Industry Reacts to Chancellors Rates Support
Relief Welcome-But Long-Term Concerns Remain Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ eleventh-hour business rates package for pubs has been welcomed by industry leaders however operators and trade bodies…
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Emergency Business Rates Support Cuts Average Pub Tax Bill By £12,500 Over Three Years, With Bills Now Held Flat After Revaluation
The government’s emergency business rates support for pubs will cut the bill for an average pub by more than £12,500 over the three years of…
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Beyond Borders: Hospitality’s Hunt For New Talent Amid A Perfect Storm For The Sector In 2026
Quinyx warns global recruitment and smarter workforce planning will define hospitality success as staffing shortages persist UK hospitality businesses are heading into 2026 facing a…
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Industry Body Warns Of 2026 ‘Survival Crisis’ For British Beer As Brewery Closures Average 3 Per Week Across UK
According to new figures released today by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker, brewery closure rates increased dramatically during 2025 compared to previous years, with a…
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Treasury Prepares £100m Annual Support Package for Struggling Pub Sector
The Treasury is expected to unveil a financial support package worth approximately £100 million per year for the pub sector, following mounting concerns about venue…
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Hospitality Closures Accelerate In Fourth Quarter As Costs Rise Again
Britain’s number of licensed premises fell by 0.4% in the last three months of 2025, the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from NIQ reveals The country…
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Star Pubs Opens First of 35 New JAT Sites in 2026
Star Pubs is to roll out 35 new managed operator Just Add Talent (JAT) sites in 2026, the first of which, The Earl of Beaconsfield…
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Scottish Pubs To Be Hit With 86% Business Rates Increase
New analysis from UKHospitality Scotland reveals the significant increases set to hit pubs and hotels across Scotland, as a result of increases to rateable values,…
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Wetherspoon Reports Strong Sales Growth Despite Rising Cost Pressures
JD Wetherspoon has reported encouraging sales momentum across its estate, with like-for-like sales climbing 4.7% in the 25 weeks to 18 January 2026, though the…
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Almost 9,000 Hospitality Jobs Lost Since the Budget
The latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics also reveals that hospitality employed 20,014 fewer people in December 2025, compared to September…
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Gavin Stewart is Appointed Area Manager for Croeso Pubs
Gavin Stewart, the man who has helped lead Cardiff city centre venue The Philharmonic to a record-breaking year has been promoted to area manager for…
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UK’s Biggest Hotels & Holiday Parks Urge Chancellor To Implement Hospitality-Wide Business Rates Solution
In a letter to the Chancellor, more than 130 leading accommodation businesses warn that business rates hikes will present the most significant challenge to ongoing…
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Master Innholders Opens Applications for 2026 Membership
The Master Innholders has officially opened applications for hospitality leaders wishing to join its prestigious community of hoteliers in 2026. As a standard-bearer for professionalism…
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Tax Timebomb Poses Existential Threat To High Streets, Government Warned
Small businesses in hospitality and leisure are facing three years of business rates misery with an average 52 per cent hike in bills being piled…
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UK’s Top Hotels, Restaurants And Bars Unite To Launch New ‘Help Out Hospitality’ Campaign
More than 50 of the UK’s top hospitality venues and suppliers are teaming up to attract customers and help combat mounting industry pressures this spring….
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