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Two Sam Smith's pubs in Yorkshire have been taken off the market

Two Sam Smith's Yorkshire pubs taken off market amid reopening hopes
Two Yorkshire pubs put up for sale by Sam Smith's have now been taken off the market in the hope they'll be reopened.

The Golden Lion - L-R Ailsa Antwis, assistant manager, Jo Wray, general manager and Sam Chambers, team leader.

The Golden Lion: One of Yorkshire’s oldest pubs to reopen with changes

The Foresters was the final itteration of the Division Street site run by Mr O'Hara and Mr Hill.

Sheffield pub duo detail end to 15 years behind city centre site

The Black Bull, in Otley

These are most haunted pubs in Yorkshire

Farmers pass harvesting wheat in the fields. PIC: Tony Johnson

Attitudes towards farming need to change - YP Letters

Black Lion Community Pub, Skelton-on-Ure, near Ripon, North Yorkshire. Picture by Keith Meatheringham

Village pub branches out with allotments, cafe, clubs, shop and caravan site

Lawrence Whyte, chair of directors at the community owned Gardeners Rest pub in Neepsend, Sheffield. The pub is celebrating entering its 10th year as a Community Pub. It is one of only a few urban community pubs in the UK. Picture by Tony Johnson

Celebrating Sheffield pub's community success a decade after crowdshare

The Tan Hill Inn (pictured)– the highest pub in Britain - near Richmond

Britain's highest pub on the hunt for new staff - with one major perk

Chair Michael Hodges with Tom Kerridge and Lisa Kerrigan speak onstage during the panel discussion "TV Dinners with Tom Kerridge" at the BFI & Radio Times TV Festival at the BFI Southbank on April 8, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images)

'One simple ask': Tom Kerridge urges Andy Burnham to cut VAT

Pint of beer

Funding to help struggling pubs thrive as cafes or by hosting book clubs

The Foresters Arms, Community Pub in Carlton in Coverdale, Leyburn, North Yokshire. The Pub has recently opened a Shop and Cafe for locals to use, creating a real community hub. Café manager Julie Heseltine and team are serving up coffee, homemade treats and smiles. Image: KEITH MEATHERINGHAM / DOBSON AGE

Pubs learning to diversify in a Yorkshire where drinking habits have changed

Coast to Coast walk. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Coast to Coast: Nine Yorkshire pubs along the walking route with outdoor seating

John Healey and Andy Burnham at The Hare pub Harlow

Business rates review to help pubs and hotels, Treasury says

Pulled Pork Flatbread at The Penny Bun, West Ln, Askwith, Otley. Picture: Simon Hulme.

'One of the best I’ve had': A pleasing pub meal at The Penny Bun in Askwith

Andy Burnham in a pub during the Makerfield by-election. Credit: Getty

Andy Burnham to cut pubs' business rates by a fifth from April

Thomas Tuchel (left) is confident Rice will be available to face Mexico (Nick Potts/PA)

List of Yorkshire pubs opening late for England v Mexico

Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks, who runs The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots in York.

Tommy Banks joins Tom Kerridge's VAT's The Problem campaign

England fans celebrating a goald in the FIFA World Cup 2018. PIC: Philip Toscano/PA Wire

World Cup can bring communities together - Archbishop of York

Gut Level in Sheffield

Boost for Yorkshire grassroots venues aiming to keep live music alive

Coun Pete Kilbane, Labour deputy leader and economy executive member on York Council. Picture is from York Council

York: Pubs and bars in York apply to stay open later during World Cup

Trevor Middleton, of Middleton Hargreaves butchers, pictured at Leeds Market on February 2, 1983, with staff members Carl Hilton, Brian Longbottom, Christopher Farmer, Roy Marsden, Colin Clark, Jackie Morgan and Graham Wray. He cut prices 'to the bone', thinking his shops might be closed due to storm damage.

42 nostalgic photos capture early 80s life around Leeds
It was a time of great change in Leeds.
Robert Cumber

The view of the London skyline from Flute bar in Broadwick Soho. Credit: Broadwick Soho

The hidden secrets of London's coolest neighbourhood

The Saltersgill has reopened following a major investment.

The Saltersgill: Middlesbrough pub repopens after £360,000 investment

Ian Haslem with landlord John English at the Ivy House pub, Holmfield, in December 1980

50 nostalgic photos show pubs and their landlords in the 80s and 90s

Ad Feature This fun and lively bar is one of Edinburgh’s affordable treats

Chancellor Rachel Reeves following the announcement that every pub in England will get 15 per cent off its business rates bill from April. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Cut spirits duty to save pubs, distillers tell Rachel Reeves

Prof Victoria Wells outside The Eagle and Child and The Hole in Wall near Bootham Bar photographed for The Yorkshire Post by Tony Johnson.

York residents asked to help map a century of change for the city's pubs

A man carrying three pints at a pub. PIC: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Research into York pubs to be welcomed

The Ship at Marske is among those to benefit from investment

Cheers for Yorkshire pubs as Heineken invests £3m

Editor's Draught is closing on May 17.

City centre pub announces closure as final service date confirmed

The Plough, Wombleton, North Yorkshire

The 12 Yorkshire pubs nominated for the National Pub & Bar Awards 2026

A pint of beer on a bar in front of three beer taps. Greene King is considering putting up to 150 of its managed sites up for sale as part of a shake-up of its estate (Photo: Greene King/PA Wire)

Yorkshire pubs at risk as up to 170 face sale or closure in big plans
Communities fear for the future of familiar locals as sweeping changes loom 🍺
Alex Nelson

Restaurant group Various Eateries has struck a deal to expand into pubs and revealed plans to change its name. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Various Eateries to snap up pubs and change name

'I ate at a restaurant run by one of the best chefs in Yorkshire'

'Tommy Banks proves the great British pub is still alive and well'

BrewDog has closed 38 bars across the UK with 'immediate effect', resulting in 484 job losses (Photo: Pexels)

Major UK beer chain shuts 38 UK bars 'immediately' - full list

BrewDog's North Street site, in Leeds, is one of the venues set to close.

BrewDog: 38 bars to close with 484 jobs lost after £33m rescue deal

All UK BrewDog bars are closed today (March 2), including in Hull, as the chain finalises a potential sale (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Major beer chain shuts all UK bars, including in Yorkshire

Botham's of Whitby. (Pic credit: North Yorkshire Council)

Restaurant Week 2026: Over 50 pubs, restaurants and cafes across Yorkshire

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to sell The Highwayman Inn in Sheriff Hutton, near York. (Photo supplied by Christie & Co)

Historic inn in picturesque Yorkshire village is up for sale

The Highland Laddie in Leeds city centre was founded around 1925 as a community pub and was a popular spot for journalists from the Yorkshire Evening Post in the 1960s and 1970s.

Camra says Labour planning proposals may put thousands of pubs at risk

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Labour MP hits out at Sir Keir Starmer over hospitality business rates

Loversall Farm Vineyard, Doncaster South Yorkshire, a unique wedding venue and adventure tours via the tractors tours and a short boat canal trip to their vines. Pictured Tractor tours around the vines. Picture: James Hardisty.

Business rates hike 'could kill dream of countryside wedding'

Michelin Star head chef Tommy Banks inside the General Tarleton. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

'Absurd': Tommy Banks slams Labour attitude to hospitality industry

Yorkshire puddings from Fodder in Harrogate

Where you can get the best Yorkshire puddings- according to you

Chancellor Rachel Reeves pours a pint after announcing her pubs rescue package. Credit: Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury

Exclusive Treasury minister defends focusing business rates rescue on pubs

The 9 pubs in Yorkshire with MICHELIN's stamp of approval

The 9 finest pubs in Yorkshire with Michelin's stamp of approval

The Three Acres, Huddersfield.

Pubs get business rates support - but restaurants and hotels miss out

Revolution Bar in the Electric Press, Leeds, which has closed with immediate effect

Popular bars close across the UK, including in Yorkshire - full list

Revolution bars group The Revel Collective has announced plans to appoint administrators, but said it still remains locked in talks over a possible sale. ( Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Revel Collective announces plans to appoint administrators

Mayor Ros Jones

Mayor says pubs are ‘vital community assests’ after Tory challenge

The Punch Bowl Inn, in Marton-cum-Grafton, which has been put up for sale.

'System is stacked against them' - Calls for support for Yorkshire's pubs

The 10 best pubs and clubs in Leeds you need to try in 2026 - according to Tripadvisor

10 Leeds bars and clubs to try in 2026

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is set to shed light on how its customers fared over the key Christmas period amid a backdrop of rising costs for the sector. The value pub chain, which runs around 800 venues across the UK, will become the latest firm to reveal its latest trading performance when it updates shareholders and analysts on Wednesday January 21. (Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Wire)

This is when JD Wetherspoon is to reveal trading figures

A bar tender pours a beer in a pub. PIC: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

U-turn on pubs business rates much needed

The Highland Laddie team after being named the Best Pub in Britain by The Good Food Guide.

Labour indicates business rates support likely to focus on pubs

Tom and Lauren Truelove pictured at The 3 Acres , Emley. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Labour 'doesn't understand' hospitality industry, pub owner says

Emma McClarkin, CEO of the British Beer and Pub Association. Credit: BBPA

Pubs across Yorkshire have been suffering for years - BBPA CEO

Chef Tommy Banks at the Black Swan, Oldstead. (Pic credit: Bruce Rollinson)

Exclusive Michelin-starred chef fears for future of hospitality with tax rises

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street on November 26 to present the government's annual Budget to Parliament.

Banned from pubs and backbench unrest: inside Labour's latest U-turn

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