Sir Mick Jagger Joins Oxford Pub Folk Session
Legendary musician Sir Mick Jagger made an unexpected appearance at a popular Oxford pub, joining local performers during a Sunday evening folk music session.
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Prime Minister Stops Short of Backing Hospitality VAT Reduction Campaign
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has declined to endorse calls for a permanent reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector, despite growing industry support for a campaign seeking lower tax rates for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses.
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Craft Guild of Chefs Honours Lisa Goodwin-Allen with Prestigious Special Award
More than 700 of the UK’s leading chefs and industry celebrity names gathered at the Westminster Park Plaza in London on 10 June to celebrate the very best of British gastronomy at the prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2026.
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Caldicot Community Pub Refurbished Following Transformational Investment
Popular community pub, The Rose Inn, Redwick, reopened recently following a combined investment of £320,000 from experienced licensees Richard Humphries and Richard Battye and Admiral Taverns.
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Results Unveiled for the PCA’s Tied Tenant Survey 2026
The Pubs Code Adjudicator has published the findings of the 2026 Tied Tenant Survey, providing an overview of the experiences and views of tied pub tenants across the six regulated pub companies in England and Wales: Admiral, Greene King, Marston’s, Punch Pubs, Star Pubs and Stonegate.
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World Cup Fever Set to Deliver Major Boost to Night Time Economy, Says NTIA
As the FIFA World Cup gets underway with Mexico taking on South Africa in the opening fixture, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) is forecasting a significant boost for Britain’s night time economy…
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Confident Outlook Following Fuller’s Solid Start to Year
Shares of Fuller, Smith & Turner rose in early Wednesday trading after the long-established pub operator reported annual results that exceeded market expectations and highlighted positive momentum at the start of its new financial year.
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50 Years of Community, Friendship and Service at The Swan
A much-loved local licensee, Malcolm Aspinall is being recognised after celebrating an extraordinary milestone — 50 years behind the bar of his family-run pub, which is owned by Admiral Taverns.
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Over A Third Of Brits Will Cheer On The World Cup From Their Local Venue
34% of consumers planning to tune in to the World Cup will do so from their local pub, bar or hospitality venue, with a total of 9.3m British consumers planning to watch at least one game in a pub, bar or restaurant this summer…
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New Chapter for Brierly Hill Community Pub Following Major Upgrade
Popular community pub, The Samson & Lion on Brierley Hill Road, recently reopened, following a combined investment of £190,000 from experienced licensees, Nicola Griffiths and Mat Carey, and Admiral Taverns.
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Deliveries Rise, Takeaways Fall To Leave Restaurants’ At-Home Sales Static In April
Britain’s top restaurant groups achieved modest year-on-year growth of 1.5% in delivery and takeaway sales in April, the latest NIQ Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.
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Card Spending Returns to Growth In May, as Consumer Confidence Begins to Show Signs of Recovery
Consumer card spending grew 0.8 per cent year-on-year in May, up from April’s -0.1 per cent decline, but still below the latest CPIH inflation rate…
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Marston’s Celebrates 120 Years of The Royal Oak with City Wide Charity Challenge
A much loved Chapel Ash pub in the heart of Wolverhampton marked a major milestone last weekend, (June 6) as The Royal Oak celebrated its 120-year anniversary with a city wide charity challenge in support of the Midland Freewheelers Blood Bikers.
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Foodservice Price Inflation Edges Up As Global Energy Pressures Intensify
Food and drink prices in the hospitality sector rose by 0.2% month-on-month in April, the latest Foodservice Price Index from NIQ and Prestige Purchasing reveals.
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Who You Know is Even More Important for Landing a Graduate Role in Hospitality Than What You Know Research Reveals
New research shows over half of hospitality recruiters are most likely to hire graduates they have a connection to, as concerns about skills gaps in young talent increase.
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