Newly Formed Herts Pubs Company To Open The Cock In Hitchin
This month, newly established hospitality company, Herts Pubs Company, launches its first venture – The Cock, a restored 16th century coaching inn on Hitchin High…
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All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Wales To Re-Align Deposit Return Scheme With UK-Wide Plans
Welsh government is to accelerate the implementation of its recycling scheme for drinks containers to ‘maximise interoperability’ and align with UK 2027 launch date Huw…
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Marr Lodge Rebuild Begins Nine Months After Devastating Arson Attack
Pub People has officially broken ground on the rebuild of Marr Lodge, a popular village pub on the outskirts of Doncaster, following a malicious arson…
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Future Of Historic City Pub Secured
Photo credit Dave Henderson The Anchor Digbeth, a landmark Victorian pub in Birmingham’s Irish Quarter, will reopen mid-to-late August 2025 under a new operator –…
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Footfall And Spend Nudge Up As Some Cost Pressures Ease
On Premise visits and spending moved upwards in May, CGA by NIQ’s latest On Premise Consumer Pulse Report reveals. The exclusive research shows 92% of respondents had…
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Ban On Upward-Only Rent Reviews A Significant Win For Hospitality
Ambition for all regions to take the reins in driving growth has received its biggest boost as the landmark English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill…
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Grand Appeal to Get a Helping Hand From Hoteliers
The Bristol-based Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal is to get a helping hand from hoteliers in the city who have pledgee to raise funds for…
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JD Wetherspoon Puts 6 of its Pubs Up For Sale
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has put six sites up for sale. The properties, which comprise a mix of three freeholds/virtual freeholds and three leasehold units,…
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Who Will Take the Young National Chef of the Year Title Later This Year?
The Craft Guild of Chefs has now officially revealed the full list of talented young chefs who have secured their place in the prestigious final….
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Europe’s Capital Cities Lead Hospitality Recovery
A new report from hospitality insight leader The Oxford Partnership has revealed the cities, days and trading patterns driving the strongest rebound in European hospitality….
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Industry Warns of Daily Pub Closures as Tax Burden Threatens Sector Survival
The licensed trade is bracing for a devastating year ahead, with industry leaders warning that more than one pub per day could permanently close across…
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Chef Fundraiser Second Bite Raises Over £116,000 For Cancer Research UK
Credit 7Fifty Second Bite Festival, which took place at Wylam Brewery, Newcastle, on Sunday 06th July 2025, has been a massive success, raising £116,462,06 for Cancer…
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Harsh Personal Guarantees Will Chill Growth Ambitions, Say Small Businesses
Heavy-handed personal guarantees are “shackling” ambition and risk holding back the growth the economy needs, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned. Research by…
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Warmer Weather Boost Youngs Trading
Pub company Young’s has expressed confidence in the coming year following its latest trading statement for the 14 weeks from 1 April 2025 to 8…
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Bidfood Highlights The Importance Of Building A More Sustainable, Efficient And Resilient Industry
As caterers across the UK hospitality foodservice industry have faced numerous challenges from rising costs and inflation, staff shortages, skill gaps, sustainability pressures, and a…
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