The New Inn at Tholthorpe will be offering much more than beer when it opened its brand new village shop, bakery and wood-fired pizza oven this week. Owners, Cameron and Dionne Reid have installed a village shop and bakery in the bar of their popular…
New skills and services on the agenda for East Sussex pubs
A scheme to help rural pubs in East Sussex to branch out into new local services was launched yesterday by Pub is The Hub in partnership with Wealden District Council and East Sussex County Council. John Longden from Pub is The Hub set out the…
Norfolk pubs provide dementia-friendly lunches
The Chequers at Feltwell in Norfolk opened the doors for its first ‘dementia-friendly’ pub lunch earlier this month for people living with dementia to attend with their carers, family and friends. The aim of the lunches is to provide the welcoming atmosphere of a pub…
Scottish pubs’ £30k funding boost
Pub is The Hub, the rural pubs champion yesterday launched its rural services projects initiative in partnership with Scottish Borders Council where it was announced that Scottish Government would also back the scheme with a £30,000 funding boost. Over 60 pub operators, suppliers and local…
Punch supports Pub is The Hub for sixth year running
Burton-based pub company Punch has donated £25k to the rural pubs champions, Pub is The Hub for the sixth year running. Their donation helps to support the core cost of running the not-for-profit organisation which, in turn, has supported hundreds of pub licensees and communities…
A pint and some popcorn at pub cinema
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…
North Yorkshire pub opens post office
The postmaster and shopkeeper of the Hinderwell shop and post office officially handed over the reins to The Badger Hounds pub on Friday. The project has been completed with financial support from Pub is The Hub and the Post Office working in partnership. When postmaster…
Pubs Minister checks out a book with his pint
Pubs Minister Marcus Jones popped into the Star Inn at Vogue near Redruth to look at the pub’s library on a recent trip to Cornwall. Opened in December 2013 by Punch Taverns licensees Mark and Rachel Graham with support from Pub is The Hub and…