A community in Beeston in north west Norfolk have not only re-opened the local pub using their own cash to buy shares, they have added a shop and café in a triple boost to their local services. The Ploughshare at Beeston had been closed for…
Shop bell rings again with team effort
The Bell Inn at Lower Broadheath near Worcester now boasts a shop and post office in its garden, courtesy of the Lower Broadheath community, the National Lottery, The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, The Plunkett Foundation, Ei Group and Pub is The Hub. Local MP Harriett…
Last orders for a loaf of bread
A new shop at The Lodge pub at North Tuddenham was officially opened yesterday by Norfolk County Councillor Bill Borrett. The shop has been opened in the pub by licensees, Vikki and Gavin Hunt, with support and advice from rural pub champions, Pub is The…
Greyhound pub’s new shop opened by their oldest customer
Mary Stubbs officially opened the new village shop at the Greyhound Inn at Cotehill on Thursday with support from Pub is The Hub. Alastair and Julie Musgrave have been running the Greyhound for two years and have built a local reputation for good simple pub…
Derbyshire pub deli delights foodies
A multi-award-winning pub in Derbyshire has opened a farm shop and delicatessen with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. The Saracen’s Head in Shirley near Ashbourne opened the Church Lane Deli at the pub as an essential new service for the village…
No half measures at the Half Moon
There are no half measures at the Half Moon Inn in Rushall for the local community now that the pub is providing new essential services for the area. Norfolk County Councillor, Martin Wilby cut the ribbon to open a new farm shop and family play…
Shop pops up in Derbyshire pub car park
The Sitwell Arms in Morton near Alfreton in Derbyshire has opened a village shop in the pub car park creating an essential new service for the local community and surrounding villages with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. Experienced pub landlords Paul…
Wiltshire pub re-opens a shop and bakery for the village
A new village shop and bakery has opened in the local pub at Dinton near Salisbury in South Wiltshire with support from the Community Services Fund. Margaret Tonson, the village’s long-serving ex-postmistress and shopkeeper officially opened the Village Shop and Bakery yesterday at The Penruddocke…