LATEST NEWS

Our latest news from across the Admiral Community.

BII Heart of the Community Award

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Admiral Taverns’ employees raise £4,000 for the Licensed Trade Charity

Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub group has raised a total of £4,000 for the Licensed Trade Charity, who provide financial, practical and emotional support to those in the pub, bar and brewing industries.   Admiral launched a well-being initiative to encourage employees to exercise regularly whilst in the second lockdown and on furlough. […]

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Save our pubs

There’s been some commentary recently suggesting that it doesn’t matter if wet-led pubs go to the wall. I run a business called Admiral Taverns and we operate mainly small, tenanted, community pubs, mostly very successful prior to COVID. They often succeed because they are a vital community hub that provides social value alleviating loneliness and […]

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“We have done everything we can to make sure our customers and staff have been safe and you’ve left us with nothing”. A message from our licensee Emma to Boris Johnson

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Our licensee Michelle Dwan at the Victoria Hotel in Allerton Bywater urges the Government to allow household mixing and Save our pubs

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A vital message from our licensee at The Clifton Arms urging the Government to give more support to pubs or risk losing them for good

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Experienced licensees take over second pub with vision to turn it back into the heart of its community

The Blue Ball, a 16th century community pub in the heart of Kintbury,Berkshire,has welcomed two knowledgeable licensees to the pub, Vanessa and Andy Lynch. The experienced duo, who also run the Barleycorn Inn, in Collingbourne Kingston took over the Admiral Taverns pub on 9th November2020. They are extremely excited to welcome the local community into […]

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Chris Jowsey, Times Radio Interview

Community pubs have gone above and beyond to abide by government rules and make their venues safe. Enforcing harder restrictions which go against latest evidence, is unfair and will cause a detrimental impact with the risk that some pubs may be forced to close for good. Listen to our CEO, Chris Jowsey give his views […]

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Red Lion in Chobham awarded TripAdvisor’s 2020 Diner’s choice award

The Red Lion, a community village pub, restaurant and garden in the heart of Chobham, has successfully reopened with fantastic support from its local community. As a result of the hard work the team has put in, the pub has been awarded the prestigious TripAdvisor’s 2020 Diner’s choice award, recognising the best places to eat around the world.

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Community pub reopens with local experienced licensees at the helm  

The Angel Inn, a traditional community pub in Swadlincote has recently reopened with the arrival of two experienced licensees, Ian and Lynsey Birley who have over 37 years’ worth of experience in the industry.   Owned by leading UK community pub group, Admiral Taverns, their dream of running the Angel became a reality in August due to a partnership […]

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Southampton pubs reopens after £85,000 refurbishment

The Bricklayers Arms, a traditional community pub in the bustling town of Southampton, has reopened this weekend following a £85,000 joint refurbishment by Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub group. The pub, located close to the Port of Southampton, reopened on Monday 24th August with a welcoming reception from their community which saw the […]

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Boat Inn, Jackfield reopens after refurbishment to ‘future proof’ pub against flooding

The Boat Inn, Jackfield has undergone a complete refurbishment in order to ‘future proof’ the venue against the common danger of flooding in the area, which historically has had a huge impact on small businesses such as the Boat Inn. The new work will help the pub to prepare for floods, with all the important elements, such as the wood panelled bar and wooden doors being removable. In the event of the flood the licensees can remove […]

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