A new cinema, book exchange and senior citizens luncheon club was officially opened by Norfolk County Councillor and Chair of Adult Social Services Sue Whitaker yesterday. Developed in partnership with rural pubs organisation Pub is The Hub and Norfolk County Council, this new range of…
Calling time on no mobile coverage in rural pubs
Vodafone UK has launched a new pilot scheme in partnership with rural pubs organisation Pub is The Hub to provide four rural community pubs with a reliable 3G indoor mobile coverage for the first time. Called the Rural Community Pub programme, the pilot will involve…
Calling all rural pubs in Devon for diversification
A scheme to help rural pubs in Devon to branch out into new services is to be launched on 3rd November by Pub is The Hub in partnership with Devon Communities Together. Pub is The Hub will launch its Local Community Services Champions initiative, on…
Prince calls in for last orders
After a day of engagements in Yorkshire, HRH The Prince of Wales popped into the local on his way home for a beer. The final engagement took him to The George and Dragon Inn, Hudswell, near Richmond, as his role as patron of The Prince’s…
South Norfolk’s pub of the year 2015 is crowned
The Crown Inn, Pulham Market has been named South Norfolk Council’s Community Pub of the Year 2015. The announcement was made by the judging panel in the fourth year of the awards in a ceremony held at the Council’s HQ in Long Stratton. Jon Bingham, landlord of…
Battle of Britain fighter pilot opens library in Cornish pub
The new library at the Old Inn at Mullion was officially opened by a Battle of Britain fighter pilot, author and local resident, Geoffrey Wellum yesterday. The project has been completed in partnership with Cornwall Council’s Library Services and the support of rural pub champions…
Prince Pops In For A Pint And A Paperback
HRH Highness The Prince of Wales delighted crowds at Ladock in Cornwall yesterday when he popped into the Falmouth Arms to pull a pint and borrow a library book! He was there to celebrate the opening of the pub’s new micro-library, installed with the help…
Ex-overseas workers run pub with library
An international aid worker, Jessica Stanton has returned to her Cornish roots to run a local pub that now boasts a library thanks to help from Pub is The Hub and Cornwall's library services. Jessica and her partner Russ Matterson took over the Halfway House…