UK Insolvencies: When Is The Cure Worse Than The Disease?
12,527 Company insolvencies in Q2 & Q3-2023 – the highest level since 2009. 10,162 Creditors voluntary liquidations (CVLs) in Q2 & Q3-2023 – highest since…
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10,000 Venues Sign Up To Hospitality Wellbeing and Development Promise
More than 100 leading businesses from across hospitality have united in their commitment to supporting the development of their workforce. The Hospitality Wellbeing and Development…
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Star Opens The Unicorn in Cardiff, its Biggest Single Investment in the UK This Year
Star Pubs & Bars has completed its biggest single investment in the UK this year, a £1.4m upgrade of The Unicorn in Cardiff. The opening…
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Research Shows Likely Cost Of Living Hit To Christmas Spending
KPMG research shows consumer intention to cut back on socialising, buying gifts, groceries. The scale of Christmas spending cutbacks due to the cost of living…
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The Arkell’s Strawberry Thief Awarded The New Build Award In CAMRA’s Pub Design Awards
The Arkell’s Strawberry Thief, Swindon has been awarded the New Build Award in CAMRA’s Pub Design Awards, New Build category and today played host to…
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FSB Calls For Autumn Statement To Include Commitment To Business Rate Discount
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has labelled the upcoming Autumn Statement a watershed moment for the Government to cement its commitment to the small business community…
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Brewdog Launches New Half Price Offering For 18-25 Year Olds
BrewDog has announced a new Under-25 Club, an initiative that offers 50% discounts for customers between the ages of 18-25 across everything from beer, to…
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Real Living Wage Increases by 10%
Over 460,000 people working for 14,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a vital cost-of-living pay boost, as the Living Wage…
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London Hotel Performance Growth Moderated in September
With the summer travel surge concluded, London’s hotel industry showed more normalized levels of growth, according to preliminary September 2023 data from CoStar, provider of…
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The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance Launches New Net Positive Hospitality Academy
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) has announced the launch of the Net Positive Hospitality Academy (the Academy), a groundbreaking sustainable training system that will…
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Red Oak Taverns to Acquire 17 Pubs from St Austell Brewery
National pub company Red Oak Taverns has announced it will complete on the purchase of 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery’s leased and tenanted estate….
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Christmas To Give A £12bn Boost To The Hospitality Industry – But Visitor Numbers Set To Fall
Hospitality venues are forecast to see a £12bn boost over the festive season, as consumers celebrate with family, friends and colleagues. The VoucherCodes.co.uk Shopping for…
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Weather and Rugby lift LAD in Another Solid Week For Drinks Sales
On Premise drinks sales rose 3% in the week to last Saturday (14 October)—making it eight weeks of growth out of nine for the Daily…
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Pub Closures Set To Rise Ten-Fold Without Rate Relief Pub Boss Warns
The hospitality sector will see closure rates increase tenfold without business rates relief, the boss of Fuller’s has warned, as businesses brace for an increase…
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Government Must Ensure Minimum Rail Service or Provide Compensation
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said the government must ensure a minimum rail service in the lead up to and over the festive period…
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