According to the Go-Ahead Northern accounts between 1990 and 1996, the company used to own at least 20 tenanted public houses in the north east that they purchased from Scottish & Newcastle, under a "Go-Ahead Leisure" subsidiary. They appeared to sell these public houses at a profit when they became the Go-Ahead Group, following their purchase of London General and Oxford Bus Company.

Does anyone know which public houses that the company owned when they were able to organise a piss-up in a brewery? It doesn't appear to be in the public record, and the fact that they owned pubs is quite well hidden too.

(9 hours ago)omnicity4659 wrote According to the Go-Ahead Northern accounts between 1990 and 1996, the company used to own at least 20 tenanted public houses in the north east that they purchased from Scottish & Newcastle, under a "Go-Ahead Leisure" subsidiary. They appeared to sell these public houses at a profit when they became the Go-Ahead Group, following their purchase of London General and Oxford Bus Company.

Does anyone know which public houses that the company owned when they were able to organise a piss-up in a brewery? It doesn't appear to be in the public record, and the fact that they owned pubs is quite well hidden too.

https://twsitelines.info/SMR/17469

Might be worth starting here.

Recall seeing two pubs with Go-Ahead Leisure signage. Basically red Go-Ahead lettering with Leisure Group written in black underneath. Same fonts as used on this Metrobus - https://www.flickr.com/photos/57727182@N08/25299421273

One pub is the Globe pub near to the Newcastle Arena.

Another pub IIRC was also the Globe Hotel on Old Durham Road in Deckham.

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Go-Ahead Leisure I believe lasted from 1989 to 1996.

Recall seeing two pubs with Go-Ahead Leisure signage. Basically red Go-Ahead lettering with Leisure Group written in black underneath. Same fonts as used on this Metrobus - https://www.flickr.com/photos/57727182@N08/25299421273

One pub is the Globe pub near to the Newcastle Arena.

Another pub IIRC was also the Globe Hotel on Old Durham Road in Deckham.