Drinks Sales Back In Marginal Growth As Christmas Trading Begins
Operators and suppliers have started the crucial festive season with modest growth in drinks sales in the first half of November. CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Catastrophic Rates Rise In April Will Put Thousands Of Pubs Out Of Business
Publicans in England in Wales have reacted with fury and dismay at the realisation that far from receiving clearly promised help with their business rates,…
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Manor Farm Barn Unveils £60K Refurbishment
Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has completed a £60,000 refurbishment of Manor Farm Barn in Southfleet. Originally an 18th-century threshing barn, it…
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Marston’s Reports Strong Profit Growth with 71% Surge in Full-Year Results
Pub operator Marston’s has reported robust financial performance for the year ending 27 September 2025, marking its second consecutive year of significant profit expansion. The…
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Pontefract Community Pub Reopens Following £320,000 Makeover
The Travellers Rest in Featherstone, Pontefract has reopened following a transformational investment of nearly £320,000. Inside, The Travellers Rest has been completely refreshed to breathe…
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Britain’s Late-Night Economy Could Lose 10,000 More Businesses and 150,000 Jobs by 2028
Industry Leaders Warn That Without Intervention, Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs, Businesses and UK Cultural Identity Are at Risk Britain’s late-night economy is under severe…
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SIBA Launches 2026 Industry Survey to Help Organisation ‘Fight For Fairness’ in Independent Brewing Sector
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) has launched its Industry Report Questionnaire, an industry survey which garners data for the SIBA Independent Beer…
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HMRC Receipts on “Sin Taxes” Continue to Fall – Now Just 2.8% of Total Tax Revenues
HMRC’s takings from ‘sin taxes’ have fallen by 35% over the past decade to £24.2bn or 2.8% of its total revenues in 2024/25, versus 4.3%…
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Flat October for Drinks Sales Leaves On Premise Hoping for Budget boost
On Premise operators and suppliers ended October with a small drop in drinks sales as consumers kept a lid on their spending, CGA by NIQ’s…
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SIBA Launch ‘Industry Newcomer’ And ‘Beer Champion’ Categories To Highlight Outstanding Individuals
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today launched the SIBA Business Awards 2026, including two new categories for ‘Brewing Industry Individual Newcomer…
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Sherborne Community Pub Reopens Following Transformational £200,000 Refurbishment
Popular community pub, The Mermaid on Bristol Road in Sherborne, reopened on Wednesday 12th November following a phenomenal, combined investment of £200,000 from experienced licensee,…
Read more...UK Drinks Industry Unites in Call on Chancellor Not to Raise Excise Duty
With two weeks to go until the Autumn Budget, and on the day of a collective meeting with the Exchequer Secretary, the seven trade bodies…
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Oxfordshire Operator Builds A Three-Pub Estate In A Year
Oxfordshire operator, Stephen Williams has taken on a Star Pubs’1 lease for The Fox Inn, Boars Hill. This latest move brings his portfolio to three…
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Take A Look Inside Bolton Pub Following £265,000 Makeover
The Pineapple on Blackburn Road in Bolton officially reopened last Thursday 30th October following a transformational investment of more than £265,000. The pub is part…
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New Publican Takes The Helm At 16th Century Cornish Pub
A new publican has taken on one of Cornwall’s most cherished village pubs, the Polgooth Inn. Andrew Milburn has worked for St Austell Brewery for…
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