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Enterprise puts £37m back into struggling pubs

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

Support for smoking ban remains strong in Wales

No smoking signJust 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

Isle of Man introduces public smoking ban

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

Trading still difficult for pubs says Shepherd Neame

Shepherd Neame logoKent 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

British dishes face ‘extinction’ - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA 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

JD Wetherspoon feels smoking ban pinch

no smoking signProfits 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

Pub closure rate rises in 2007

pubPubs 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

Barracuda sees strong sales in 2007

pubSmith & Jones operator Barracuda Group saw a 16% surge in sales last year.
Posted: 05 March 2008 | 09:00

Laurel Pub Company to close 22 pubs

Slug and Lettuce, CambridgeLaurel 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

Two million adults going to pubs less after smoking ban

people in a pubTwo millions adults are going out to pubs and bars less as a result of the smoking ban, according to new research.
Posted: 01 February 2008 | 16:31

Fuller’s pubs and hotels ride out winter storm

Fuller's logoLondon-based brewer and pub operator Fuller, Smith & Turner has bucked the current pub trading trend and revealed strong sales growth.
Posted: 01 February 2008 | 11:37

Starwood to launch St Regis in Africa and other international hotel news

world newsEssential news from around the world, including: New Conrad Beijing to open in 2010; Accor to enter India; Beijing to introduce smoking ban
Posted: 28 January 2008 | 10:45

Marston’s pub sales stagnant in 'challenging market'

Marston's logoMarston’s has joined its fellow pub operators in revealing stagnant sales figures during the past three months as trading is affected by the “challenging market”.
Posted: 25 January 2008 | 11:34

JD Wetherspoon sales slide as consumers drink less and smoking ban bites

High-street pub chain JD Wetherspoon suffered a gloomy Christmas and grim start to the year, with a sales decline deepening further.
Posted: 22 January 2008 | 15:09

Punch reports a drop in sales after smoking ban

Punch TavernsSales at Punch, the UK’s largest pub group, have slipped into reverse due to a double whammy of the smoking ban and subdued consumer spending.
Posted: 16 January 2008 | 11:50

English public continues to back smoking ban

The English public are continuing to toe the line over the country’s smoking ban.
Posted: 04 January 2008 | 08:00

Bank warns of difficult 2008 for pubs

An investment bank has warned that a triple whammy of a dip in consumer confidence, growing supermarket alcohol discounting and over-capacity in eating out venues will create a difficult 2008.
Posted: 28 December 2007 | 07:00

Pubs report 7.3% sales drop since smoking ban

man smokingSales in pubs since the implementation of the smoking ban have slumped 7.3% with nearly three-quarters of smokers spending less time in the pub, according to a survey of publicans.
Posted: 17 December 2007 | 12:30

Shepherd Neame boss lobbies MPs over beer duty

Shepherd Neame logoThe boss of UK’s oldest brewery has lobbied MPs on behalf of the pub industry for a freeze in beer duty in next year’s Budget.
Posted: 27 November 2007 | 17:02

Capital feels London boost

CPC founders David Bruce and Clive WatsonThe Capital Pub Company has toasted strong results for the half year as London drinkers kept spending despite the disappointing summer.
Posted: 27 November 2007 | 14:23

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17th May 2008