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Nearly half of UK pub landlords say they have had to lay off staff because of the smoking ban and three-quarters say the ban has been bad for business, according to a survey.
Posted: 08 September 2008 | 16:46
A pub landlord in York has hit out at his local council after it ordered him to knock down a gazebo put up for smokers in his garden - because of seven screws - or face a £20,000 fine.
Posted: 29 August 2008 | 11:37
Restaurants should follow the example of the pub industry and invest heavily in attracting new customers or they will risk going out of business, analyst firm Horizons warned today.
Posted: 10 July 2008 | 12:22
Brewer and pub operator Adnams has warned trading conditions for UK tenanted pubs have “deteriorated significantly” since April.
Posted: 01 July 2008 | 12:26
Just 12% of publicans believe the smoking ban has had a negative impact on the pub industry, a year after it became law throughout the UK.
Posted: 01 July 2008 | 11:32
More than 6,000 pubs in the UK could close in the next five years if they do not deal with the impact of the smoking ban and the current squeeze on customer spending.
Posted: 30 June 2008 | 11:39
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the imminent review of pub gaming machine limits, after income from gambling slumped in the first year of the smoking ban.
Posted: 30 June 2008 | 08:00
Pubs’n’Bars, the operator of 106 community pubs, today revealed that it increased sales during the first six months of the smoking ban, confounding predictions of a malaise in the sector.
Posted: 06 June 2008 | 14:33
People who feel cold when sat outside pubs and restaurants should “wear a jumper” rather than switch on a patio heater, according to the Government.
Posted: 04 June 2008 | 15:54
South-east pub group Young’s has seen its sales rocket in the past year, while rivals have seen sales stagnate in the face of falling consumer spending and the smoking ban.
Posted: 29 May 2008 | 11:01
Pub giant Mitchells & Butlers has seen its sales stall during the past six months as consumers reined in spending and the smoking ban dampened trade.
Posted: 20 May 2008 | 12:20
Pub giant Enterprise Inns has had to fork out £37m to support its struggling pubs in the past six months, as the smoking ban and credit crunch hit publicans hard.
Posted: 13 May 2008 | 11:57
Just 79 individuals have been issued with fines for smoking in restricted areas after one year of the smoking ban in enclosed public places in Wales.
Posted: 02 April 2008 | 11:24
The Isle of Man has followed in the footsteps of the UK and introduced a ban on smoking in public places.
Posted: 01 April 2008 | 15:42
Kent brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has warned they’ll be no let up for the embattled UK pub industry this year.
Posted: 26 March 2008 | 11:16
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: 100 hotel guests evacuated by fire; Minnesota bars become theatres to get around smoking ban; Wetherspoon blames celebrities for making binge-drinking acceptable...
Posted: 10 March 2008 | 10:46
Profits at high-street pub chain JD Wetherspoon have dive-bombed in the past six months due to the smoking ban.
Posted: 07 March 2008 | 15:13
Pubs in the UK have been closing at a rate of 27 a week over the past year with 1,409 pubs closing during 2007, research revealed today.
Posted: 05 March 2008 | 13:35
Smith & Jones operator Barracuda Group saw a 16% surge in sales last year.
Posted: 05 March 2008 | 09:00
Laurel Pub Company will close 22 pubs this week after earmarking between 50 to 100 pubs for sale or administration as part of a refinancing exercise.
Posted: 26 February 2008 | 12:06
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