The Community Right to Bid is now a legal power for communities to use after gaining approval recently. Communities Minister Don Foster legally authorised new powers for communities to help prevent the rapid sell off of treasured community assets and buildings so they can be…
Rural pubs boost for East Yorkshire
The next phase of our Local Community Services Champions initiative to help rural pubs in East Yorkshire is to be launched on Tuesday 9th October 2011 at The Showground in Driffield. We have invited over 300 licensees to attend the meeting that will showcase advice,…
Calling Cornwall
We’re asking any Cornish licensees who are looking to develop their pub businesses this winter to join us at one of three workshops that we are running in October to explain the opportunities and funding available through Pub is The Hub. Every workshop is from…
StartUp Britain to inspire pub regulars to become beermat entrepreneurs
We’ve just teamed up with StartUp Britain to encourage pub regulars to think about setting up a business while they’re having a pint! The national start-up campaign is asking pub goers to write their business ideas on the back of a beer mat to be…
CAMRA members support Pub is The Hub
In recognition of the wonderful licensees and pubs that we work with, the UK’s largest consumer group, CAMRA (the campaign for real ale), has announced that the proceeds of their annual raffle are to be given to Pub is The Hub this year. The money…
Regulatory enforcement – your views required
A government review of regulatory enforcement for pubs by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is currently underway, and is seeking evidence from those with direct experience. The review is focusing on the enforcement of regulations that community pubs to identify ways in…
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. They are inviting any licensees in Lancashire (except those in the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn) who would…
Pubs to have their say on how regulations are enforced
The Government is urging anyone involved in running a pub, particularly a community pub, to feed in their experiences, good and bad, of dealing with local authorities and other regulators as part of the Focus on Enforcement campaign. This move has been welcomed by the…