Mitchells & Butlers’ premium casual dining brand, Browns Brasserie and Bar, will open a new site in Bushey, Hertfordshire on Friday 28th November, bringing the estate up to 28 locations nationwide. Located on High Road, the new opening is part of Browns’ on-going strategy to grow its suburban footprint, introducing the brand’s trademark combination of modern British … [Read more...]
Greene King Launches Real-Time Availability for Drinks, Dining and Sports
Greene King customers can now reserve a table and pre-book for live TV sports fixtures or their favourite in-pub games more easily thanks to a multi-million-pound digital upgrade to the booking system. The enhanced booking journey has been redesigned to show clearer messaging and live, real-time availability. It has been rolled out across 1,600 Greene King managed pubs … [Read more...]
Britain’s Late-Night Economy Could Lose 10,000 More Businesses and 150,000 Jobs by 2028 – Chancellor Must Act in Autumn Budget
Britain’s late-night economy is under severe strain. Rising costs, shifting consumer behaviour, and the potential for higher taxation in the upcoming Autumn Budget are pushing venues to the edge. Without urgent action on 26th November, 10,000 more businesses could close by 2028, putting 150,000 jobs at risk. The crisis is particularly acute for grassroots and independent … [Read more...]
NITAs 2025 Winners Announced
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 National Innovation in Training Awards (NITAs). The NITAs and People Conference celebrate the exceptional individuals and businesses in the pub sector who put people at the heart of hospitality. Each year, the awards recognise those who go above and beyond to champion training, … [Read more...]
Team Domenica opens The North Star in Brighton
Earlier this week, Brighton-based charity Team Domenica, founded by Baroness Monckton MBE, opened the doors at The North Star. A pub designed to prepare young people with learning disabilities and autism for employment. The North Star is located next to the Royal Pavilion, in the very heart of Brighton. The pub offers a warm welcome and exceptional food and … [Read more...]
Birdhouse London Team Up with Cult Burger Slingers No Drama for New Pub in Shepherd’s Bush
Bird House London, the team behind neighbourhood favourites The Hawk’s Nest, Peckham Arches and Bird House Brewery, opens The Bush Tavern today on Goldhawk Road in Shepherd’s Bush. The new independent pub also becomes the permanent home for No Drama, the cult West London burger outfit whose original and since-closed Acton spot was praised by Topjaw as the best burger in West … [Read more...]
The Swan Stretches Its Wings with New Refurb and Menus
Located by the water’s edge, The Swan in Walton-on-Thames has reopened following an extensive top-to-toe refurbishment that brings new energy and new menus to this much-loved local. A riverside pub for all seasons, be welcomed into cosy surrounds where roaring fireplaces and a pint at the bar awaits. Great care has been taken to blend the pub’s heritage with contemporary … [Read more...]
Introducing Esmeralda’s Mayfair: The Late-Night Soul of Mayfair
Esmeralda’s Mayfair, a live music and late-night lounge, will open early December within Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London on Hanover Square. Inspired by the golden age of New York’s live lounge, it's for those who savour the unexpected - elegance with a little chaos, with each moment unfolding like a secret you're lucky enough to witness. The interiors at Esmeralda’s … [Read more...]
British Pubs Pour £40 Million a Year into Grassroots Sports
British pubs are quietly powering the nation’s grassroots and community sports clubs having served up £40 million in financial support over the past year, a new report has revealed. Pubs Power Sport from PubAid has shone a light on the huge value pubs are providing to the nation’s physical and mental wellbeing through financial and in-kind support of local sports teams and … [Read more...]
PCA Announces New Data Release on Tied Tenant Views on Six Largest Regulated Pub Companies
The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has published further data from its 2025 Annual Tied Tenants Survey, offering deeper insights into how each of the pub companies are performing in their relationships with their tied tenants. The Pubs Code regulates the relationship between all pub companies owning 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales and their tied pub tenants. The … [Read more...]
The Head of Steam Confirms Northern Quarter Opening Date – and Is Giving Away 1,995 Free Pints
Craft beer pioneer The Head of Steam has announced that its first venue in Manchester city centre will open its doors at 3pm on Friday 28 November, unveiling the transformation of the Grade II listed building at 16 Newton Street, right on the edge of the Northern Quarter. Marking its 16th venue nationwide since being established in 1995, The Head of Steam is celebrating … [Read more...]
The MOBO Group and Greene King Partner Together to Open ‘House of MOBO’ Pub in South London
The MOBO Group and Greene King have today announced the opening of a new pub partnership together – the ‘House of MOBO’, a vibrant community hub in South London that celebrates Black culture and reimagines what a modern pub can be. Opening its doors on Thursday 27 November, the ‘House of MOBO’ will operate at the site of the former Paxton pub located at 255 Gipsy Road in … [Read more...]
Carmen Street Wine Bar Expands with New Bottleshop in Stokes Croft, Bristol
This month, Giles Coram and the team behind Bristol’s much-loved Caper & Cure and Carmen Street Wine, will bring a new chapter to the Stokes Croft neighbourhood bar by opening a bottleshop next door on 29th November. Opening as an extension of the original space and creating an additional 30 covers, Carmen Street Wine Bar & Bottleshop will now bring friends together … [Read more...]
Stonegate Group Reimagines Be At One Piccadilly
A new era begins this week for Stonegate Group’s Be At One, one of the UK’s most recognisable cocktail bar brands, as its flagship Piccadilly venue reopens. A stand-out exterior transformation and stylish interior makeover with soft furnishings and communal seating means that guests can now enjoy the brand’s famously charismatic bartenders from 12pm daily. Table service … [Read more...]
Cult East London Bar, The Sun Tavern, Celebrates Poitín Day and Its Role in Reviving Ireland’s Original Spirit
Cult East London cocktail bar and home to London’s largest collection of Irish whiskey, The Sun Tavern, is celebrating Poitín Day once again this November, an annual tribute to Ireland’s oldest and most storied spirit. Nestled on Bethnal Green Road, the bar has long championed poitín, helping to bring the once-outlawed Irish spirit back into the spotlight and onto backbars … [Read more...]
