Derbyshire

Today’s news in brief – 08/04/25

Camerons Brewery has reported a 17.95% rise in EBITDA in FY24 amid debt reduction in the year ended 5 January 2025. The group managed to cut its debt by £10.8m to £15.5m as of 23 December 2023, and as a result, now carries much less relative to what it earns.…

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Airbnb transforms disused pub rooms into holiday retreats

Airbnb has partnered with The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to refurbish disused rooms above three independent, rural pubs in Dorset, Hampshire and Derbyshire – transforming the spaces into British holiday retreats. Almost a quarter of Airbnb guests want to explore more of the UK, and according to Airbnb, the…

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Today’s news in brief – 10/09/24

UKH has called for a permanent, lower hospitality multiplier to avoid sky-rocketing business rates bills for thousands of businesses in April 2025. The chancellor must act to ensure already cash-strapped hospitality businesses aren’t left facing the prospect of their business rates bills increasing by tens of thousands of pounds, UKH…

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Admiral Taverns acquires 18 pubs from Marston’s

Admiral Taverns has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 18 freehold pubs from Marston’s PLC. The portfolio of 18 wet-led establishments spans the UK, located in counties including Dorset, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. The acquisition brings Admiral’s total estate to over 1,420, further strengthening its…

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Dronfield Woodhouse pub The Miners Arms closes for £310k refurb

Dronfield Woodhouse pub The Miners Arms has shut its doors in order to undergo a £310,000 refurbishment.  The refurbishment is being carried out by Heineken-owned Star Pubs and new licensee Jon Church, who comes from Meadowhead and has worked in pubs around Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for the past 20…

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Greggs to open new production and logistics facility

Greggs has announced it has entered into a lease agreement for a new state-of-the-art frozen production and logistics facility in Derby, Derbyshire.   Greggs’ strategic growth plan, announced in 2021, set out ambitious expansion targets requiring investment in significant supply chain capacity. At 12 May 2024, Greggs had 2,500 shops trading…

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Chilled Pubs acquires village pub The Blue Stoops

Derbyshire-based pub company, Chilled Pubs, has recently bought the freehold on the village pub The Blue Stoops in Dronfield from True North Brew Co.  It is reported that the property, which comprises a large internal bar, restaurant, function space, and a 140-cover beer garden, underwent its most recent refurbishment in…

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RedCat Pub Company acquires two new sites

RedCat Pub Company, an investment vehicle founded to invest in the UK pub sector, has announced its acquisition of The Meynell Ingram Arms and The Cock Inn Mugginton from Berkeley Inns Limited. The Meynell Ingram Arms Hotel was re-opened by Berkeley Inns in 2019. This historic Staffordshire pub was closed…

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Pizza restaurant at centre of CCTV row may close

A pizza restaurant at the centre off a CCTV row may not reopen following emergency repairs after the owner admitted he isn’t turning a profit. Earlier this week the owner of La Pizza in Derby posted pictures to Facebook of two customers who initially refused to pay for their meal…

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Restaurant fraudster caught by his own secret books

The owner of a Derbyshire restaurant has been jailed for three years for a £480,000 tax fraud that was discovered when investigators uncovered a hidden sales book dating back five years. Nazrul Islam, 52, from Birmingham, hid sales in a bid to evade nearly £480,000 of tax payments at his…

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