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