Ed Bedington

England

Editor at The Morning Advertiser

Editor of leading pub trade title The Morning Advertiser, and host of the Lock In Podcast https://t.co/VzQnAhtVrF

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The Morning Advertiser Lock In Podcast episode 96

5 days ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

Food is a major part of many pub operators’ operations and we spoke with a number of experts to look at the changing face of the pub food scene. Public House Group’s Phil Wisner and Greg Watts of the Bat & Ball in Breamore, in Hampshire food and sustainability discuss what they’re doing to improve their environmental impact on their food offer.
Norfolk operator ditches food and boosts business

5 days ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

Chris Samuels, who runs the Wellington in Feltwell, turned his back on an award-winning gastro offer to go entirely wet-led and has seen impressive results. “We bought the pub in 2013, it was a sawdust and spittoon style of venue, good for cocaine and fight, but not somewhere you’d take your mother in law,” he told The Morning Advertiser.
Historic Pub Crawl books to be published

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

Thomas J Vosper, who runs Historic Pub Crawls on social media and has created a series of books promoting trails through London and beyond, has done a deal with Sphere, Little Brown Book Group. The deal will see Vosper’s first two volumes of Historic Pub Crawls Through London published on 29 May, while Historic Pub Crawls Through England will land on shelves from 24 July with Historic Pub Crawls Through New York following on 6 November with plans for further titles into 2026.
Pubs reject Gov licensing extension for VE Day

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

A recent poll on a social media group for licensees revealed that only one percent of pubs was going to be staying open an extra 2 hours. At the time of writing a huge 88% of respondents said they would be closing at the normal time, while a further 10% said they would play it by ear and close when they think its right to do so.
How much should you charge for a pint of shandy?

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

Posting on social media, Steve Corbett, who manages a golf course in Essex, asked “do you charge less for a lager or bitter shandy or do you still sell at the full rate?”. The questions sparked furious debate and divided members of a pub forum with those advocating for charging the same as the price of a pint, while others charging for a half of beer and half of lemonade. Steve posed the question as he said he’d been getting “grief” from some of his bar customers.
The Public House Group looks to grow

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

For London, certainly, it would appear the premium pub is riding high across the capital, with new, well invested, well curated operations springing up, offering an experience that’s a notch above the norm. And modestly leading the vanguard of this explosion in “Super Pubs” is the Public House Group, founded just three years ago by three friends and hospitality industry veterans, Phil Winser, James Gummer and Olivier van Themsche.
What's the deadline for the Great British Pub Awards?

2 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

With the previous deadline ending today, The Morning Advertiser, which runs the awards, is extending the deadline to May 6, giving operators the rest of the weekend to still be in with a chance of scooping a top award. The Great British Pub Awards have been running for over three decades now and recognise excellence across the pub sector, from pubs that do a great job with food, to the best country pubs and town operations.
The Morning Advertiser Lock In Podcast episode 95

2 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

Music and pubs go hand in hand, so the podcast team take a look at why, and how that’s changing with the help of a range of special guests. Live music has long been a cornerstone of pub entertainment, and we speak to Steve Pellegrini of the Portland Arms in Cambridge, and Garth Jackson of the Almondsbury Creative in Bristol to find out what works and what doesn’t. Jukeboxes used to be everywhere, but these days you’ll be lucky to find one, what’s happened?
How has Coca-Cola supported community pub heroes?

3 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

Since launching in 2021, the Community Hero category at the Great British Pub Awards has shined a light on pubs that champion local causes, foster meaningful connections and provide essential support to those in need. Thanks to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Limited (CCEP), category sponsor for the past four years, all winning and shortlisted pubs have received thousands of pounds in prize money to help fund their community-driven initiatives.
Government VE Day licensing move misses the mark

3 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Ed Bedington

Having crippled us with increased operating costs - wage rises, National Insurance increases and business rates relief cuts - they seem to be hell bent on rubbing our noses in it as well. Recently ministers sat down with trade leaders to discuss the burning issues of licensing hours - apparently looking at ways to make it easier for pubs to stay open later - as apparently this is the key to all our problems.