Admiral Taverns landlord Egil Johansen of The Kenton in Hackney has been celebrating after receiving two award honours.

Egil has been given an Admiral Taverns Achievement Award for all his hard work at the pub and he was also named Best Newcomer of the London region in the Morning Advertiser’s Great British Pub Awards 2010.

Egil has given The Kenton a complete refit and created a welcoming and youthful feel at the pub. Customers can enjoy a varied calendar of events including movie nights, pub quizzes, jumble sales and club nights, and the back room of the pub is given over to exhibits from upcoming artists.

Egil is now set to go on to compete for the Best Newcomer in the UK at the Morning Advertiser award ceremony on 9th September – we wish him the best of luck. 

Admiral Taverns have awarded Tim Hartas of the Quarry Gap in Braford an Achievement Award for all his hard work at the pub.

Tim, who was previously a builder by trade and has now been at the pub for 18 months, has made considerable investment to improve both the interior and exterior of the pub. 

All soft furnishing have been reupholstered and old furniture replaced, while the beer garden area has been landscaped and an outdoor stage installed for summer music events.

Tim has also had the great idea of installing both a Sky 3D TV inside the pub and an external wide screen to satisfy the pub’s sports fans.

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Hayley-Doune Parker at The Wheatsheaf in Weedon has become the latest landlord to receive an Admiral Taverns Award in recognition of her years of service in the pub industry.

Hayley and her family have been at The Wheatsheaf for nine years, after Hayley followed her grandparents into a career in the trade.With five children of her own, Hayley has worked hard to create a family-friendly atmosphere at the pub.

She is now a well known member of the community and the Wheatsheaf has become increasingly popular with locals over the years.

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A pair of licensees from Accrington who have raised thousands of pounds for charity with their customers' help have been rewarded with our Admiral Taverns Achievement Award.

Stuart Watt, business development manager for Admiral Taverns, was on hand to presented Mick and Lorraine of The Abbey Hotel, Accrington with their certificate at a special gathering at the pub, where the landlords handed over their latest fundraising cheque for £500 to the Broadfield Specialist School in Oswaldtwistle.

Mick and Lorraine will be donating another cheque to Macmillan Cancer Support in September. Keep up the good work, guys! 

A landlord from Stevenage is celebrating after becoming the latest recipient of our Admiral Taverns Achievement Award.

Harry Stokes and his wife Glynis have been at the Saint Nicholas pub in Stevenage for two years after Harry chose to leave behind his job running a chauffeur company to work in the pub trade.

One of the main changes the couple made was to turn the former pool room into a breakfast café, utilising this underused space to create extra income and provide a much needed service to the community.

If you’d like to swap sides of the bar like Harry, you can check out our pubs to let and also apply to become a licensee.

The latest recipients of an Admiral Taverns Achievement Award are a group of Churton landlords with an innovative approach to running their pub.

Stewart Ellams and Jamie and Jackie Williams of The White Horse have turned a disused building at the back of the pub into a rentable unit that is currently being used by a local cake maker.

As Jamie previous worked as a head chef in a number of restaurants, the team build many of the pub’s events around food offerings, hosting parties and barbeques at the pub in the summer and catering for events in the local village hall.

The White Horse is extremely popular with its customers and Stewart, Jamie and Jackie have come up with a variety of great ways to make some extra income and also support the local community.

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Our latest Admiral Taverns Achievement Award winner Janet Theodore of The Hyde Tavern has caught the attention of both the local press and pub trade publications.

Janet’s creatively-drive approach to running her pub has meant she’s been featured in both the Hampshire Chronicle and the Southern Daily Echo (see below) and even had a mention in pub trade publication the Morning Advertiser as part of their feature on unique ways to drive sales.

If you’re full of ideas and would like to become a landlord, tale a look at our pubs to rent section.

Angela Wroe has more than doubled takings at her pub, The Prince of Wales in Barnsley, since taking it over in July last year.

Angela, whose parents were landlords of the pub 12 years ago, has redecorated and refurbished the bar area and has also made improvements to the outside of the pub with the addition of new outdoor furniture and a smoking shelter.

The pub regularly hosts community events and parties and also has its own darts team, with plans to introduce a pool team as well in the coming months.

In recognition of all her hard work, we’ve presented Angela with an Admiral Taverns Achievement Award.

You can read more about Angela here or, if you’d like the chance to make your mark on your own pub, find out about our pubs to let.

Since we reported on our latest Admiral Taverns Achievement Award winner The Nag’s Head in Reading (below), the online version of the story at getreading.co.uk has attracted lots of positive comments from locals pleased to see the pub getting the recognition it deserves.

Pub regulars have highlighted the friendly welcome and the superb range of beers and great food on offer as the reasons that they return to the pub again and again.

It’s great to see that people still appreciate a good community pub. 

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