Pubs

Titanic feast to sink your teeth into

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

THE band famously kept playing as the Titanic went down, but few people now spare a thought for those who did the cooking.

For that reason, The Huntsman, near Cheadle, has drawn up a special menu celebrating the liner's 62 galley and kitchen staff and the 13 among them...

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Drinkers support police crackdown

ON PATROL: Above, officers search for drugs in Newcastle. Left, how we reported the swoop.

Monday, February 01, 2010

REVELLERS have welcomed the weekend's police blitz on town centre drunks, drug users and brawlers. Nine people were arrested in Newcastle and Leek...

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PUB SOLD BOOZE TO UNDERAGE DRINKERS

Monday, February 01, 2010

RESIDENTS have rallied around a village pub which has been caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers. Cheshire East Council is to review the licence...

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Pub licence under threat

Monday, February 01, 2010

RESIDENTS have rallied around a village pub which has been caught selling booze to underage drinkers. Cheshire East Council is to review the licence...

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Grand old Duke is marching back

RIVAL: The Duke William in its heyday which has since been rebuilt in mock-Tudor style. Picture courtesy of Mervyn Edwards

Friday, January 22, 2010

AN ICONIC Victorian pub is set for a £150,000 overhaul as its ambitious new owner aims to restore it to former glories. The Duke William in...

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Bennett called it the 'Marquis of Granby'

Friday, January 22, 2010

SUCH is the prominence of the Duke William pub in Burslem that it has been mentioned in one of Arnold Bennett's books. In Old Wives Tale, Bennett,...

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Landlord's zest for life celebrated

SERVICE: More than 200 people turned out to pay tribute to former Leopard landlord Neil Crisp, pictured below, at Bradwell Crematorium yesterday.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

THE landlord of an historic pub has been remembered for his love of life and head for business, as well as the compassion and care he showed for...

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Funeral for pub landlord

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

THE funeral of the landlord of a much-loved Potteries pub was due to take place today. A ceremony celebrating the life of Neil Crisp was due to be...

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Pub's help for needy children

Saturday, January 09, 2010

A PUB is collecting unwanted Christmas presents to give to disadvantaged children in the UK and abroad. The Victoria Hotel, in Brampton Road, May...

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Price cut again at 'eyesore' pub

BOARDED UP: The King William IV pub in Talke Pits.

Thursday, January 07, 2010

THE value of an "eyesore" pub has been slashed for the second time in 14 months in an attempt to attract a buyer. The King William IV, in Talke Pits,...

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