Shares in the pubs operator Old English Inns soared yesterday when the company said it was in takeover talks. The shares rose 24 per cent to 124.5m, putting a value of £49m on the group.

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PUBS company Old English Inns put an innovative spin on the traditional Christmas trading statement yesterday, posting a like-for-like sales figure before flooding.

Mother Nature has been cruel to Old English Inns this past year. Floods, generally poor weather and the foot-and-mouth outbreak have all conspired against it. And just for good measure, the fuel ...

A woman called the police this morning from the Old English Inn on University Boulevard, where she said Robert Hardin Eatmon, 60, was refusing to let her leave the motel room.

COLIN MAYES, chief executive of pub group Old English Inns, said yesterday that the company was being "severely hit" by the foot and mouth crisis.

The former chief executive of Old English Inns has been accused of trying to "bribe" the former finance director to keep him quiet about alleged accounting irregularities.

Greene King took control of the Old English Inns pub estate this week following its purchase earlier in the month. Neil Gillis, managing director of Greene King's Pub Co division, and David Elliot, ...

AFTER a dearth of visitors during the foot-and-mouth epidemic, Old English Inns has some unexpected callers. The shares shot up 24p to 124 1/2p on Wednesday, valuing it at £49m, as it revealed ...

Greene King has put 16 of the pubs it acquired in last year's takeover of Old English Inns up for sale. The properties, all traditional inns, are being sold individually to private or corporate buyers ...