Barnsley

Highlights hospitality and foodservice developments in a South Yorkshire town, from its revitalised town centre and market area to surrounding pubs, restaurants, and hotels. Coverage includes new openings, refurbishments, seasonal menu trends, and investment in venues, alongside staffing updates, regulatory changes, and profiles of operators contributing to the area’s dining and nightlife scene.

Oct- 2025 -

2 October

Pubs and Bars

Yorkshire pub operators to relaunch Upton Arms after £200k revamp

Yorkshire pub operators Simon Woodcock and Richard Hepplestone are expanding their estate to 10 sites by taking the lease on The Upton Arms in Upton near Pontefract with Star Pubs. The pair will reopen the venue following a £200,000 refurbishment aimed at positioning it as a “family-friendly” local focused on…
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Jul- 2025 -

28 July

Pubs and Bars

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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Feb- 2025 -

11 February

Pubs and Bars

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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Apr- 2024 -

19 April

Restaurants

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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Apr- 2022 -

4 April

Coronavirus

£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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Feb- 2022 -

14 February

Pubs and Bars

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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Jan- 2022 -

17 January

Restaurants

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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12 January

Restaurants

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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Feb- 2019 -

21 February

Pubs and Bars

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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