Pub is The Hub is again backing the search for two awards - Broadland Pub of the Year 2026 and South Norfolk Pub of the Year 2026. The two categories are open for public nomination which means that residents need to vote for their favourite…
Creating connections: Cambridgeshire pub helps bring people together to overcome social isolation and loneliness
The Lion at Ickleton, near Saffron Walden, Cambridgeshire, has opened a community café to provide a safe space to help people connect and socialise. The pub, which was reopened in June 2025 after members of the local community raised £440,000 for the purchase, puts…
Are you a pub business that wants to diversify?
Pub is The Hub will be helping and advising more pubs to diversify their local services and activities after receiving access to Government funding. Grants of up to £6,000 may be available to pubs in rural, remote or deprived areas, who meet the criteria,…
Pub is The Hub to help more pubs after Government funding support
Pub is The Hub will be able to help more rural pubs to support their local communities after receiving new funding from the Government. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has committed £440,000 to help Pub is The Hub deliver over 40 projects including…
New research measuring the social value pubs bring to their local areas revealed
British pubs and publicans have been at the heart of their local areas for centuries, meeting social needs and connecting communities, but new research has put a figure on just how much social value they bring. Groundbreaking research from Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit…
Craft Union presents cheque to Pub is The Hub after fundraising event
Pub is The Hub chief executive John Longden OBE was presented with cheque for £11,413.50 from Craft Union managing director Frazer Grimbleby. The cheque was from the Craft Union’s Community Stomp raised £22,827 in joint support of Pub is The Hub and Help for Heroes.…
Pub is The Hub thanks Craft Union for fundraising support
Pub is The Hub would like to thank Craft Union for their fundraising support that raised over £10,000 for the organisation. Teams from across Craft Union Pub Company came together on Tuesday for the second ever Crafty Stomp – a cross-country walking challenge that brought…
Pub is The Hub highlights its local services work to MPs at BBPA’s House of Commons event
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…