The Journeyman in Gerrards Cross named Best New Site at the Publican Awards. The awards, which are the biggest event in the hospitality industry calendar, saw hundreds of businesses compete to be named the best across a range of categories, from best employer to best drinks offer.

Every facet of Oakman Group’s ethos was in evidence at the opening party to celebrate their refurbished, restored and extended pub and restaurant in Ludlow’s town centre last week.

A small part of a forgotten history has led to a new paint colour that pub owners, Oakman Inns, have chosen for the front of their completely refurbished and extended George Inn on Ludlow's Castle Street.

The award-winning pub company, Oakman Inns, opened their 42nd premium pub and restaurant on Packhorse Road in one of the South of England's most attractive market towns, Gerrards Cross.

For the last few months, passers-by and shoppers in Watford’s town centre will have witnessed a brand-new pub taking shape in a large corner site on the High Street, adjacent to the entrance to the popular Atria Shopping Centre. Owned by Oakman Inns, The Beech House opened its doors in Watford on Monday.

The Oakman Group unveils their new 1.2-acre kitchen garden in the grounds of The Akeman Inn at Kingswood near Aylesbury to their Buckinghamshire neighbours and the local community. As well as planting over 500 native trees to create a new woodland margin, and apple and damson orchards, Philip and his team have been quietly working away over the last few months building new beds, paths and poly-tunnels.

BBC Radio's 5m Archers fans will have spent the last fortnight deeply concerned at the fate of Borsetshire's upmarket hotel, Grey Gables. Like many small rural and larger market towns, the loss of some 20 jobs in the community is a massive blow to the local and individual finances. Fortunately, one of the UK's fastest-growing pub, hotel and restaurant groups, The Oakman Group, is riding to the rescue.