Tim Arnold, along with his wife and two sons, opened the second micropub in Hinckley’s ‘The Crescent’, which is a £60 million retail development space. The first micropub in the area was The Pestle and Mortar micropub which opened last year at the top of Castle Street. Since opening at the end of 2015, Tim…
Michael Barker has submitted plans to bring Chorley a new micropub, Mr.Barker plans to convert the former ‘Parky’s Sandwich Bar’, which is located nearby the Shepherd’s Hall Ale House. Mick Clark, communications officer for Lancashire CAMRA said: “I think it’s a good thing in that we’re losing so many pubs, these micro pubs are managing to…
Chichester should soon be celebrating as a new micropub is set to open at 150 St Pancras. Chichester District Council’s licensing committee gave the green light for the micropub – ‘The Old Antique Brewery’ back in November. Councillors granted the micropub a license to serve customers from 10am-12:30am everyday. Lawrence Keen, Director of Antique Brewery…
Driffield pub, The Butchers Dog, received a pub of the year award at the end of last year despite only being open for roughly 12 months. The small pub received a warm welcome from the Driffield locals upon opening and has seen great reviews online since. Natalie Briglin, owner of The Butchers Dog, noticed a…
Former Natwest Bank located in Southampton is now the home of the brand new micropub ‘Overdraft’. Owner, Amrik Rai, came up with the idea of converting the 110 year old building after finding inspiration from micropubs in the United States. Mr Rai said: “We could not have found a better place because a pub needs…
A former betting shop located in Cross Hills was recently converted into a new micropub named Gallagher’s Ale House. Opened by couple Steve Banks and Janet Langton, who also own the CAMRA award winning ‘The Beer Engine‘ micropub in Skipton, the new sister pub has the same ethos of The Beer Engine, with no television or…
Newcastle’s first micropub, The Split Chimp, opened back in May 2015 by former paramedic, Mark Hall. Mr.Hall spent over £10,000 of his own money transforming the building into the first micropub in the city centre, creating a ‘home from home’ while doing all interior work himself. The micropub has proven to be a great success…
Just weeks after Redcar received it’s first micropub, Jackie Pink, former perfume shop manager, has managed to bring a second to the area. The Gypsy Rover micropub, located at 60 Station Road, has been converted from a former insurance provider office. Jackie said: “Everything is related to travel, really. As well as where we got a…
Plans have been submitted to transform a former letting office into a new micropub located in Christchurch. Owners of the Wight Bear Ale House, David, along with his wife, Nicola, submitted the application, to convert the building into a sister micropub to be named, The Saxon Bear Ale House. Serving real ales and locally produced drinks.…
Planning permission has been put in for change of use from a shop to a MicroPub called The Bounder at 131 Howard Road Leicester. you can see the application here