JD Wetherspoon Launches Legal Action Over Welsh Pub Name
JD Wetherspoon is taking legal action against a Welsh pub following a rebranding row for using its name on signs. The pub group has filed…
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All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Inflation Hits BOE Target, But Hospitality Hit As Consumers Cut Back
Inflation is acutely hitting Gen X and their confidence to spend, even as other consumers start to feel better off as economic headwinds ease. A…
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BII Announce Licensee of the Year 2024 Winner
The BII Licensee of the Year winner has been unveiled, Justine Lorriman from The Royal Dyche in Burnley beat off stiff competition from five other…
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SNP Manifesto Commits To Lower Rate Of Vat For Hospitality
Leon Thompson, Executive Director of UKHospitality Scotland, said: “Lowering the rate of VAT for hospitality has been a long-standing ask of UKHospitality’s and I’m pleased…
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Hospitality Groups Beat Mixed Weather And Inflation With 3.6% Growth
Britain’s leading hospitality groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of 3.6% in May 2024 despite disappointing weather in many parts of Britain, the latest CGA RSM…
Read more...New Poll: Three Quarters Of The Public Say Westminster Is Not Working Well
Three quarters of the public say that Westminster needs to improve, new polling has found. A poll of 2,226 people, conducted by Savanta on behalf…
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Hospitality Insolvencies Highlight Crippling Challenges Faced By The Sector
Newly released company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food service insolvencies increased 27% in the year to April 2024 (from 3,004 in the 12 months…
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Labour Plan For High Streets Right To Focus On Saving Great British Pub
The Labour Party’s plan for high streets commits to replacing the business rates system, cutting energy bills and giving communities the ‘right to buy’ community…
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Scotland Visa Urgently Needed, As Hospitality Vacancies Increase
UKHospitality Scotland has added its voice to growing calls for the specific needs of Scotland to be recognised in the UK’s immigration system. Recruitment challenges…
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Wireless Social Makes Final Call For Teams To Enter Hospitality Kicks Football Tournament Later This Month
Wireless Social, the Access Group-owned leading provider of guest Wi-Fi solutions, is making a final call for both men’s and women’s teams to re-create EUROs…
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Inflation Falls To 2% Target As Food Prices Rise At Slowest Rate Since 2021
Inflation has fallen to the Bank of England’s 2% target for the first time in almost three years. Prices rose at 2% in the year…
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CGA’s Pubtrack Reveals Consumers’ Top Pub Operators
A consumer tracking service has unveiled its latest rankings of Britain’s biggest pub operators, based on guest satisfaction, revisit potential and recommendation scores. PubTrack is…
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Couple Bid Farewell To The Market Inn In Faversham After Almost 20 Years
A couple who will retire this week after almost 20 years running the same Shepherd Neame pub, say they will miss there always being someone…
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Increasing Pub Closures Show Impact Of Cost Increases
New analysis shows the number of pubs in England and Wales fell by 239 in the first quarter of 2024 – almost 80 a month….
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32 Independent Venues Shut Weekly In 2023-2024, As Political Parties Accused Of Turning Back On Youth And Culture
The upcoming general election on July 4th has once again revealed a distressing lack of commitment from major political parties towards our younger generation and…
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