Stockport
Highlights hospitality and foodservice developments in a thriving Greater Manchester town, from the historic Market Place and Underbanks to emerging leisure districts. Coverage includes restaurant and bar openings, refurbishments, seasonal menu innovations, and investment in local venues, alongside staffing changes, regulatory updates, and profiles of operators shaping the town’s growing dining and nightlife scene.
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Sep- 2025 -18 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Hydes FY turnover hits ‘record’ £40.8m
Manchester-based Hydes’ Brewery has reported a record turnover of £40.8m for the year ended 30 March 2025, surpassing last year’s £39.3m despite poor summer trading conditions and ongoing cost pressures. The brewer and pub operator revealed that profits dipped only marginally, with operating profit before exceptionals at £2.2m and EBITDA…
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Oct- 2024 -30 OctoberPeople
Hydes appoints general manager of The Nursery Inn
Hydes Brewery has announced the appointment of Jordan Nolan as the new general manager of The Nursery Inn, a popular community pub in Stockport. Nolan joins just as the pub has reopened following a £250k refurbishment. With over 12 years of hospitality experience across Greater Manchester and the north west,…
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15 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 15/10/24
Papa Johns’ UK arm has reported that pre-tax losses widened to £18.5m in FY23 from a previous loss of £2.9m in 2022. The group saw its turnover rise slightly from £95.1m to £95.9m during 2023 in the UK. It comes after the group revealed earlier in March 2024 that it…
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15 OctoberNews
The Nursery Inn pub in Stockport reopens after £250k refurb
Hydes Brewery has reopened the doors of its Stockport pub, The Nursery Inn, following a £250k refurbishment. The refurbishment of the 1939-built pub, a Grade II listed building owned by Salford-based Hydes, includes a full interior overhaul including a respectful redecoration, new furniture and fixtures in keeping with the pub’s…
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Jun- 2024 -3 JuneNews
Today’s news in brief – 03/06/24
Liberation Group’s revenues rose 20% to £144.4m in the year ended 27 January, with strong underlying growth resulting in LFL Managed Pub EBITDA increasing 19%. The group’s UK managed pubs produced a “strong” performance, with an 8% increase in LFL growth, ahead of the industry CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker…
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3 JunePubs and Bars
Stockport pub reopens after 10 years
The White Lion pub in Stockport, the town’s oldest pub dating back to the 15th Century, is set to reopen after being vacant for 10 years. The Grade II listed building was acquired by Stockport Council as part of the £7m investment into the regeneration of the Market Place and…
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Feb- 2024 -14 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Hydes to invest millions in pub estate throughout the year
Hydes Brewery will be committing to a multi-million, seven-figure investment programme across its pub estate throughout the remainder of 2024. The independent business, which marked its 160th anniversary last year, will begin the investment programme with a refurbishment of its “award-winning” pub and boutique hotel, The Abel Heywood, based in…
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Aug- 2023 -18 AugustPubs and Bars
Robinson Brewery invests £1.25m in three-pub refurb
Family brewer and pub operator Robinsons Brewery has completed £1.25m worth of investment which saw the refurbishment of three tenanted pubs in Cheshire: The Hawk Inn in Haslington, The Unicorn in Congleton, and The Swan and Chequers in Sandbach. Robinsons said that the investment is the brewery’s commitment to “developing”…
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Mar- 2023 -1 MarchPubs and Bars
2,000 pubs face closure without budget aid, industry warns
Some 2,000 pubs across the UK are facing closure, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned, as it urges the government to use the Spring Budget to offer a lifeline to the industry. The association has asked the government to deliver a plan for sustainable growth with “fair,…
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Jan- 2023 -26 JanuaryBusiness
Great North Pie Co to open kitchen and bar
The Great North Pie Co has announced that it is set to open a kitchen and bar in the Manchester city centre space, Kampus in February. The opening of the site in the centre of Manchester will join the company’s existing sites including places in Altrincham and the Lake District.…
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