Pub is The Hub will host its first meeting for community-owned pubs on 24th January in North Wales at The Raven Inn, Llanarmon-yn-Ial in Denbighshire. Four groups that are already running their own pubs will join representatives from two community groups looking at the possibility of…
New community services fund boost for British pubs The rural pub services and community champions, Pub is The Hub, has today announced the launch of The New Community Services Fund to help UK pubs to diversify into new services provision for their own communities. John Longden, the…
Cabana Soft Drinks, a leading post-mix supplier of soft drinks to the licensed trade is putting its support behind Pub is The Hub. Promoting well-known soft drinks brands such as Vimto, Pepsi Cola, Virgin Cola and Irn Bru together with a wide range of its…
An innovative new scheme - and a first for Pub is The Hub - is due to open in January 2013 at the Prince of Wales Inn, Ton Kenfig, Bridgend where the pub was awarded a grant for a local heritage project. Pub licensee, Gareth…
Six months into the £1.3m local services initiative for Welsh pubs launched in March 2012 and the response has been encouraging. 52 pubs have expressed an interest in diversification with 38 pubs having more than one visit to discuss ideas. This has led to a…
It’s been more than 20 years since the residents of Cyffylliog in Denbighshire had a local shop but that has now been put right thanks to the co-operation project. The licensee of the Red Lion, Nirmal Singh, has turned what was the front hall of…
A pub diversification project funded by Cadwyn Clwyd has increased the space at the Leyland Arms in Llanelidan near Ruthin and is being used to host gatherings for the whole village. With regular events and activities being held in the village, there was never enough…
The Community Right to Bid is now a legal power for communities to use after gaining approval recently. Communities Minister Don Foster legally authorised new powers for communities to help prevent the rapid sell off of treasured community assets and buildings so they can be…