A tiny country pub in the heart of the Hampshire countryside is caught up in an international nightmare which could rob its customers of their savings. The website of The Oak, in the small village of Smannell, near Andover, with just 1,330 residents, has been hijacked and ‘mirrored’ online by tricksters 5,000 miles away in … Read more
Drinkers should take cash to the pub when they reopen for outdoor drinking on Monday due to ‘control freak’ government rules banning the taking of payments inside, industry figures warned today. Landlords fear that patchy rural broadband and mobile signal means that card machines will be difficult to use in pub gardens, creating the prospect … Read more
Sorry, Ma’am! Kate Middleton’s family friend reveals he apologised to the Queen at the 2011 royal wedding because he didn’t watch her process down the aisle as he appears in 10th anniversary documentary The Old Boot Inn pub in Stanford Dingley is a favourite of the Middleton family Pub’s landlord John Haley was invited to … Read more
Jodie Kidd has revealed that she’s excitedly awaiting her pub’s reopening, saying that she ‘can’t wait to see her regulars’ faces’. The model-turned-landlady, 42, has ran the Half Moon pub in Kirdford, West Sussex, since 2017 but had to close the doors during the coronavirus pandemic. And although counting down the days until restrictions ease and … Read more
Sam Newman’s appearance at a South Australia pub is abruptly cancelled following furious reaction from angry locals… months after he faced mass backlash for tweeting that Joe Biden is ‘mentally retarded with special needs’ By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:21 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 11:27 BST, 3 April 2021 He’s … Read more
30,000 pub closures loom: Bosses from across the hospitality industry plead with ministers to unlock early to save the sector from disaster Industry body UK Hospitality says 42 pubs shutting their doors every day in 2021 This rate is up from 30 pubs a day closing last year according to their latest data Figures led … Read more
Britons back vaccine passports: More than three-quarters say they support them for foreign travel and working as a teacher or NHS medic and six in 10 say they SHOULD be required for a visit to the pub Almost eight in 10 supported passports for travel abroad or care home visits 62% would back their use … Read more
Pub group Fuller’s taps investors for £53 million through new shares after Covid triggered 80% plunge in yearly revenue – as boss vows to reopen 82 venues on April 12 Brewer Fuller’s chain of pubs and hotels have seen revenues fall 80% on last year Company is losing up to £5million each month restrictions are … Read more
Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure has revealed her fiancé Jonny Owen left her engagement ring in a pub when he was drunk before he proposed. The actress, 37, said that producer Jonny, 49, was out with his friends drinking and had the expensive jewellery in his pocket. He then decided to give it to a … Read more
Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure has revealed her fiancé Jonny Owen left her engagement ring in a pub when he was drunk before he proposed. The actress, 37, said that producer Jonny, 49, was out with his friends drinking and had the expensive jewellery in his pocket. He then decided to give it to a … Read more