Vacancies Fall By 33% As Workforce Strategy Delivers Successes
Commitments made in UKHospitality’s Workforce Strategy, launched in May 2022, have helped bring down hospitality vacancies by 57,000 at its peak. In a significant update…
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On Premise Gets A Fifth Week Of Year-On-Year Drinks Sales Growth
Drinks sales in Britain’s On Premise last week were ahead of 2022 levels for the fifth week in a row, despite the September heatwave coming…
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£800,000 Refurbishment For West End Pub With Boxing Heritage
Shepherd Neame has unveiled a “knockout transformation” of its West End pub, the Tom Cribb. Just off Leicester Square in central London, the 18th century…
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NTIA Responds to New National Police Commissioner’s Council Figures on Reported Spiking
New data from the National Police Chiefs’ Council has revealed that there were 6,732 reported spiking offences between May 2022 and May 2023 – including…
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Peak District Pub Entrepreneur Set To Reopen Historic Ashford Arms
Rob Hattersley, 39, from Bakewell in the Peak District founded Longbow Bars & Restaurants, an independent hospitality business, shortly before the pandemic hit. After selling…
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Only A Pavement Away Celebrates Placing 400 Members Into Hospitality Roles
Only A Pavement Away, the hospitality sector charity aiding prison leavers, veterans and those facing homelessness find employment in the hospitality sector, announced that it…
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MP Gets A Taste Of Life Behind The Bar At Melksham Pub
Local MP for Chippenham, Michelle Donelan, got to try out what it’s like behind the bar to celebrate the opening of popular Melksham community pub….
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National Hospitality Day Returns September 29!
A National Hospitality is almost here, just two days away! National Hospitality Day is a nationwide celebration of the sector the people who work within…
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Large Businesses Invest £1 In Every Five To Attract ‘Active Leisure’ Tourism
Large businesses in the UK are feeling buoyant about the economy, with more than three-quarters (76 per cent) optimistic about their own prospects, and 59…
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Council Fails To Respond To Restaurant Nuisance Complaints
A Brentwood homeowner, suffering years of distress because the council did not properly investigate her concerns about the restaurant next door to her, has had…
Read more...Bristol Hoteliers Cautiously Optimistic About Future After A Strong Summer
The unpredictable weather throughout August did not prevent hoteliers in Bristol from enjoying a strong summer and being cautiously optimistic about the future. Overall occupancy…
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UK’s Restaurant & Hotel Elite Honoured at the AA Hospitality Awards 2023
Picture credits (L-R): Top: Fingal interior; Cottage in The Woods cuisine; Allium at Askham Hall wine selection; Angela Hartnett. Middle: Cail Bruich cuisine; Crockers Tring…
Read more...Government Announces New funding for Hospitality and Tourism
Pubs, museums and sports clubs across the United Kingdom have been given vital funding from Government to secure their future for generations to come. Forty-five…
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Champions League Kicked Off to a Great Start with Strong Sales in the On Trade
Back with a bang, Tuesday saw the first match of the return of the much anticipated UEFA Champions League exclusive to TNT Sports, as Manchester…
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National Pubwatch Extends Free Educational Film Series To Help Pubs
National Pubwatch (NPW), which works to promote safe, secure and social drinking environments, has launched its latest range of free information films to help licensees…
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