HRH Highness The Prince of Wales delighted crowds at Ladock in Cornwall yesterday when he popped into the Falmouth Arms to pull a pint and borrow a library book! He was there to celebrate the opening of the pub’s new micro-library, installed with the help…
Norfolk County Council gives £30,000 to make pubs the hub
Brandon Lewis, Community Pubs Minister was at the launch today of a new fund set up by Norfolk County Council in partnership with Pub is The Hub to help Norfolk pubs to create community facilities and services where there are no others in the local…
Pop in and drop off at the New Inn, Cornelly
Popular Cornelly pub the New House Inn has teamed up with the reach rural development team at Bridgend County Borough Council and Pub is The Hub to unveil a unique new parcel drop-off service. Designed to provide the local community with a free secure collection point…
Pub is The Hub wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award
Pub is The Hub was announced as the latest winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award by Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis MP at last night’s Publican Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. Prime Minister David Cameron said: "From a lunch club for older…
Community celebrates after epic takeover
The community in Bamford in Derbyshire are taking a well-earned rest – at the Angler’s Rest pub - following their epic journey to take over their village pub, relocate the village post office and open a new café! In the latest step in their jouney,…
Halkyn post office re-opens in award-winning pub
Halkyn Post Office has re-opened in the village pub and to honour the occasion, licensee Steve Marquis has commissioned two new real ales – First Class and Special Delivery. Following the retirement of the previous sub-postmaster, Steve Marquis applied for the Post Office counter service…
Appeal to Flintshire licensees to attend workshop
Pub is The Hub is currently working with Cadwyn Clywd in supporting local pubs diversify their main service to help create vibrant community hubs. With the help of Pub is The Hub licensees could access some funding to help them offer their community a valuable service from…
Rule Britannia! Pub steps in to revive village shop
Local MP Hugo Swire officially opened a shop situated in a pub on 1st March 2014, restoring a vital community service to local residents. Pub licensees Jeff White and Kate Knight took the innovative step of setting up a shop in a disused room in…