For years, pubs have been told they are the heart of their communities – places of welcome, connection and local identity. Yet recent increases in business rates tell a very different story. They represent one of the most damaging, ill‑conceived pressures facing the pub trade today, and for many operators they are the final straw. This is not a gentle adjustment. It is a shock. A System That No Longer Makes Sense Business rates were designed to be a fair way of taxing comme

There is such a wealth of things to do if you are staying with us at The Three Hills, and last Thursday we joined a group of keen foodies...

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/four-in-a-bed/on-demand/73588-023 Last year Emily and I spent two weeks filming for Channel Four's...

What an amazing night! To come home crowned as the Best Country/Rural Pub in the UK by the Great British Pub Awards was an amazing...

In July we received the amazing news that our little pub had made it through two rounds of rigorous judging and had been selected as a...