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Still time to enter the 2023 Great British Pub Awards

09-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

There are still a few days left to get your entry into this year’s Great British Pub Awards in.

The Lock In Podcast

Giving pubs a sporting chance

09-May-2023 By Ed Bedington

Sport and pubs often go hand in hand, but are we making enough of the opportunity sporting events provide? Despite a total lack of understanding or interest in sports, the Lock In team take a look at the topic, with a little expert help from special guests.

Record GBPA winner moves to Stonegate’s Clubhouse 5 site

05-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Multi-award-winning pub operator Paul Eastwood – whose Famous Three Kings site has scooped Best Pub to Watch Sport at the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) an incredible FIVE times – has taken over new site Clubhouse 5.

Fuller’s raises £20,000 for Special Olympics GB

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Almost 100 team members from Fuller, Turner and Smith (Fuller’s) and Special Olympics GB walked 21 miles between two Fuller’s pubs to raise £20,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Sporting days out for licensees up for grabs

31-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Licensees who have a Sky Sports subscription are in with a chance of driving a Formula 1 car or watching a day of Ashes cricket and will be able to drive footfall with increased summer sporting content.

St Patrick’s Day trumps final Six Nations weekend

21-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

A bumper week saw pubs take advantage of Cheltenham races, St Patrick’s Day, the Six Nations rugby tournament and Mother’s Day with the Irish patron day running out a clear winner.

Boxing champ’s return offers licensees chance to drive footfall

16-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The return of former two-time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World, Anthony Joshua, to the ring offers pubs and bars the opportunity to cash in.

Sales up by 25% for latest Six Nations fixtures

14-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

England may have suffered their heaviest loss at Twickenham in the Six Nations tournament at the weekend but the UK on-trade was left cheering as sales grew by 25% versus an average weekend.

Scottish gov urged to throw out ‘ludicrous’ anti-advertising plans

10-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Proposed restrictions on alcohol advertising would damage the hospitality sector for generations and the “ludicrous” plans should be thrown out, according to trade bodies in Scotland.

London pubs set to benefit if England beat France in Six Nations

09-Mar-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs in London are set to be a bit of a scrum if England beat France in this weekend’s Six Nations match.

Thirstiest rugby fans are in Scotland

28-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs in Scotland proved to be the thirstiest during the Six Nations third matchday as the average site sold an extra 199 pints, according to insights expert Oxford Partnership.

Sector football tournament aims to raise £50k for charity

22-Feb-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

A charity football tournament is heading to Manchester this summer, aiming to raise £50,000 for three sector charities.

Six Nations brings 27% more visitors to pubs

07-Feb-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Guinness Six Nations rugby tournament, which kicked off at the weekend, gave pubs and bars a reason to cheer when almost 26m pints were served across Britain.

THE CASK PROJECT

Greene King teams with Jeff Stelling to celebrate pubs

31-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King has recently hosted its fifth event with sports presenter Jeff Stelling as part of a series of evenings that celebrate British pubs, cask beer and quizzes.

Carling kicks off partnership with FA Cup

26-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Carling has become the official beer partner to the Emirates FA Cup and Vitality Women’s FA Cup.

Licensing hub - Legal with Poppleston Allen

Licensing tips & tricks to avoid the trips at this year’s Six Nations

26-Jan-2023 By Alex Tomlinson, trainee solicitor, Poppleston Allen

The Six Nations tournament according to a study by Fanzo, is the second most popular sporting event to watch at the pub, with only the World Cup being viewed more.

Six Nations rugby 2nd most popular sport at pubs

23-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The rugby Six Nations tournament is the second most popular sporting event to watch at pubs with only the football World Cup ahead of it.

Events & Occasions feature

FEATURE: Think ahead to get the punters in

23-Jan-2023 By Stuart Stone

Make King Charles III’s coronation your crowning achievement, convert the Rugby World Cup into bums on seats and win roaring trade from the Lionesses’ next major tournament with these golden rules for building a diverse events schedule.

Football doc creates 'busiest ever quarter' for city pub

11-Jan-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A Welsh pub has been inundated by international tourists following the licensee’s appearance alongside Hollywood stars in a recent Disney+ documentary.

Star pumps £60k into Six Nations support

04-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Large pubco Star Pubs & Bars has invested £60,000 into a free Six Nations 2023 Championship promotional package for its licensees.

World Cup joy won’t save beleaguered pubs

22-Dec-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Although the pub trade has been a huge winner during the World Cup, it won’t be enough to save many smaller operators, according to economic expert Christopher Dembik.

Pubs sell 28.5m pints as England exit World Cup

13-Dec-2022 By Gary Lloyd

England may have exited the football World Cup but pubs enjoyed a huge farewell as 28.5m pints were sold across the UK on Saturday 10 December, which equated to an extra 166 pints compared to a typical Friday and Saturday.

Five pubs to hit limelight during world darts event

13-Dec-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Five community pubs will be hitting the bull’s-eye at a major darts tournament when players will be wearing shirts emblazoned with each venue’s name.

Pub sales soar as home nations battle in World Cup

09-Dec-2022 By Gary Lloyd

England and Wales group matches in the World Cup provided pubs with plenty to cheer as sales of beer, cider and spirits soared.

Atmosphere is key to attracting World Cup fans

09-Dec-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Bad weather may detract football fans from going to pubs for the world cup but the atmosphere inside is a huge draw, according to music licensing society PPL PRS.

Home Nation match days ‘great’ opportunity

08-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs should “show it, see it, hear it” at Saturday’s World Cup quarter final after new data revealed an extra 136 pints are sold per venue on Home Nation match days.

8.5m pints sold during England vs Senegal match

06-Dec-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The England vs Senegal World Cup match on Sunday 4 December saw 8.5m pints sold across the on-trade, data from market intelligence leader Oxford Partnership has revealed.

15m pints expected to be sold during England game

01-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 15m pints are predicted to be sold when England face Senegal in the knockout stages of the World Cup this weekend (Sunday 4 December).

9.2m pints for World Cup Home Nations final

01-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A whopping 9.2m pints were sold across the UK on Tuesday (29 November) at the World Cup Home Nations group final in Qatar, according to The Oxford Partnership.

World Cup to hike takeaway drink orders by 40%

23-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Orders of takeaway alcoholic drinks are set to spike by 40% during the World Cup, according to new estimates from Flipdish.

World Cup boosts pint sales by 50%

23-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The FIFA 2022 World Cup boosted draught sales in the on-trade by 50% on Monday 21 November, the latest data from business management consultancy Oxford Partnership has revealed.

Pubs 'pulling out all the stops' for World Cup

21-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs have been “pulling out all the stops” to accommodate as many fans as possible following the start of the FIFA 2022 World Cup tournament on Sunday 20 November.

Have you seen a drop in Christmas bookings?

21-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

While Christmas is just weeks away, the ongoing rising costs are impacting both consumers and businesses.

World Cup could see £91m spent on pints

21-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The 2022 FIFA World Cup could see a potential £91m boost to the on-trade if England make it to the final, according to Hey Discount.

Pubs split on whether to boycott Qatar World Cup

21-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Nearly half of pubs (48%) would boycott the Qatar World Cup, which kicked off yesterday (20 November), research by The Morning Advertiser has revealed.

Bars to donate to human rights charity during World Cup

21-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Liverpool bars Bobo and Abditory in Merseyside are asking customers to support human rights charity Amnesty International during the Qatar World Cup to remind of the “wider issues at stake than football glory”.

Sky AdVans bid to push footy fans into pubs

17-Nov-2022 By Gary Lloyd

With almost eight out of 10 sports fans looking to watch the World Cup in a pub, Sky has launched a fleet of AdVans across England and Wales to drive punters into sites.

Pub U-turns on decision to screen World Cup

16-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Mustard Pot in Leeds has reversed its decision to show the World Cup due to human rights abuse in Qatar, after selling more than 70 tickets.

‘Fanzones’ set up for World Cup viewers

16-Nov-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Fanzo – the fan engagement platform for venues, brands and sports fans – is close to completing its World Cup Fanzones where fans of competing countries at the football tournament can support their team with fellow fans.

Would you boycott the World Cup at your pub?

14-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Liverpool Arms and the Commercial Hotel & Bar in Chester, Cheshire, will boycott the upcoming World Cup due to worries over LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar where being gay is illegal.

Asahi to launch 0.0% variant in UK first

14-Nov-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Asahi is set to launch its Super Dry 0.0% beer variant to the UK market in January 2023 ahead of a global release.

Pubs boycott World Cup over LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar

11-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Liverpool Arms and the Commercial Hotel & Bar in Chester, Cheshire will boycott the upcoming World Cup due to worries over LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar where being gay is illegal.

£91m on pints predicted for World Cup Final

01-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Brits are set to spend £91m on pints if the Three Lions make it to the World Cup final – rocketing by a whopping 80.41% against last year.

Peach Pubs founder invests in cricketers’ pubco

31-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Founder of Peach Pubs, Lee Cash, has invested in The Cat & Wickets Pub Company, which was established by cricketers Harry Gurney and Stuart Broad – who plan to have two sites open in April 2023 and five by 2025.

The Lock In Podcast

The World Cup vs Christmas

24-Oct-2022 By Ed Bedington

The World Cup is usually a bumper time for pubs, but with it clashing with Christmas, how are operators going to manage the two? With their usual expertise and competence, the podcast team investigate...