Swarm of cockroaches found inside Plough & Harrow pub

Swarm of cockroaches found inside Plough & Harrow pub

A swarm of cockroaches was found inside a pub that has been closed. Plough & Harrow pub, at High Road, Leytonstone, has been shut down after the heavy infestation was found in... Read more »
‘I went to James Blunt’s West London pub and it was so good I wanted to stay forever’ – Alexandra Bullard

‘I went to James Blunt’s West London pub and it was so good I wanted to stay forever’ – Alexandra Bullard

There’s something magical about a pub that is distinctly known for its landlord. Take EastEnders, for example, which has a pretty famous pub in the Queen Vic but shot to icon status... Read more »
London property: How Haringey house prices created the Wetherspoons pub empire

London property: How Haringey house prices created the Wetherspoons pub empire

Wetherspoons might now be an established household name loved by drinkers looking for a cheap pint, but the British pub chain may well have never come into existence were it not for... Read more »
‘I went to the ‘best Irish pub in the world outside of Ireland’ on St Patrick’s Day and nearly drowned in Guinness’ – Anna Highfield

‘I went to the ‘best Irish pub in the world outside of Ireland’ on St Patrick’s Day and nearly drowned in Guinness’ – Anna Highfield

“A lot of places try to be Irish, the Shil doesn’t have to,” wrote reporter Conor Goodman for the Irish Times in 2015. His simple description of The Auld Shillelagh in Stoke... Read more »
Missing pensioner, 70, last seen 10 years ago found dead inside a freezer in disused London pub 

Missing pensioner, 70, last seen 10 years ago found dead inside a freezer in disused London pub 

Missing pensioner, 70, who was last seen 10 years ago is discovered dead inside a freezer in disused London pub Pensioner Roy Bigg, 70, went missing from Newham, London, in February 2012... Read more »
Outrage as South London pub is turned into ‘eye-sore’ £500k flats

Outrage as South London pub is turned into ‘eye-sore’ £500k flats

Flats inside what used to be an old South London pub are now on sale for up to £500,000 with some locals slamming the redeveloped building as an “eye-sore”. The Queen’s Head... Read more »

Erbar Mattes strips back and extends flats in former London pub

London studio Erbar Mattes has transformed a pair of apartments in a former pub in Hoxton into a duplex flat by adding a “monastic” grey-brown brick extension. The old pub, called the... Read more »
Antic restated commitment to reopen historic Leytonstone pub

Antic restated commitment to reopen historic Leytonstone pub

It’s five years ago this week since the prospective owners of a historic east London pub restated their intent to reopen it to customers. A popular pub chain insists it remains committed... Read more »
Man jailed after driving car into group outside west London pub

Man jailed after driving car into group outside west London pub

A man has been jailed after deliberately driving his car into a group standing outside a west London pub. Charles Bishton, 26, was jailed for three and half years earlier this month... Read more »
Teenager arrested after woman left with head injuries during pub disturbance in Loughton

Teenager arrested after woman left with head injuries during pub disturbance in Loughton

A woman has been taken to hospital for treatment for head injuries after an incident inside an Essex pub. Shortly after midnight (February 19), Essex Police were called to The Hollybush in... Read more »