Inflation To Drop £864m Business Rates Bombshell On Hospitality
UKHospitality is calling for the Chancellor to freeze business rates and extend the current relief package at the Autumn Statement to avoid this unaffordable rise….
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CGA And RSM Hospitality Business Tracker Creates New On-The-Go Sales Monitor
CGA by NIQ and RSM UK are launching a powerful sales tracking service for Britain’s dynamic on-the-go food sector with an invitation for businesses to…
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Hospitality Trade Bodies Across UK And Ireland Call For Greater Support And Co-Operation From Governments
Hospitality trade bodies from Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland met in Belfast this week (Tuesday, 10 October) to discuss the…
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BII Insight Shows Despite Strong Sales For Many Pubs, Only 50% Are Profitable Due To Exceptional Trading Pressures
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today revealed trading insight from their members which highlights the severe impact of exceptional costs on their businesses…
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Wetherspoons Reports Like-for-Like Sales Increase of 13%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a pre-tax profit of £42.6m having seen like-for-like sales rise 12.7% in the 12 months to July 2023. During the period…
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Lumina Intelligence Research Finds Consumers Remain Value Conscious When Dining Out
The latest research from Lumina Intelligence Eating and Drinking Out Panel (4WE 03/09/2023) has revealed that rising consumer confidence and easing inflation year on year…
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Businesses Forecast To Pay An Extra £1.56 Billion In Rates Bills Next April
Colliers urge the Government to act on Business Rates now On current predictions, business rates bills look likely to rise by a total of £1.56…
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‘No Christmas Strikes’ – Hospitality Leaders Urge Unions
Leading hospitality businesses have joined UKHospitality’s calls for the crucial festive season to be protected and for an urgent resolution to the ongoing rail dispute….
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Make ‘Agent Of Change’ Legal Obligation For Developers
UKHospitality is calling for a legal strengthening of the ‘agent of change’ principle, to make it mandatory for developers to mitigate any noise issues from…
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Council Fails To Respond To Restaurant Nuisance Complaints
A Brentwood homeowner, suffering years of distress because the council did not properly investigate her concerns about the restaurant next door to her, has had…
Read more...Bristol Hoteliers Cautiously Optimistic About Future After A Strong Summer
The unpredictable weather throughout August did not prevent hoteliers in Bristol from enjoying a strong summer and being cautiously optimistic about the future. Overall occupancy…
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Government Announces New funding for Hospitality and Tourism
Pubs, museums and sports clubs across the United Kingdom have been given vital funding from Government to secure their future for generations to come. Forty-five…
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National Pubwatch Extends Free Educational Film Series To Help Pubs
National Pubwatch (NPW), which works to promote safe, secure and social drinking environments, has launched its latest range of free information films to help licensees…
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Brighton Pier Sales Group Report Sales Fall in “Challenging Environment”
Brighton Pier Group has announced a decline in total revenues due to “ongoing inflationary pressures” in its unaudited results for the six months ending 25…
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Night Time Economy loses £3.5 Million Due to Strikes and Could Double If Strike Action Persists into the Festive Season
The Night Time Industries Association has is waring how damaging the latest rail strikes in the UK will be for bars, clubs, venues and other…
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