The Ox Comes To Clapham High Street
Family-owned pub company, Polygon Public House, will opens its second gastropub this month following on from the Rose & Crown in Clapham. The Clapham High…
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All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade.
Swifties Drive Unseasonal Boost In Hotel Occupancy, Rates and Profits
The UK hotel industry enjoyed a good end to the summer with occupancy and average daily room rates up when compared to August last year,…
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Proposals to Create New Lifestyle Hotel at NOMA Manchester’s Landmark New Century House Revealed
Plans have been revealed to transform New Century House – the iconic Grade II listed building into an upscale hotel in NOMA, Manchester’s growing neighbourhood….
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The Good Beer Guide 2025 Shows The Power Of Protecting Pubs
The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide – the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide – is celebrating its 52nd edition with not…
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Local Pubs Deliver Invaluable Socio-Economic Value, Ministers Must Act To Save Them – New Report Urges
Government must overhaul a counterproductive regulatory and tax landscape that threatens the future of the ever-popular British local pub as a vital social and economic…
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Darégal Gourmet UK Unveils Food Trends Report For 2025 And Beyond With Key Insights For Chefs And Food Manufacturers
An insightful trends report has been unveiled by the team at Darégal Gourmet UK following extensive research with chefs and consumers. The report highlights some…
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New Chairman for Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced Ash Corbett-Collins has been appointed as its new Chairman. An election took place at a meeting of…
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Hospitality Insolvencies Jump 16% With No Let-Up In Tough Trading Conditions
Company Insolvency Statistics show accommodation and food service insolvencies increased 16% in the year to July 2024 (from 3,292 in the 12 months to July…
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Hospitality Businesses Urged To Prepare For New Tipping Laws
A hospitality business adviser is warning owners of pubs and restaurants not to fall foul of new rules governing workers’ tips. Lynne Blakey, a director…
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Last Orders – 50 Pubs A Month ‘Vanish’ During First 6 Months of 2024
50 pubs a month ‘vanished’ for good from the English and Welsh communities that they once served calling last orders for the final time during…
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Grey Summer Ends with 1.3% Growth for Hospitality Groups in August
Britain’s leading hospitality groups achieved modest year-on-year sales growth of 1.3% in August 2024, the latest edition of the CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals….
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New Welsh Tax Laws Are A Blueprint To Fixing Business Rates
The changes to Welsh law pave the way for a lower level of business rates for hospitality. The Local Government Finance (Wales) Act became law…
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TGI Fridays Falls Into Administration With 87 Sites And 3,000 Jobs At Risk
The UK operator of TGI Fridays has gone into administration as the hospitality firm seeks to sell its chain of 87 restaurants across the country,…
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Fix Business Rates To Avoid Inflationary Spike
UK inflation held steady at 2.2 per cent in August, leaving the possibility for the Bank of England to cut interest rates again this year….
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Brewer And Pub Operator Wells & Co. Joins Expanding Zero Carbon Forum Member Roster
Wells & Co., the Bedfordshire based, family-owned brewery, which operates 200 pubs across England and France, is the latest member to join Zero Carbon Forum,…
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