Barkby Group Seeks to Dispose 9-Pub Estate
In a trading and strategy update, the Barkby Group has announced it is looking to dispose of its nine pubs. It comes after the group…
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Nelson Hotels & Inns Change Up Energy Saving Strategies As Bills Continue To Rise
Nelson Hotels & Inns, an award-winning collection of family-run hotels, inns, and restaurants across Cheshire, has recently revealed it will potentially see an overall annual…
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1 in 4 Small Businesses Plan to Close, Downsize, or Restructure if Energy Bills Relief Ends in April Next Year
Small firms’ survival during the ongoing energy price crisis will depend on continued government support through Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) beyond March 2023, according…
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New Report Shows Government Underestimates True Value of Club Culture in the UK
With recent reports stating that 1 in 3 Nightclubs are at risk of closing in the coming months, the NTIA and AFEM have expressed concern…
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Strike Resolution Needed as Hospitality Set to Lose £1.5 Billion
UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls has written to the Transport Secretary Mark Harper outlining the scale of the damage facing the sector. Analysis by UKHospitality…
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Staff Shortages This Christmas for 62% of Hospitality Businesses
Three quarters of operators say they are expecting a shortage of kitchen staff and 74% say they are expecting not to have enough front of…
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Greater Manchester Launches Christmas Campaign to Save its Hospitality Sector
With just one month to go until Christmas, Greater Manchester’s Night Time Economy Adviser has launched a festive campaign to support the city-region’s hospitality industry….
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9 in 10 Brits Are Concerned About Christmas Costs
The latest research from product intelligence platform Vypr has identified consumer concern over costs in the year’s run-up to Christmas. In a nationally representative study,…
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Soaring Energy Bills Add Misery To The Struggling Hospitality Sector
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk) The outlook for the hospitality industry in the UK has been darkening gradually amid the rising cost of…
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Pubs See Business Rates Assessments Slashed 17%
The Government has now adjusted the rateable values of all 2.1 million non-domestic properties across all sectors of the economy in England and Wales to…
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Look to British workers to Fill Vacancies Minister Tells Businesses
UK businesses should be “looking to the British workforce” rather than relying on immigrants to fill vacancies post-Brexit, a minister has said. Director general of…
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One In Nine Hospitality Jobs Still Vacant As Staffing Crisis Continues
One in nine hospitality jobs remain vacant despite recent improvements in recruitment, new surveys from CGA by NielsenIQ and Fourth reveal. The October Business Confidence…
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UKHospitality Scotland Calls on the Scottish Government to Implement Business Rate Support
UKHospitality Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to implement business rate support Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, UKHospitality Scotland Executive Director Leon Thompson…
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Restaurant Insolvencies Worse Now than During Pandemic says Report
Restaurant company insolvencies are happening at a faster rate than during covid, according to new research by audit, tax, and advisory firm Mazars. Insolvencies have…
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Craft Union Pub Company Announce Winners of Operator Awards 2022
Craft Union Pub Company, which was named the Best Community Operator at the 2022 Publican Awards, has announced this year’s winners of its Operator Awards….
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