Barnsley

General Tarleton pub to reopen as Jeopardy Hospitality’s debut venue

The General Tarleton pub in Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, is set to reopen on 29 August 2025 following a major refurbishment by newly formed group Jeopardy Hospitality. The relaunch marks the first project from the group, co-founded by restaurateur Tommy Banks and partners Matthew Lockwood, James Banks and Neil Armstrong.  The…

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Craft Union Pub Company raises £1m for UK causes

Stonegate Group subsidiary, Craft Union Pub Company, has raised more than £1m in the last 12 months for 650 different local causes, individuals and families in need, through community-focused fundraising initiatives.  The pub group achieving this milestone marks the end of its ‘Make it a Million’ campaign, which has brought…

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Rangeford Villages appoints new executive chef for The Orangery

Rangeford Villages has announced the appointment of Danijel Furjan to open and manage its new restaurant, ‘The Orangery’. The new venue at Siddington Park village in Cirencester will open to the public on 13 May for lunch every day and dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings. Furjan was born and…

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£330m in Omicron grants unspent by local councils, study finds

Firms in England, which were most impacted by the Omicron variant, received less than half of the £635m support package promised by the Government, according to the analysis by the real estate adviser Altus Group. The analysis shows that just £305m of the £635m distributed to 309 English Councils had…

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Historic Sheffield pub operators receive long-service award

The licensees of “one of Sheffield’s oldest and most iconic pubs” – Fagans on Broad Street – have received a “prestigious” long-service award in recognition of more than 35 years at the helm. Sheffield born-and-bred Tom Boulding and his wife Barbara – who hails from Barnsley – took over the…

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Fridays owner ups guidance following positive December trading

Hostmore, the owner of casual dining brand Fridays, and the cocktail-led bar and restaurant brand 63rd+1st, has said it expects full-year revenue to be ahead of expectations following stronger than expected trading in December.  Trading for the month of December 2021 was ahead of early-month expectations despite the fact that…

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Fridays opens 86th UK site

Fridays has announced it is set to open its latest and 86th UK restaurant in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.  The flagship site will be located at The Glass Works, a destination food and shopping centre that is situated near Superbowl UK and Cineworld. Spanning 5,300 square feet, the site will feature…

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Ei Group to invest £1.4m in transforming Grade II listed bank

Pub operator, Ei Group has announced it is to invest £1.4m in an extensive refurbishment of a historic bank building in Wakefield, which will see it transformed into a craft pub. The Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank building on Westgate, due to open in May and will become a Craft…

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