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Meet the winners of the 2011 Press pub awards

RAISE a glass and toast the champions!

Paul Crossman, centre, landlord of The Swan celebrates winning The Press Pub Of The Year title with manager Kerry Brown and Craig Lee, the owner of the Rudgate Brewery, who presented the pub with a cask of ruby mild champion beer Paul Crossman, centre, landlord of The Swan celebrates winning The Press Pub Of The Year title with manager Kerry Brown and Craig Lee, the owner of the Rudgate Brewery, who presented the pub with a cask of ruby mild champion beer

These are the eight winners of The Press Pub Awards 2011, after a bumper list of nominations and months of judging.

The Swan, on the corner of Bishopthorpe Road and Clementhorpe in York, won the award for best overall pub, and received a barrel of beer from local champion brewer, Rudgate, as a prize.

All other pubs received framed certificates in recognition of their achievements.

Thanks again to everyone who nominated pubs for the awards and who voted in the readers’ choice poll, and thanks also to Rudgate for kindly donating the barrel of beer to the overall winner.

Vicki Lumley, left, landlady Hilary Scott and her son, chef Anthony Scott, of the Black Swan at Wistow which won the Best Community Pub award. They also run the village post office Vicki Lumley, left, landlady Hilary Scott and her son, chef Anthony Scott, of the Black Swan at Wistow which won the Best Community Pub award. They also run the village post office

The successful pubs

• Best Landlord – Shaun Collinge, The Maltings, Tanner’s Moat, York

• Best Community Pub – The Black Swan, Wistow

• Best Outdoor Area – The Lamb And Lion, High Petergate, York

• Best Food Pub – The Crown, Great Ouseburn

ack Merry, landlord at The Lamb And Lion, which won the award for Best Outdoor Area ack Merry, landlord at The Lamb And Lion, which won the award for Best Outdoor Area

• Best Real Ale Pub – Brigantes, Micklegate, York

• Best Entertainment Pub – The Waggon & Horses, Lawrence Street, York

• Readers’ Choice Pub Of The Year – Tanglewood, Malton Road, York.

Shaun Collinge, of The Maltings in York, who received the Best Landlord award

Liz and Paul Jackson, of The Crown Inn at Great Ouseburn, celebrate their success after the hostelry won the Best Food Pub title Liz and Paul Jackson, of The Crown Inn at Great Ouseburn, celebrate their success after the hostelry won the Best Food Pub title

Shaun Collinge, of The Maltings in York, who received the Best Landlord award

Paul Marshall, of the Waggon & Horses in York, which was named Best Entertainment Pub

Paul Marshall, of the Waggon & Horses in York, which was named Best Entertainment Pub

Kevin Jones, manager of Brigantes, which was named Best Real Ale Pub

Kevin Jones, manager of Brigantes, which was named Best Real Ale Pub

Head chef Bruce Hutton, left, and manager Simon Finnigan, collected The Readers’ Choice Pub Of The Year award for The Tanglewood

Head chef Bruce Hutton, left, and manager Simon Finnigan, collected The Readers’ Choice Pub Of The Year award for The Tanglewood


Comments (9)

22/06/11

Garrowby Turnoff says...

Good luck to 'em. The government recomendations today for over 60s of less than ½ pint of ale a day isn't any use to me or pubs. And I a'int gonna pay £2.80p for a glass of orange cordial in a bar!

22/06/11

Garden Giant says...

The Maltings is a cracking pub, glad Shaun won the award its well deserved.

22/06/11

Ignatius Lumpopo says...

It goes to show how fortunate we are in York - these are all good boozers, and there are many others that come very close. Try saying that about the centre of Halifax...

22/06/11

Critique.unique says...

Is there a 'conspirancy' about, or are there 'aliens' of which we are not aware, out there. Known fact, pubs are closing at a 'Brobdingnagian' (what a wonderful word for 'enormous') rate. Landlords and Landladies are vying for custom and yet 'the experts' tell us to 'drink less'. Us 'oxygen thieves' as we are named, are costing the government in pensions, health services and living longer, so let us drink, smoke, sleep around and die happy, then we will be less of a burden on the state.

Calling all the over 60's, go out and 'Ski' (spend the kids inheritence)

22/06/11

Hackney Lee says...

What no Beagle?

22/06/11

Waspish1 says...

How can Shaun Collinge be the best landlord when his name isn't even over the door ?

23/06/11

TooRecked says...

*Positivity alert!*
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I love those photos they are great, especially Shaun, he has never looked so benevolent .
The Swan won the overall category, yay! I love drinking in the Swan. Good beer, good proprietors, good place, good customers. Always a friendly atmosphere.
All the cr@p we hear all the time about the smoking ban and supermarkets is just that - cr@p. Good pubs live, bad pubs die.
Look at the Fulford Arms, terrible old style dive - reborn as lively pleasant pace to drink quality beer.
Pubs are good mmmkay.
Well done all the winners!

23/06/11

Garden Giant says...

Waspish1 wrote:
How can Shaun Collinge be the best landlord when his name isn't even over the door ?
Because the award is for the best landlord not best licensee?

23/06/11

Old_Man says...

Waspish1 wrote:
How can Shaun Collinge be the best landlord when his name isn't even over the door ?
Maybe you should check the licensing laws since they were changed in 2003. The landlord's name is no longer something that is over the door as licencees hold a "personal" rather than a premises licence.