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Mayfair's oldest surviving pub is set to begin an exciting new chapter as the Coach and Horses undergoes a major refurbishment designed to enhance the customer experience while preserving the character and heritage that have defined it for almost 300 years. Just a stone's throw from Berkeley Square, the Grade II-listed Coach and Horses in Hill Street has welcomed generations of customers since 1744, earning its reputation as one of London's most authentic and characterful tra

The Metropolitan Pub Company is partnering with More Curricular CIC to host a series of events celebrating the 60th anniversary of Notting Hill Carnival, highlighting the role pubs can play in bringing people together around shared cultural experiences and local heritage. Taking place across The Ladbroke Arms, The Mitre and The Prince Bonaparte throughout August, the programme forms part of Carnival 60, a six-month heritage initiative raising awareness of the origins, history

Popular community pub, The Nelson in Christchurch, will officially reopen on Friday 7th August, following an investment of £50,000 from experienced licensee, Joe and Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub company. Internally, the pub has been refurbished to include new furnishings, while the kitchen and cellar areas have also been updated. The pub also includes four flatscreen televisions and there are plans to have Sky and TNT sports fitted in the future for custome

Three premium drinks inspired by England's most iconic landmarks will help support the conservation of the nation's heritage. Crafty Brewing is proud to announce the launch of its officially licensed English Heritage drinks range, featuring Castle Stone Session IPA, Solstice Sunset Craft Lager, and Abbey Orchard Craft Cider. Created under licence from charity English Heritage, each product celebrates one of England's most treasured historic sites while helping to support the

Lewes, East Sussex – 4 August 2026 Independent family brewer Harvey's has announced a series of appointments within its Brewing Team, marking the next chapter in the brewery's long-term succession planning. After forty years as Head Brewer, Miles Jenner will now lead the brewery in the role of Production Director, while continuing as Joint Managing Director. Miles will initially head the production function, supporting the next generation of brewers as they step into senior l

A multi-award-winning brewery has added three more trophies to its cabinet after its beers proved popular at an international competition. Woodforde's Brewery took home three awards at this year's Great Taste Awards, the world's largest food and drink competition. The three winners included classic dark ale Nog, one of the brewery's two Supreme Champion Beers of Britain, alongside newer additions in Woodforde's Hazy IPA and Woodforde's 0.5 – the brewery's first-ever low alcoh

• HEINEKEN UK today announces a new, leading regenerative malting barley programme • UK farmers receive payment for adopting regenerative agricultural practices, with HEINEKEN UK paying a premium for regenerative barley yields • Alongside HEINEKEN UK the partnership brings together maltsters Muntons and Boortmalt, barley merchant Cefetra, and independent agronomists Soil Capital • The initiative is part of HEINEKEN's global strategy to assess how best to scale regenerative ag

Peterborough Beer Festival will return to the Embankment from Tuesday 25 August to Saturday 29 August 2026, bringing five days of outstanding beer, cider, live entertainment and volunteer-led hospitality to one of the city's best-loved summer events. Organised by CAMRA volunteers and held in large outdoor marquees on Peterborough Embankment, the festival is expected to welcome around 25,000 visitors across the week. The 2026 event continues the festival's proud real ale tradi

Bullhouse Brewery in Belfast have etched their name in the record books at the inaugural Indie Beer Awards Northern Ireland, taking home the Overall Champion Gold with their 'Merc Bro' hazy IPA. The competition saw independent breweries from across Northern Ireland fight it out in a broad range of keg categories, from lager and pale ales, to speciality, sour and wild ales. One of Northern Ireland's only cask breweries 'Rough Brothers Brewing' were also highly rated by judges,

Proper Pubs, the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, celebrated the outstanding achievements of its pub operators at its ‘Proper Pubs Awards Gala’, held in Chesterfield on Thursday 30th July 2026. The annual awards gala brought together operators from across Proper Pubs’ estate of more than 200 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales, recognising those who have gone above and beyond for their communities over the past year. Eleven prestigious awa

CHORLTON, MANCHESTER - Tūn Brewing Company has been named among the top food and drink producers globally this year after securing four accolades at Great Taste 2026. Archetype received a Great Taste 2-star award, meaning judges rated it 'outstanding'. Gem State of Mind, Lemondrop and Quaternity each received a Great Taste 1-star award and were recognised as 'simply delicious'. More than 15,000 products were put through the competition's rigorous blind judging process. Of the

The annual celebration of folk music on the Kent coast, Broadstairs Folk Week, returns on Friday, August 7, with Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, proud to be among the sponsors again. The event turns the seaside town into a living stage every summer, with more than 400 events being held at 20 venues this year including Shepherd Neame’s Royal Albion Hotel on the seafront, The Neptune's Hall and The Wrotham Arms. The line-up for 2026 includes big name acts from Jethro T

RedWillow Brewery has announced that three of its core beers, Weightless, Cloudless and Divisionless, are now certified gluten-free (<20ppm), following independent testing of each beer. The Macclesfield-based independent brewery, founded by Toby and Caroline McKenzie in 2010, has had all three beers sent for testing and certification, meaning drinkers looking for gluten-free options now have three RedWillow beers to choose from. Weightless, a 4.2% session IPA made with 100% M

The Albion, located in Bootle, officially reopened on Friday 24th of July following a transformational investment of more than £389,911. The pub is part of Proper Pubs, the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, which operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales. Inside, the pub has been completely transformed to include brand new flooring, fixtures and fittings throughout. The refurbished pub also includes one new dart board a

Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) has announced the finalists for the fifth annual BIH Spotlight Awards, recognising exceptional Black and ethnic minority talent across hospitality, food and drink in the UK. This year's finalists include Michelin-starred West African restaurant Chishuru, a Cantonese institution in Blackpool, Michael Wan’s Mandarin, a MasterChef champion Jhané Gibson, and professionals from some of the UK's leading hospitality businesses, reflecting the diversity

Hospitality and the public unite over calls for parity with European VAT rates ahead of new Chancellor’s first budget. Following Andy Burnham’s 20% cut to business rates for pubs and live music venues in his first week as Prime Minister, the #VATsTheProblem campaign has reached another milestone, with 300,000 people having signed the petition supporting a new rate of 10% VAT for hospitality businesses. Recent figures from an industry tracker survey, conducted by UKHospitality

Two much-loved publicans are retiring from The Safe Harbour in Fowey after decades of service running pubs with St Austell Brewery. Graham Allen is calling time on an impressive 35-year career with the independent Cornish family-run business, where his journey began at the Britannia Inn in Chacewater before he spent a decade working as a chef at The Customs House in Padstow. For the past 16 years, he has run The Safe Harbour, helping make it a popular destination for locals a

The Meadows, located in Bransholme, officially reopened on Thursday 23rd of July following a transformational investment of £376,142. The pub is part of Proper Pubs, the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, which operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales. Behind the bar is experienced community hero Steph Moynes who has worked in the pub industry for almost two decades and is now the new operator at The Meadows. Steph’s ex

The wonderful waterways of London have played an important role in the life of the city for centuries. Over the years, great waterside pubs have shaped neighbourhoods, trade and culture, where pubs have naturally grown alongside them as places for people to gather, relax and share stories. This book celebrates at length the greatest waterside pubs of London with detailed history and other interesting facts for each pub, covering many years of change, creating an enthralling r

Sunrise Beverages and Orion Breweries today announced the next chapter of their UK partnership, including a renewed long-term agreement and a minority investment by Orion Breweries into Sunrise. The announcement builds on a successful UK launch partnership and reflects a shared ambition to continue expanding the Orion brand's presence across the UK on-trade and premium retail. Orion is Japan's original island lager and one of the country's most loved consumer brands. The brew