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JOYCELYN Neve was heartbroken last year when her much-loved business the Seafood Pub Company went into administration. It forced the closure of the firm’s gastropubs, including The Fleece in Addingham. But now Joycelyn has a team working hard behind the scenes to ensure the pub is ready to reopen on May 17 after it was acquired The Oakman Group in a deal to purchase six pubs previously operated by The Seafood Pub Company. Joycelyn has joined The Oakman Group as MD of this new division a...

BACK: Joycelyn Neve with two of her pubs, The Alma Inn and Forest Inn THE founder of an award-winning chain of gastropubs which fell into administration has spoken of her excitement at getting a second chance to make a success of six venues after a rescue deal was struck. The Seafood Pub Company collapsed last May in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, casting questions over several landmark Lancashire pubs which had been owned by the company and their founder Joycelyn Neve. However ea...

A FARMER from Addingham is backing a campaign which calls for visitors to the countryside to keep their dogs under control. It’s a critical time for farmers as the spring lambing period is now well underway, meaning ewes and new born lambs are often grazing close to footpaths, which can put them at risk of dog attacks. Rural insurer NFU Mutual is concerned that the Easter break could see an influx of walkers unfamiliar with the Countryside Code and unaware of how their new dogs will beh...

WORK has begun on the renovation of a bungalow for Jaime Lunn and his family to live in. Jaime, 46, of Addingham, was left paralysed when he came off his mountain bike on Ilkley Moor on April 25 last year. After spending months in hospital he was finally allowed home on November 13 but he desperately needs that home adapting to allow himself and his family to lead as normal a life as possible Friends set up a committee called Jaime’s Journey to organise the renovation, which is expected...

A COMMUNITY campaigner has called on a bus operator to restore bus services to parts of Addingham. Caroline Whitaker, a Community Campaigner for the Green Party has been in contact with residents living in Low Mill, just outside of Addingham following the changes to the 62 bus operated by Transdev. Following timetable changes that will also mean the service will no longer travel on to Otley, residents have now discovered that the bus also by-passes the old Ilkley Road as it leaves Addingh...

BURLEY Parish Council is investigating whether options exist to challenge the decision of the Secretary of State to allow planning permission for 500 homes at Sun Lane in the village. The Council met on Tuesday to discuss its response to the decision to allow building on the green belt land. A spokesperson for the Council said: “Burley Parish Council were saddened to hear the announcement from the Secretary of State on the March 3 announcing his decision to approve the building of 500 h...

Friday Five: the weeks top news This weeks main hospitality news stories include Jollibees plan to invest £30m in UK expansion; Oakman acquiring six former Seafood Pub Company sites; and the extension of commercial rent protections. - Filipino fast food chain Jollibee is planning to open 10 new restaurants in the UK this year as part of a £30m expansion drive​​. The group, which currently operates three sites in London, Liverpool and Leicester respectively, w...

A LANDLADY has used lockdown to create a mini version of her pub. Amy Sayers recreated The Swan in Addingham to give herself something to do while the pub was forced to remain closed. Amy, who has run The Swan with her husband Jonny for the past five years, began her project on January 26. She used wood from DIY stores and found other materials online. She has paid painstaking attention to detail - and even has a miniature Ilkley Gazette in the newspapers rack. She said: “We spent t...

A deal to purchase six pubs previously operated by the Seafood Pub Company has been agreed with Home Counties-based operator, The Oakman Group, in a…

Six former Seafood Pub Company sites have been acquired from administrators by the Oakman Group, with its founder Joycelyn Neve joining Oakman to oversee a new Seafood Pub division.