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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, Oxfordshire SIR – The strict observance by the Queen and the Royal family of the current Covid rules sh...

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 serve substantial food, with 'wet pubs' and bars that don't serve food forced to close. As of yet...