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…
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…
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 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’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…
