His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited the Wadworth brewery in Devizes and took a tour of the site as part of a celebration event for Pub is The Hub. The tour took in the brewery process where he chatted with the brewery team;…
Stamfordham village pub opens a shop
The Swinburne Arms Village Shop was officially opened by Stamfordham locals this week creating an essential new service for over a thousand village residents and the wider community with support from Pub is The Hub. The shop, situated at the rear of the pub in…
Greene King maintains the funding momentum
Greene King has made a donation of £15,000 to Pub is The Hub's Community Services Fund to help to support rural pubs who want to diversify their services for the benefit of their communities. This is the fourth consecutive year Greene King has given to…
A quiet pint and a book on the menu at The Brisley Bell
Now pub customers and villagers can enjoy a quiet pint and a book in the new library and reading room at The Brisley Bell thanks to Norfolk County Council's funding and advice from Pub is The Hub. Norfolk County Councillor Mark Kiddle-Morris officially opened the…
Heineken announces £50k contribution
HEINEKEN is investing £50,000 in Pub is The Hub’s Community Services Fund and its annual running costs. The announcement was made during a visit to The Red Lion in Epworth by Pubs Minister, Andrew Percy MP last Friday. David Paterson, Corporate Affairs Director at HEINEKEN…
Being a community hero can be good for business
At the Pub17 exhibition at Olympia yesterday, a group of leading licensees concluded that being the centre of their community was definitely good for business. In one of the live theatre events, In a Pub’s editor, Matt Eley, chaired a panel debate with award-winning operators…
Government contributes £50k to pub services fund
Community Pubs Minister Andrew Percy has pledged an extra £50,000 from the Government to Pub is The Hub's Community Services Fund to support community services and activities in pubs such as libraries and post offices to IT training and dementia friendly lunch clubs. He has…
Community owned pub opens a café and shop
A year after the Dog Inn village pub at Belthorn was re-opened by a community group it has now opened a café and shop in the pub. The pub was officially opened at the weekend by Malcolm Harrison, on behalf of Pub is The Hub…