WSTA Celebrates Mother’s Day with Look at the UK’s Gin Sales
Covid led to almost £1 billion in lost income for British distillers The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is toasting Mother’s Day (Sunday 27th March)…
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Half Term Boost for UK Hotel Occupancy
UK hotel occupancy saw a sharp increase in February as the easing of restrictions and half term breaks coincided to increase demand across the UK,…
Read more...Uncertainty Surrounds Unpaid Rent arbitration Scheme, says Royds Withy King
Landlords and their tenants face a new and uncertain arbitration scheme when looking to recover unpaid rent debts which relate to periods of forced closure…
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UK “Staycation” Domestic Market Here to Stay According to Research
The attraction of the UK domestic market to leisure travellers has remained firm, according to the latest Hotel Guest Survey from BVA BDRC. The study…
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Skyrocketing Energy Costs Force Hospitality Businesses to Raise Prices and Cut Opening Hours
Soaring energy costs are forcing some hospitality businesses to raise their prices and cut trading hours, according to a new survey by four leading trade…
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Pubs Set for 1 am Three Day Opening to Celebrate Queen’s Jubilee
Pubs look set to open until 1am for three days to celebrate Queen’s platinum jubilee, the government has announced. Under the proposal, venues in England…
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Pubs and Brewers Show Support for Ukraine
Businesses in the brewing and pub industry are responding to the crisis in Ukraine with donations, fundraising appeals and offers of employment and accommodation. Organisations…
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Only a Pavement Away Launches “Back on Track” Prison Leavers Backpack Project
The Backpack Project, a new initiative from the hospitality sector charity Only A Pavement Away, will provide basic essentials and signposting careers in hospitality for…
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British Businesses Call on MPs to Demand Fairer Wine and Spirit Taxation
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association invited MPs and Lords to hear first-hand from British businesses facing a £300 million bill if Treasury introduce complex…
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Wetherspoon Criticises Government Proposal to Increase VAT to 20% Re Food in Hospitality Sector
Wetherspoon has criticised the government proposal to increase VAT to 20 per cent in respect of food in pubs, restaurants and cafes in April. Wetherspoon…
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Sector Leaders Join MPs Call on Draconian Business Rates Tax
Sector leaders have joined calls by the powerful All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) who have today called on the Government to address the business rate…
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Wetherspoon Reports “Return to Normal Trading”
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported that trading has almost returned to pre-Covid levels and revealed the hit from the rapid spread of the Omicron…
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The CAMRA Podcast Goes ‘on Tour’ this Year
The popular CAMRA podcast Pubs. Pints. People. will go on tour this year with Season 5 kicking off in Newcastle on 6 April, boasting a…
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MPS Call Last Orders on Draconian Pub Tax
A new report, issued by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) of MPs, calls on the Government to urgently address the business rate iniquity which…
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Devastating Energy Cost Increases and Soaring Inflation Threaten Survival of UK Pubs
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has again written to the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) making…
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