Greene King: Last News

Owners of an iconic Kilmarnock pub are looking for new management – just a year after the pub's long-standing tenants vacated the business.

The much-loved family-friendly chain Hickory's is coming to Wigan.

A West Lothian pub that underwent a controversial name change has been targeted with graffiti.

Linlithgow locals have been left in stitches after a piece of Banksy-inspired artwork mysteriously appeared on the former Black Bitch pub, saying it sums up the feeling in the town.

The historic city centre pub The Deansgate is set to re-open, after being closed and boarded up for over two years. The pub, which closed in March 2020 as the first pandemic lockdown came into force, failed to re-open again once restrictions were eased.

It's the end of an era this week as owners of an iconic Kilmarnock boozer will pull their last pint.

Greene King announced earlier this week that it would be selling pints for 6p a pop to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A search has been launched to find a person brave enough to run one of the most haunted pubs in Scotland.

A pub and restaurant has revealed plans to build a new beer garden on part of its existing car park. The Rose and Crown, on Cockey Moor Road, Bury, has lodged plans this week with Bury Council to install inter-connecting pergolas and eight electric outside heaters at the premises.

Black Bitch campaigners are staging a third rally this weekend, saying they have “no intention of giving up the fight”.

Concerned Linlithgow locals took to The Cross in their droves on Saturday to protest the proposed renaming of the town centre pub, The Black Bitch.

Campaigners fighting against plans to change the name of the Black Bitch pub in Linlithgow have rubbished the pub owner’s claims that they are trying to come to conclusion that will be acceptable to locals.

Owners of a pub at the centre of a racism row have set a deadline for picking its new name.

Campaigners fighting moves to rename the historic Black Bitch pub in Linlithgow say they are “genuinely concerned” the already volatile situation could escalate after some received vile racist abuse.

Three Lanarkshire bars are taking part in a post-Christmas recycling scheme entitled “Tub2Pub” which will raise funds for a cancer charity.

More than 200 angry people made their voices heard at a protest against controversial plans to re-name celebrated 17th century Linlithgow pub the Black Bitch, writes Stewart McConnell.

UK pub bosses have said they are “excited” at the prospect of welcoming customers through their doors again as preparations ratchet up to safely serve customers from the start of next month.Greene King said it is introducing a new “safe socialising” layout to its 1,700 pubs in preparation for July 4, which ministers have said is the earliest that pubs will be able to reopen.The pub giant said it has invested £15 million into pub safety, including protective measures for staff and customers such as Perspex screens and visors.Tables will be spaced out in line with any Government guidelines and customers will be encouraged to pre-book a table rather than stand at the bar, it said.Greene King chief executive officer Nick Mackenzie said: “We