An innovative new scheme - and a first for Pub is The Hub - is due to open in January 2013 at the Prince of Wales Inn, Ton Kenfig, Bridgend where the pub was awarded a grant for a local heritage project. Pub licensee, Gareth…

An innovative new scheme - and a first for Pub is The Hub - is due to open in January 2013 at the Prince of Wales Inn, Ton Kenfig, Bridgend where the pub was awarded a grant for a local heritage project. Pub licensee, Gareth…
Six months into the £1.3m local services initiative for Welsh pubs launched in March 2012 and the response has been encouraging. 52 pubs have expressed an interest in diversification with 38 pubs having more than one visit to discuss ideas. This has led to a…
It’s been more than 20 years since the residents of Cyffylliog in Denbighshire had a local shop but that has now been put right thanks to the co-operation project. The licensee of the Red Lion, Nirmal Singh, has turned what was the front hall of…
A pub diversification project funded by Cadwyn Clwyd has increased the space at the Leyland Arms in Llanelidan near Ruthin and is being used to host gatherings for the whole village. With regular events and activities being held in the village, there was never enough…
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…
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,…
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…
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…