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Wet summer and train strikes fail to dampen City Pub Group sales

21 September 2023 by

City Pub Group has reported strong trading for the first half of the year, with like-for-like sales up 14% to 25 June 2023.

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Viewpoint: Glasgow night life project offers a golden opportunity for hospitality

21 September 2023 by

Other cities stand to learn from Glasgow’s plans for its night life, with hospitality at the forefront of its rejuvenation, says Colin Winning

Calls for 'Crooked House' law to protect pubs from developers News

Calls for 'Crooked House' law to protect pubs from developers

19 September 2023 by
Star Inn at Harome fire: Man accused will seek to have charges dropped News

Star Inn at Harome fire: Man accused will seek to have charges dropped

18 September 2023 by
O2 Academy Brixton can reopen when 77 safety conditions are met News

O2 Academy Brixton can reopen when 77 safety conditions are met

18 September 2023 by
How the Culpeper Group turned barren land into a functioning urban farm Pub & Bar

How the Culpeper Group turned barren land into a functioning urban farm

13 September 2023 by

Pub campaign group lobbies PM to ‘prevent another Crooked House scandal’ News

Pub campaign group lobbies PM to ‘prevent another Crooked House scandal’

11 August 2023 by

Pressure group the Campaign for Pubs has urged the prime minister Rishi Sunak to change the[...]

Hospitality venues must reapply for licence to sell takeaway pints next month News

Hospitality venues must reapply for licence to sell takeaway pints next month

07 August 2023 by

Pubs, restaurants, bars and hotels without specific provisions in their licence will no longer be able[...]

Pub closure report causes 'unnecessary alarm' says JD Wetherspoon founder News

Pub closure report causes 'unnecessary alarm' says JD Wetherspoon founder

07 August 2023 by

Reports of pub closures have created “unnecessary alarm”, according to JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin, who[...]

Distillers warn of 'shortsighted' alcohol duty tax News

Distillers warn of 'shortsighted' alcohol duty tax

25 July 2023 by

The UK Spirits Alliance (UKSA) has warned that the upcoming rise in alcohol duties will be[...]

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UKHospitality calls late night levy extension 'damaging blow' for the industry

UKHospitality has yet again called on the Home Office to abolish the late night levy after the government adapted the law for local authorities."

13 July 2023 by
Pub closures reach decade high amid rising interest rates News

Pub closures reach decade high amid rising interest rates

20 June 2023
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Two-hundred pubs entered insolvency in the first three months of 2023 – the highest quarterly figure recorded in a decade.

Fire breaks out at Gaerwen Arms on Anglesey News

Fire breaks out at Gaerwen Arms on Anglesey

07 June 2023
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A huge fire has ripped through a popular village pub on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales owned by former Junior Chef of Wales Andrew Tabberner and business partner Oli Thompson.

Chef Jeffrey Robinson to open Cornwall pub with rooms News

Chef Jeffrey Robinson to open Cornwall pub with rooms

25 May 2023 by

Chef Jeffrey Robinson and his wife Caroline are to open a sustainability-focused pub in the village[...]

Young’s reports 19.4% revenue boost despite cost headwinds and rail strikes News

Young’s reports 19.4% revenue boost despite cost headwinds and rail strikes

25 May 2023 by

Despite a year of inflationary cost pressures and rail strikes, pub group Young’s has reported revenues[...]

BrewDog partners with SSP to land airport bar at Gatwick News

BrewDog partners with SSP to land airport bar at Gatwick

23 May 2023 by

Brewer and bar group BrewDog has partnered with travel caterer SSP Group to bring the brand[...]

Marston’s reports 10% revenue boost to £407m News

Marston’s reports 10% revenue boost to £407m

16 May 2023 by

Pub group Marston’s has reported a 10.1% increase in revenue to £407m in its interim results[...]

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Interest rate rise could ‘significantly impact’ viability of hospitality businesses

The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5% this week, which UKHospitality has warned could “significantly impact” the viability of hospitality business."

12 May 2023 by
Coronation weekend 'a tale of two halves' for hospitality News

Coronation weekend 'a tale of two halves' for hospitality

09 May 2023
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Anecdotal indicators have suggested that the long bank holiday weekend to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III may not have provided the boost in sales hospitality operators had hoped for.

Essex pub at centre of golliwog doll row closes News

Essex pub at centre of golliwog doll row closes

04 May 2023
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An Essex pub that is subject to a police investigation for its display of golliwog dolls on the premises has closed its doors, with the former leaseholders planning to retire.

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