44.2p) -21.3% Interim dividend 4.0p (2017: 4.0p) … [Read more...]