01-Sep-2009
CAMRA What's Brewing - Councils get behind pubs
MORE councils are including Pub is the Hub in their own rural regeneration schemes.
The organisation, which helps pubs diversify into other businesses, is now available in 21 council areas in England and Wales.
Pub is the Hub co-ordinator John Longden said "Six years ago when we started, local authorities were fairly anti-pub. But now there is the theory that if a pub dies, the village dies and the councils are far more willing to help them diversify."
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25-Jan-2012
Free computer skills training in pubs
Pub is The Hub has joined forces with Lancashire County Council in their Local Community Services Champions initiative to provide free computer classes to absolute beginners.
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18-Jan-2012
Pints pies and postal orders
A scheme to help rural Cornish pubs to branch out into new services was launched yesterday at The Cornish Arms in St Merryn, near Padstow.
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10-Jan-2012
Jill Stein supports Pub is The Hub in Cornwall
Jill Stein will help Pub is The Hub host the launch of a new Local Community Services Champions initiative for Cornwall in January. The scheme, which launched in 2011 aims to help pubs become local service champions.
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