‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Midsomer Murders’ actor, Owen Teale, launched the first pub heritage project of its kind at the Prince of Wales, Kenfig near Bridgend for his childhood friend and current landlord, Gareth Maund. Over 150 guests attended the launch event to celebrate the…
It's not often that Pub is The Hub is mentioned beyond the UK but 2013 has seen a fabulous mention in the New York Times! Thanks to The Butcher's Arms at Crosby Ravensworth in Cumbria, our Chief Executive offered a modest quote to the article about the…
Pub is The Hub is set to expand its activities promoting community pubs with the help of a donation from CAMRA in December last year. The Campaign has made a donation of £18,000 to the organisation which helps licensees diversify into new business building activities.…
Pub is The Hub will host its first meeting for community-owned pubs on 24th January in North Wales at The Raven Inn, Llanarmon-yn-Ial in Denbighshire. Four groups that are already running their own pubs will join representatives from two community groups looking at the possibility of…
New community services fund boost for British pubs The rural pub services and community champions, Pub is The Hub, has today announced the launch of The New Community Services Fund to help UK pubs to diversify into new services provision for their own communities. John Longden, the…
Cabana Soft Drinks, a leading post-mix supplier of soft drinks to the licensed trade is putting its support behind Pub is The Hub. Promoting well-known soft drinks brands such as Vimto, Pepsi Cola, Virgin Cola and Irn Bru together with a wide range of its…
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…
