Bank Top And Big Trip Take Home Top Awards At The Indie Beer Awards 2025
The two top awards in cask and keg at the Indie Beer Awards North West have been awarded to Bank Top Brewery in Bolton and…
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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.
Businesses Call For Voice In Overnight Levy Discussions, To Avoid Unintended Consequences For Flagship UK Destinations
Where overnight visitor levies are introduced, businesses must have a voice in their design and rollout, according to High Streets UK (HSUK), the pro-growth partnership…
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Wetherspoon Reports Profit Growth but Warn of “Government-Led” Cost Increases
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has announced improved annual financial results, though the company has flagged a slowdown in recent trading and warned that mounting costs…
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Shepherd Neame Sponsors Contemporary Kent Artists Series
Shepherd Neame is to be the principal sponsor for the inaugural Contemporary Kent Artists (CKA) exhibition series in Whitstable, which runs from October 8 to…
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Hospitality Food And Drink Prices Rise For Fifth Month In A Row As Pressures Mount
Food and drink prices in the hospitality sector rose by 0.4% in the month to August, the latest Foodservice Price Index from CGA by NIQ…
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Hotel Occupancy Holds Strong In August But Staff Costs Bite
UK hoteliers managed to uphold strong occupancy in August, but staff costs continued to bite, with profitability taking a hit, according to the RSM Hotels…
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Private Security Businesses Question Ministerial Position as Controversy Mounts Over ‘S12’ Security Leadership Group
Growing concerns are emerging across the UK private security sector regarding the newly formed ‘S12’ security leadership group, which critics argue prioritises the interests of…
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Major Revamp to Relaunch Yorkshire Pub Operator’s Third Site with Star
Yorkshire community pub operators Simon Woodcock and Richard Hepplestone are expanding their estate to 10 sites by taking the lease on The Upton Arms in…
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Star Pubs Launches Celebrity Social Media Campaign To Attract A New Generation Of Licensees
Star Pubs is launching a year-long social media campaign featuring celebrities with the aim of attracting the next generation of licensees to the leased &…
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Admiral Taverns Celebrates 100th Meet The Pro’ Pool Evening
Admiral Taverns has celebrated its 100th ‘Meet the Pro’ pool event at The Falcon in Hull on Thursday 25th September. The event provided local pool teams with…
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Greene King Celebrates Pub Franchisees With Dedicated Franchise Awards
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business unit of Greene King, has celebrated the success of its franchisees with an awards ceremony…
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Fullers Announce Return of “Only in the Pub” Celebration of Cask Ale
Fuller’s has announced the return of Only in the Pub – its campaign celebrating cask ale. Following last year’s successful campaign, which put cask ale…
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Hospitality Staff Turnover Drops By Close To 10%
The UK hospitality sector has seen a significant reduction in team turnover over the past year, dropping from 75% to 67%, according to first-of-its-kind insight…
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Wirral Pub Owner Renames Venue in Digital ID Protest
A New Brighton publican has rebranded his establishment in opposition to government proposals for digital identification, drawing parallels with George Orwell’s surveillance-themed novel 1984. Dan…
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Cornish Hospitality Buyers Encouraged to Register for Expowest Cornwall – 3rd & 4th March 2026
Cornwall’s longest-running hospitality trade show, Expowest Cornwall, returns on Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th March 2026, bringing together everything the Duchy’s hospitality sector needs, under…
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