Plea for Energy Bill Help as String of Breweries Shut Up Shop
CAMRA urges the Chancellor to announce continuing support with energy bills to stop more beloved breweries going under The Campaign for Real Ale is making…
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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.
SLTA Issues Strongest Warning Yet on Future of Scotland’s Licensed Trade and Hospitality Sector
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has issued its strongest warning yet that the licensed trade and hospitality industry north of the Border is “on…
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Third of Businesses to Reduce Opening Hours Over Christmas Due to Staff Shortages
New data from UKHospitality, in partnership with CGA by NielsenIQ, also shows the toll labour shortages have taken on business confidence, with 60% of business…
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Hospitality Businesses ‘Desperately Need’ Business Rates Support to Stay Viable
Scottish Budget Should at Least Match Chancellor’s Support for Pubs, Bars, Restaurants and Hotels or M any Will Not Survive the Winter, say Trade Bodies…
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Hospitality Professionals Association Calls for People to Support Local Hospitality During Train Strikes
With train strikes set to come into effect this week, the Hospitality Professionals Association is encouraging people to support their local hospitality businesses – in…
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Wales Announces £460m Business Rates Support Package
All businesses in Wales will benefit from new rates support from the Welsh Government to help with the effects of rising costs. A package of…
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Welsh Tourist Tax is ‘Wrong Tax at the Wrong Time’ Sector Leaders Say
The Wales Tourism Alliance (WTA) is calling on politicians in Wales to engage in closer communication with tourism trade bodies and tourism businesses to find…
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10,000 Young People Across UK Secure Jobs in Hospitality thanks to Springboard Charity
Hospitality charity Springboard is celebrating having supported more than 10,000 people into employment through its Springboard to 2022 initiative, which launched in October 2020. The…
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Small Firms Fear this Christmas Will be their Last if Energy Support Ends Post-March
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning that discontinuing government energy support at the end of March would force tens of thousands of small…
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Hospitality Sales and Wireless Logins Rise in Britain’s City Centres Ahead of Christmas Rush
Pubs, restaurants and bars have made a good start to the festive season in Britain’s major cities—but high inflation and rail strikes continue to make…
Read more...UKHospitality Success as Prime Minister Confirms Registration Scheme to Tackle Short-Term Lets
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to delivering a new tourist accommodation scheme in Prime Minister’s Questions. In response to a question by Conservative MP Nickie…
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Business Optimism Fell in the Quarter to November as Profitability Declines Further
Last quarter, business optimism continued to deteriorate for the third consecutive quarter across the service sector as a whole, the decline was particularly sharp in…
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Further Rail Strike Dates Announced as RMT Rejects Pay Offer
Further strikes over the Christmas period announced yesterday by rail union RMT are set to disrupt the “third Christmas in a row” for hospitality businesses…
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November Sales Lift, as Live Events and Sport Boosted Hospitality & Leisure
Consumer card spending grew 3.9 per cent year-on-year in November – slightly higher than in October (3.5 per cent), but well below the 9.6 per…
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8 in 10 Hospitality Small Businesses Taking Action to Strengthen for the Year Ahead
With the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasting that the UK economy will be in recession until the third quarter of 2023, new research from Novuna…
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