Pub is The Hub has today announced the launch of its rural services initiative in the Scottish Borders at the start of 2016 in partnership with Scottish Borders Council. It is also supported by the Scottish Government, the Prince’s Countryside Fund and Diageo Pub owners…
Tea and t’internet at The Mermaid
The Mermaid Inn at Elsing near Dereham is the latest Norfolk pub to broaden its appeal to locals with disabled access, a disabled toilet, a tea room and internet access that will also host IT training. Licensee Helen Higgins and her partner Kevin Wills, have…
Lion & Lamb sets up shop in the car park
The Lion and Lamb pub in Ashton near Helston welcomed Andrew George MP to officially open its new village shop last Friday - in a portable building in the pub's car park. Licensees Graham and Elaine Martin have been running the Lion and Lamb for…
The Prince’s Countryside Fund allows Pub is The Hub’s move into the Scottish Borders
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced a £25,000 grant for Pub is The Hub as part of a £650,000 investment initiative in rural initiatives for 2015. The funding will create a new pilot project for 12 months in the Scottish Borders to identify priority areas…
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…
Pubs may be the answer for the adult social care crisis
The Director for Adult Wellbeing at Herefordshire Council this week backed the idea of pubs being the ideal places to provide some social care for elderly and vulnerable adults in the community and said: “If pubs aren’t the answer, then I don’t know what is.”…
Rural pubs boost for East Yorkshire
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,…
Pints Pies And Postal Orders
A scheme to help rural Cornish pubs to branch out into new services was launched yesterday at The Cornish Arms in St Merryn, near Padstow. Pub is The Hub launched its Local Community Services Champions initiative to a packed meeting of over 60 people, showcasing…