A businessman has been declared Britain’s best boss by staff – after he gave all his workers Monday off on full pay to either go to the pub or see loved ones. Chief executive of digital marketing firm Verb Brands Chris Donnelly, 31, told his 65 staff not to come in on April 12 as … Read more
A pub landlord has been ordered not to use his £50,000 chalet with a bar, pizza oven and TV to house outdoor diners because it breaks Covid rules. Jason Kalen, who runs The Marlborough in Wiltshire, claimed the structure was safe because it had a one-inch gap in the ceiling for ventilation. However, council officials … Read more
A pub landlord has been ordered not to use his £50,000 chalet with a bar, pizza oven and TV to house outdoor diners because it breaks Covid rules. Jason Kalen, who runs The Marlborough in Wiltshire, claimed the structure was safe because it had a one-inch gap in the ceiling for ventilation. However, council officials … Read more
Who fancies a trip to the pub? Monday, April 12 is the long-awaited day when we can finally chill out at our local and enjoy a drink with family and friends. But don’t get too excited. A simple pleasure has become (in the hands of Boris and Co) an exercise in unnecessary red tape, with … Read more
Drinkers should take cash to the pub when they reopen for outdoor drinking on Monday due to ‘control freak’ government rules restricting the taking of payments inside, industry figures warned today. Landlords fear that patchy rural broadband and mobile signal means that card machines will be difficult to use in pub gardens, creating the prospect … Read more
Jamie Blake, 38, was caught after police searched his North Shields home for drugs in February 2017 A flashy money launderer who erected an illegal back garden pub once gained notoriety when his name was tattooed on a homeless man’s face for a prank, it emerged tonight. Jamie Blake, 38, was last week ordered to … Read more
Sorry, Ma’am! Kate Middleton’s family friend reveals he apologised to the Queen at the 2011 royal wedding because he didn’t watch her process down the aisle as he appears in 10th anniversary documentary The Old Boot Inn pub in Stanford Dingley is a favourite of the Middleton family Pub’s landlord John Haley was invited to … Read more
Jodie Kidd has revealed that she’s excitedly awaiting her pub’s reopening, saying that she ‘can’t wait to see her regulars’ faces’. The model-turned-landlady, 42, has ran the Half Moon pub in Kirdford, West Sussex, since 2017 but had to close the doors during the coronavirus pandemic. And although counting down the days until restrictions ease and … Read more
Boris Johnson has scrapped his plan to only allow those with a coronavirus vaccine passport to visit pubs and restaurants. But ministers have warned vaccine certificates designed to help Britons get back to normalcy will not be ready until Autumn. Entry to festivals and major sporting events will only be allowed to those with either … Read more
Sam Newman’s appearance at a South Australia pub is abruptly cancelled following furious reaction from angry locals… months after he faced mass backlash for tweeting that Joe Biden is ‘mentally retarded with special needs’ By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:21 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 11:39 BST, 3 April 2021 He’s … Read more