Previously, the area in the Royal mail sorting and delivery office was used by Rushden’s Youth Project, before they changed location back in 2013. Since then, the space has been vacant. Gavin Wooding hopes to change this and bring a new micropub to the area, called ‘The Hopmaster General’. If approved, The Hopmaster General will offer…
A change of use application has been successfully granted allowing for North Tyneside’s first micro brew pub. The Dog & Rabbit, to be located at 36 Park View, Whitley Bay, now has all the required licences passed. With everything now in place, owners Tony & Julie hope to be open by mid June.
Adam Cordingley and Chris Marsden, owners of the Crown Point Tavern, are set to bring Denton locals a brand new watering hole when they open the town’s first micropub in roughly two weeks time (early June). Adam said: “It may not be an obvious location, but we’re surrounded by good breweries” “We want to promote…
Couple, James and Katy Quayle, are currently putting together a planning application which will allow them to convert the empty ‘Blackburn is Open’ premises located on King William Street. Locals have been hoping for a solution to the nightlife in the area, James and Katy believe the new micropub could be the solution that they…
Labour MP for Sefton Central, Bill Esterson, in a recent debate gave a speech supporting changes to allow for landlords of pubs to have the option of stocking more local, high quality real ales, with the option of landlords opting out of exclusively buying the standard range of drinks from large breweries. During his speech,…
The Bull Baiters Inn in St John’s, is Worcester’s first micropub. Co-owners, Chris Hankins and his wife, Kelly, welcomed punters to the micropub for the first time just last week. The micropub will mainly be focusing on showcasing the best local ales, with the furthest beer available coming from Gloucestershire. Chris said: “It is all about the appreciation…
Micropubs are currently popping up faster than ever across the UK and proving to be a great success, with low start up costs for landlords and a unique environment & high quality ale for punters, it’s easy to see why. While we’re seeing a large increase in micropub openings, we are sad to announce that…
This month sees the opening of another brand new micropub & bottle shop, The Biergarten. We previously mentioned Franzi Florack’s plans of converting the empty premises, located in Milton Keynes, which is the first micropub in Milton Keynes. We are pleased to announce that Franzi managed to achieve her target date of opening in time…
Just a few weeks ago, Burton received a brand new micropub – The Last Heretic. Opened by Peter Spittals who previously worked as cabin crew at British Airways for the past 21 years. While this is Peter’s first venture in the industry, he has done a great job of giving punters a warm welcome to The…
Sister establishment of The Wight Bear Ale House, The Saxon Bear Ale House, opened it’s doors to real ale lovers of Christchurch just last month. Following the success of The Wight Bear, owners David and Nicola Holland wanted to introduce a second ‘Bear’ micropub, after customers explained that it’s what Christchurch needed, which led the…