Business Wait On £750 MILLION In Tax Rebates as Recession Looms
The number of outstanding business rates Challenges continues to rise in England as firms wait on an estimated £750 million in tax rebates with experts…
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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.
One in Seven Pubs and Restaurants Lost in The City of London Since COVID-19
The City of London (the capital’s Square Mile district) has seen a net decline of one in seven (14%) licensed premises since March 2020, the…
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Use Soft Drink Sugar Levy To Ensure Lasting Commonwealth Games Legacy
The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for money raised from the soft drinks industry levy to be reinvested in council-run initiatives to boost physical…
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Football and Fine Weather Result in Winning Drinks Sales
A winning combination of the Euros final, the return of the Premier League and good comparative weather contributed to On Premise drinks sales defying current…
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200 Breweries Opened in the UK Last Year as Craft Beer Boom Enters Second Decade
Another 200 new breweries opened in the UK last year, meaning that there are now 2,426 breweries in operation across the UK, shows a new…
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Deliveroo Launches ‘Chipwatch’ To Protect Britain’s Beachgoers From Seagulls This Summer
As a new survey reveals that 53% of Brits have experienced the act of robbery by seagulls while trying to enjoy an al fresco meal,…
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NTIA Calls for Action as Operators See Insurance Premiums Double
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called on the government to intervene over the issue of spiralling insurance premium costs within the leisure sector,…
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Pint of Beer Predicted to hit £13.98 by 2025
As we see the fastest price in the last 40 years a survey has predicted that beer is likely to almost £14 per pint by 2025 .
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Nottingham Council Reconsiders Late-Night Levy Charge
Nottingham’s Late-Night Levy looks set to be to be scrapped following a Full Council meeting next month. The levy, which requires businesses that sell alcohol…
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The NACC Care Chef of the Year 2022 Finalists Revealed
The line-up of talented care chefs set to compete in the national final of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the…
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Gintel: UK On-Trade & Hospitality Favours Marketplace Dominators Over Local Small Batch Gins
Market research by Shepper, an innovative data-collection service, has revealed that the UK’s on-trade and hospitality outlets are preferring to serve leading brands of gin and tonic as their house products instead of supporting local and small-batch counterparts.
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Rishi Sunak Pledges Business Rates Reduction if Elected PM
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut business rates this autumn as his latest tax promise in the Tory leadership race. Speaking at a…
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Flaws in the Licensing System Remain Unresolved, says New Lords Report
Significant issues remain between the licensing and planning systems and little progress has been made in addressing the lack of coordination between the two systems….
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Pubs & Bars ‘at Risk of Being Forgotten’, Say Hospitality Trade Bodies
Scotland’s three major hospitality trade associations, the Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA), Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), and UKHospitality Scotland (UKHS) have called on…
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Rapidly Escalating Energy Bills are Killing Our Nations’ Pubs
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today written to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chancellor, highlighting the devastating impact of the…
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