Pub is the Hub
08 Sep 2026
£10 Million Support For Pubs, Restaurants And Cafés
Boost for local pubs, restaurants and cafes as £10 million Hospitality Grant Scheme launches for applications Funding aims to back entrepreneurs starting new businesses, support training schemes giving young people their first jobs, and help trusted community venues...
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24 Aug 2026
Rethinking Business Rates For Pubs And Hotels
The Treasury has launched an independent review into how business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels in England and Wales. Business rates for these properties are usually based on...
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26 May 2026
Heart Of The Community: Somerset Pub Transforms Into Vibrant Village Hub
A once empty Somerset pub is bursting back to life by diversifying to become a thriving community hub complete with a village store, café, library, and a packed calendar of...
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11 May 2026
Norfolk Pub Creates New Space For Families To Connect
A village pub in West Walton, Norfolk, is strengthening its role as a vital community hub with the launch of a new children’s play area and family?friendly seating space. Publicans...
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07 Apr 2026
Pub is the Hub Support Helps Community Venue Grow
A Llandwrog pub is enhancing its support for local residents by expanding its community facilities to support social connection and accessibility.
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29 Jan 2026
Grant funding available to help pubs add new services and activities
Pub is The Hub may be able to offer grants of up to £6,000 to publicans in rural, remote, or deprived areas, who want to offer additional services and/or activities in their...
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12 Jan 2026
Grant Funding Available To Help Pubs Add New Services And Activities
Pub is The Hub may be able to offer grants of up to £6,000 to publicans in rural, remote, or deprived areas, who want to offer additional services and/or activities in their...
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03 Nov 2025
The Lion Roars For Community Connection
The Lion at Ickleton, near Saffron Walden, Cambridgeshire, has opened a community café to provide a safe space to help people connect and socialise. The pub, which was reopened in...
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20 Oct 2025
Funding Boost To Help Village Pubs Serve Communities
Rural pubs to receive funding to help broaden their services As part of the Plan for Change, projects include community cafes, village stores and play areas For every £1 invested...
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19 Sep 2025
Pubs Deliver £8 of Social Value for Every £1 Invested
British pubs and publicans have been at the heart of their local areas for centuries, meeting social needs and connecting communities, but new research has put a figure on just...
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