Simon Longbottom News Today

The Morning Advertiser has taken a look behind the scenes and into the boardrooms of the UK’s six biggest pub companies.

With the 2024 Publican Awards set to take place in less than 12 weeks, The Morning Advertiser has taken a look back at the last five years of the event.

Stonegate Pub Co is reportedly looking to sell more than a fifth of its estate to pay off its debts of GBP2.6bn

BrewDog president and chief operating officer David McDowall is quitting the controversial north-east craft brewer.

A VIDEO shows how an altercation broke out as pub workers went on strike for better pay.

Large pub company Stonegate has acquired 25% of the issued share capital in Hippo Inns from Rupert Clevely and Ian Edward for an undisclosed sum.

  SIR – I support Lt Cdr Brian Smith’s idea (Letters, April 16) that a new royal yacht should be named HMY Elizabeth and Philip, following the precedent of HMY Victoria and Albert. Many ships acquire affectionate nicknames: HMS Endurance was known as the Red Plum, HMS Charybdis as Cherry B, and HMS Sheffield as Shiny Sheff. If the idea is taken up, it won’t be too long before she is known as HMY Liz ’n’ Phil – affectionately, of course. Cdr Peter Baseby RN (retd) Kennington, Oxfor...

Ye Old George Inn in Christchurch has announced it will stay closed until the new year due to the coronavirus pandemic CHRISTCHURCH’S oldest pub have been forced to close its doors until further notice due to the current coronavirus restrictions. The Ye Olde George Inn on Castle Street announced on Sunday December 20 that they will be "temporarily closing". Changes to the Covid-19 rules, brought into force on the weekend, mean that alcohol can only be served in pubs and restaurants that...