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# Company behind Lichfield pubs full of cheer after landing national award
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/company-behind-lichfield-pubs-full-of-cheer-after-landing-national-award/
- Published: 2015-03-18T11:12:57.000Z
- Updated: 2015-03-18T11:12:57.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 20:42, News

The company behind two Lichfield pubs has been won a national award.

[![The new Angel Inn sign](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/angelinn.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2014/10/17/date-confirmed-for-reopening-of-historic-lichfield-pub/angelinn/)

The new Angel Inn sign

Shropshire-based Joule’s Brewery – which runs The Angel Inn and The Duke of York in the city – were named Best Brewing Pub Company at the Publican Awards in London.

The company says its business model – which seems the pubs owned freehold by the company and tenanted – means publicans have freedom to run their own franchise with support.

A spokesperson said: “This has been an extremely anxious time for us all as the judging process has involved a number of visits to our brewery and pub estate, with the final part of the process being faced with a judging panel.

“Our relationships with ours pubs is wonderful. All our tenants are entrepreneurs and it’s a pleasure to work with them all.

“I’m sure we will be on a high for quite some time.”