The Hightown village pub has launched free computer training classes with the help of pubs organisation, Pub is The Hub. Pub is The Hub has provided £1,800 in funding for The Hightown Hotel on Lower Alt Road in Hightown from its Community Services Fund for…
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…
Pig and Whistle raise a pint to their new shop
The Pig and Whistle pub at Littlehempston near Totnes officially opened its new village shop today with the support of rural pub champions Pub is The Hub returning an essential service back to the village. Licensees Phil and Donna raised a pint with their local milk…
Pubs reap benefit of county council investment
A small business fund available from Ceredigion County Council has seen 10 out of the 70 projects in the scheme arising from pubs in the county following Pub is The Hub’s diversification model. Ceredigion County Council’s Micro Business Investment Fund* is a grant scheme that…
Village pub identified as key to rural cohesion
In a new academic research project the authors have concluded that rural pubs play a significant role within local communities and it clearly identifies pubs as the main centres for social activities and engagement, in a context frequently characterised by reduced facilities and opportunities. The…
South Norfolk announces its annual Community Pub of The Year
The Waterfront at Diss has been awarded the accolade of South Norfolk Community Pub of The Year 2014. Situated in the vibrant town of Diss overlooking the Mere, licensees Stuart and Sarah Carpenter run this Greene King managed house, ably assisted by their daughter Jess…
The Key to Success in Dilham, North Norfolk
The Cross Keys in Dilham, near North Walsham, opened a new farm shop and delicatessen alongside the pub today. North Norfolk MP, Norman Lamb, officially unveiled the new shop; the first of Pub is The Hub's Community Service projects to be completed after the scheme was…
The Red Lion roars again
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…