Pub is The Hub’s chief executive John Longden and Reg Clarke and Roger Walker of PiTH’s advisory team attended the BBPA’s Lease and Tenanted Showcase at the House of Commons to help highlight the invaluable services and activities many publicans and their pubs offer local…
Two Norfolk pubs have been recognised for their business success and support of their local community in the ‘Pub of The Year’ categories at the Broadland and South Norfolk Business Awards 2025. South Norfolk Pub of The Year was won by The Wheel of Fortune…
Publicans Rhiannon Metters and Jason James are making it their mission to support people in the isolated farming community of Tal-y-coed, Monmouthshire. Their pub The Halfway is the hub of this rural community where many people including farmers, live and work alone, meaning they…
The George in Newnham on Severn has created a safe space for local people to come together to help overcome social isolation and feelings of loneliness. This friendly and welcoming mixed-use community hub in the Forest of Dean, which is run by a group…
Publicans and their pubs can be the solution to many of the problems faced in rural areas, Pub is The Hub chief executive John Longden OBE has said. The statement comes in response to the State of the Art Review on Rural Poverty in January…
Publicans in Wales have been helping local people to get creative through a community craft boxes initiative, supported by funding from The Royal Countryside Fund In another example of its great partnership working with other organisations to help support pubs to diversify their services and…
Publicans Rachael and Jeremy Parke have opened a new village store at The Duck in Stanhoe, Norfolk, to help people living in the local area The village shop named ‘Stanhoe Stores’, was opened with the expert help and a Community Services Fund grant from Pub…
The Pentre Comrades Club in Pentre, Rhondda is supporting its local community by opening a sustainability-focused village store and community café to provide important local services. Many facilities within the former coal-mining village have closed down in the last 20 years including schools, shops, day…
