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Ministers Signal More Flexibility for Tied Pub Tenants After Pubs Code Review
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Ministers Signal More Flexibility for Tied Pub Tenants After Pubs Code Review

September 14, 2026
SLTA Presses New PM and Holyrood on Engagement and Fair Competition
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SLTA Presses New PM and Holyrood on Engagement and Fair Competition

September 14, 2026
Pride 2026 Generated €403 Million in Tourism Spending Across Amsterdam, Madrid, London, and Cologne
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Pride 2026 Generated €403 Million in Tourism Spending Across Amsterdam, Madrid, London, and Cologne

September 14, 2026
Good Curry Guide Calls on MPs to Revive Tiffin Cup
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Good Curry Guide Calls on MPs to Revive Tiffin Cup

September 14, 2026
800 Hospitality Businesses Urge Prime Minister to Make Good on VAT Pledge
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800 Hospitality Businesses Urge Prime Minister to Make Good on VAT Pledge

September 14, 2026
Mayors Challenged to Back 10% VAT as a Condition for Introducing Holiday Tax
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Mayors Challenged to Back 10% VAT as a Condition for Introducing Holiday Tax

September 14, 2026
Heatwave Drives Up Utility Costs For Hoteliers In July
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Heatwave Drives Up Utility Costs For Hoteliers In July

September 11, 2026
Beefeater Closes Final 106 Restaurants as Whitbread Completes Major Hospitality Restructuring
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Beefeater Closes Final 106 Restaurants as Whitbread Completes Major Hospitality Restructuring

September 11, 2026
Stonegate Group Raises £500,000 for CALM
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Stonegate Group Raises £500,000 for CALM

September 11, 2026
Pub Heritage Campaigners Seeking New Owners For Listed ‘Gem’
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Pub Heritage Campaigners Seeking New Owners For Listed ‘Gem’

September 11, 2026
Budget Must Reduce Hospitality Tax Burden To Create Jobs
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Budget Must Reduce Hospitality Tax Burden To Create Jobs

September 11, 2026
Mayors Set to Gain Power to Levy “Tourist Tax” on Overnight Stays
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Mayors Set to Gain Power to Levy “Tourist Tax” on Overnight Stays

September 11, 2026

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Budget Must Reduce Hospitality Tax Burden To Create Jobs
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Budget Must Reduce Hospitality Tax Burden To Create Jobs

September 11, 2026
Hospitality Could Offer £2.3bn Economic Benefit As NEET “Experience Trap” Fuels UK’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
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Hospitality Could Offer £2.3bn Economic Benefit As NEET “Experience Trap” Fuels UK’s Youth Unemployment Crisis

September 10, 2026
Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel
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Card Spending Grows August With Strong Performance in Hospitality and Travel

September 8, 2026
Hospitality Firms Warned To Review Labour Supply Chains Ahead Of Major Right To Work Shake-Up
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Hospitality Firms Warned To Review Labour Supply Chains Ahead Of Major Right To Work Shake-Up

September 3, 2026

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Ministers Signal More Flexibility for Tied Pub Tenants After Pubs Code Review
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Ministers Signal More Flexibility for Tied Pub Tenants After Pubs Code Review

September 14, 2026

The Government has indicated it is willing to reform the rules governing tied pub tenancies, potentially giving licensees more control over what they pay for…

SLTA Presses New PM and Holyrood on Engagement and Fair Competition
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SLTA Presses New PM and Holyrood on Engagement and Fair Competition

September 14, 2026

THE SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) today releases its Summer On-Trade Market Insight Report, highlighting the continued challenges facing Scotland’s pubs, bars and licensed hospitality…

Pride 2026 Generated €403 Million in Tourism Spending Across Amsterdam, Madrid, London, and Cologne
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Pride 2026 Generated €403 Million in Tourism Spending Across Amsterdam, Madrid, London, and Cologne

September 14, 2026

Nearly half of all Pride events held across key European destinations—the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany— took place in four cities: Amsterdam, Madrid, London, and Cologne.

Good Curry Guide Calls on MPs to Revive Tiffin Cup
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Good Curry Guide Calls on MPs to Revive Tiffin Cup

September 14, 2026

Ahead of National Curry Week 5th to 11th October 2026, George Shaw the editor of the Good Curry Guide is calling on MPs to revive…

800 Hospitality Businesses Urge Prime Minister to Make Good on VAT Pledge
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800 Hospitality Businesses Urge Prime Minister to Make Good on VAT Pledge

September 14, 2026

An unprecedented coalition of more than 800 hospitality businesses have come together as part of the #VATs TheProblem campaign to write an open letter to…

Mayors Challenged to Back 10% VAT as a Condition for Introducing Holiday Tax
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Mayors Challenged to Back 10% VAT as a Condition for Introducing Holiday Tax

September 14, 2026

Following last week’s announcement by the government that Mayors across England will be handed the authority to charge visitors a new levy on overnight accommodation,…

Heatwave Drives Up Utility Costs For Hoteliers In July
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Heatwave Drives Up Utility Costs For Hoteliers In July

September 11, 2026

Hotel demand held up over the summer, but consumers trying to keep cool during the heatwave pushed up utility costs and ate into profit margins, according to the RSM UK Hotels Tracker.

Beefeater Closes Final 106 Restaurants as Whitbread Completes Major Hospitality Restructuring
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Beefeater Closes Final 106 Restaurants as Whitbread Completes Major Hospitality Restructuring

September 11, 2026

Beefeater has this week closed its remaining 106 UK restaurants, bringing the long-running restaurant brand to an end as parent company Whitbread presses ahead with a major restructuring of its hospitality operations.

Stonegate Group Raises £500,000 for CALM
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Stonegate Group Raises £500,000 for CALM

September 11, 2026

The achievement comes on World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), marking extraordinary fundraising efforts by pub operators, publicans, general managers, venue teams and support centre colleagues across the UK’s largest pub company.

Pub Heritage Campaigners Seeking New Owners For Listed ‘Gem’
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Pub Heritage Campaigners Seeking New Owners For Listed ‘Gem’

September 11, 2026

CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group are appealing to experienced pub owners and operators from across the UK to consider taking on the Star Inn, Netherton before the present marketing period comes to an end.

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New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience
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New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience

August 22, 2026

A new report by Moneypenny, the leading customer conversations company, shows that across every form of contact, hospitality companies scored themselves significantly higher for customer service than customers do. 

Bidfood Recognised As Only Wholesaler To Achieve Perfect Marks in RSPO’s Shared Responsibility Scorecard
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Bidfood Recognised As Only Wholesaler To Achieve Perfect Marks in RSPO’s Shared Responsibility Scorecard

August 20, 2026
Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality
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Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality

July 23, 2026
Piece Of The Magic For Everyone: The Savoy Opens Its Doors To Public And Trade Bidders For Monumental Three-Day Live Auction
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Piece Of The Magic For Everyone: The Savoy Opens Its Doors To Public And Trade Bidders For Monumental Three-Day Live Auction

July 7, 2026
Stephen Kinkead Takes Home Lifetime Achievement Award at Lockhart Catering Awards
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Stephen Kinkead Takes Home Lifetime Achievement Award at Lockhart Catering Awards

June 17, 2026

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Noisy Pubs And Restaurants Risk Losing Gen Z Customers, Research Finds
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Noisy Pubs And Restaurants Risk Losing Gen Z Customers, Research Finds

September 1, 2026

New research by Oscar Acoustics has found that two-thirds (66%) of UK adults would use an acoustic comfort rating when deciding where to eat and drink.

New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience
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New Customer Service Survey Shows Gulf Between Hospitality Business Belief and Customer Experience

August 22, 2026
Tipping Compliance: What the Withdrawal of the Draft Code Means for Employers
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Tipping Compliance: What the Withdrawal of the Draft Code Means for Employers

July 29, 2026
Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality
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Rising Compliance Risk: What the New Visa Rules Mean for Hospitality

July 23, 2026
What Could an Andy Burnham Government Mean for Business Rates and Impact Retail and Hospitality?
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What Could an Andy Burnham Government Mean for Business Rates and Impact Retail and Hospitality?

June 19, 2026

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Efficiency at the Heart of Hospitality: Why 3R EPOS is the Operator’s Choice
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Efficiency at the Heart of Hospitality: Why 3R EPOS is the Operator’s Choice

September 9, 2026

In an industry where margins are under constant pressure and guest expectations are higher than ever, the right operational foundation isn’t just a luxury –…

Logicall Wireless Solutions – Temperature Monitoring
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Logicall Wireless Solutions – Temperature Monitoring

September 9, 2026
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September 9, 2026
Old Mout Cider Introduces Spiced Clementine & Cranberry To Help Operators Tap Into Festive Demand
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Old Mout Cider Introduces Spiced Clementine & Cranberry To Help Operators Tap Into Festive Demand

September 3, 2026
Robert’s Dorset – Reliable Stock, Fast Delivery, Great-Tasting Products
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Robert’s Dorset – Reliable Stock, Fast Delivery, Great-Tasting Products

September 2, 2026

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