Christmas Boosts Engagement for UK Hospitality, but Margins Remain Under Pressure
Christmas trading delivered the strongest engagement of the year for the UK On Trade in December, with venues busier, visits longer and spend per head…
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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.
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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Government Considers Age Restrictions on Zero-Alcohol Beverages
The government is said to be exploring the possibility of introducing age restrictions on the sale of zero-alcohol and low-alcohol beverages, a move that has…
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Fullers Report Strong Festive Trading
Fuller, Smith & Turner has reported a strong Christmas and New Year trading period, achieving like-for-like sales of 8.2% for the five-week period, against a…
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Darts Legend, Stephen Bunting, Visits The Brackens Pub As Winner Of National Darts Final Is Crowned
Darts fever hit Alvaston on Sunday as local favourite The Brackens welcomed fans for Craft Union’s ‘Darts Round the Board Grand Final’, with professional darts…
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More Than 20 Hospitality And Leisure Uses Face Bigger Business-Rates Rises Than Pubs, New Data Shows
Following the announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves of a “temporary support” package for pubs new analysis shows that pubs are far from the most exposed…
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Stonegate Moves to Streamline Business Amid Tough Trading Climate
Stonegate Group has reportedly brought in external advisers as it looks to simplify its corporate structure in response to ongoing pressures across the hospitality sector….
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Chancellor Confirms Further Short-Term Business Rates Help For Pubs
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that pubs are set to receive additional short-term financial support, following mounting concern across the sector over sharp increases in…
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CAMRA Cheers UK’s Best Pub Saving Superheroes and Defenders of Heritage
CAMRA has named the Hull Community Pub Society, who saved the New Clarence in Hull, as winners of its Pub Saving Awards 2025 – the first…
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Scottish Budget: Business Rates Announcement Branded “Underwhelming”
The Scottish Budget has been branded as “underwhelming” in terms of business rates changes announced, according to Louise Daly, Head of Business Rates in Scotland…
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Urban Pubs & Bars Continues London Growth Strategy with Sixth Acquisition of 2026
London independent pub group Urban Pubs & Bars has announced the acquisition of The Birdcage in East London from Brewdog, marking its sixth acquisition of…
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NTIA Seeks Legal Advice On Businesses Marginalised From Rates Support
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has confirmed it is seeking legal advice following continued government signalling, through media briefings rather than formal policy announcements,…
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Card Spending Falls In December, But Pub Spending Returns To Growth
Growth in consumer card spending decreased –1.7 per cent year-on-year in December, a further decline from November (-1.1 per cent) and considerably less than the…
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Hotels Also Need To Be Considered In Any Business Rates “U” Turn Says Colliers
Hotels must be considered in the governments proposed “rethink” on any business rates says business rates specialists Colliers as its flawed business rates valuations are…
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Hospitality Set For 2,076 Closures, Without Sector-Wide Business Rates Solution
Over 2,000 hospitality venues could close their doors during 20216 according to new modelling from sector body UKHospitality. The analysis reveals that six hospitality venues…
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