The Benjamin Fawcett The Mayor of Driffield, Councillor Paul Rounding, and town crier Brian Fairfield are pictured with managers Tony and Donna Hill at the opening of The Benjamin Fawcett in the East Yorkshire town. Also in attendance at the opening...

The Electrical Wizard Morpeth Mayor Ken Brown is pictured with pub manager Chris McEvoy at the opening of The Electrical Wizard. The pub’s unusual name relates to its former life as The Coliseum Cinema, which opened in the town in 1926. One of...

Fab 4 hit the local note Two pubs on Merseyside teamed up to stage an 11-day beer festival, showcasing ales from four local breweries. Pub managers Mark Lythgoe, at The Merton Inn, and Frances Baines, from The Wild Rose (both pictured), served a sele...

Rotherham gets a taste of the coast Customers at The Bluecoat, in Rotherham, enjoyed a range of beers from Suffolk-based brewery Adnams during a mini real-ale festival at the pub. Pub manager Garry Carr and his team served a selection of seven Adnams...

We raised £1,000 David Jenkins (pictured), pub manager at The Obediah Brooke, in Cleckheaton, had his legs waxed for charity, by Gemma Bolland of Aura Beauty and Hair Salon. Shift leader Tracy Grundy and bar associate Dean Harper also suffered the sa...

Newcomer earns season’s best award New pub manager Becky Pritchard is celebrating success, after just six months in charge of her first pub. Becky, who runs The Thomas Drummond, has been presented with an award by her local Campaign for Real Ale memb...

Award-winning menu innovation Wetherspoon has won a leading award for the quality of its menu and the innovation shown by its menu-development team. The company was named as winner of the ‘town and city’ category at the Menu Innovation an...

The Five Swans Manager Leanne Surtees is pictured at The Five Swans, in Newcastle’s city centre. The pub has been developed on the site of several empty properties, including a bar, bank and music shop. It features a beer garden to the front an...

The Cooper Rose A former nightclub is now home to Wetherspoon’s third pub in Sunderland. Pub manager Nik Chapman is pictured at The Cooper Rose. The pub stands on the site of three former buildings, one of which was home to Doctor Henry Renney,...

We are 10 The Sir Nigel Gresley, in Swadlincote, marked its 10th birthday with a day of fun events for customers. It teamed up with the Mustard Seed Gift Shop, in the town, to stage a craft fair, with handmade gifts on sale. Burton-based Marston&rsqu...