Shepherd Neame Recorded Strong Sales In The Second Half Of 2025
Pub group and brewer Shepherd Neame has hailed a bumper Christmas with like-for-like trade during the 26 weeks to 27 December 2025 up 4.5%, with…
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SBPA Welcomes Aberdeen’s World Cup Licensing Extension And Urges Other Boards To Follow
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has warmly welcomed Aberdeen City Licensing Board’s decision to grant a blanket 3am licensing extension for the duration…
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NTIA Blasts Treasury Over 81% Hike On Surviving Pubs And Hidden Tax Raid On Nightlife
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has today issued an urgent ultimatum to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, warning that the 2026 business rates revaluation will be…
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Support An Independent Pub Day Returns For Third Year
To mark the close of Dry January, a group of dedicated pub supporters, including author Thomas J. Vosper of Historic Pub Crawls fame and the…
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‘Disastrous’ Welsh Budget Lands Hospitality With £122m Business Rates Bill
UKHospitality Cymru has slammed the Welsh Budget as ‘disastrous’ for Welsh hospitality, with the sector being hit with a mammoth £122m hike to its business…
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Gavin Stewart is Appointed Area Manager for Croeso Pubs
Gavin Stewart, the man who has helped lead Cardiff city centre venue The Philharmonic to a record-breaking year has been promoted to area manager for…
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Chestnut Raise £21K+ in Christmas Fundraising Campaign for Local Causes
Chestnut has raised more than £21,000 in two months for StreetSmart and The Giving Tree by taking part in StreetSmart’s £1-on-the-Bill Campaign During November and…
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Stonegate Group Partners with CALM to Tackle Suicide and Champion Mental Health Across the UK
Stonegate Group has announced a two-year partnership with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to bring suicide prevention into the heart of Britain’s pubs, bars and…
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Tax Timebomb Poses Existential Threat To High Streets, Government Warned
Small businesses in hospitality and leisure are facing three years of business rates misery with an average 52 per cent hike in bills being piled…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Pubs Relief Welcome, But Unfair to Rest of the Sector
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. The Chancellor’s confirmation that pubs will receive additional short-term business rates relief is welcome news, and it represents a…
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Pubs & Restaurants Show Resilience Amid Challenging Economic Landscape
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has today launched its annual Business Outlook report, ‘Business Outlook 2026’, which reflects on key market activity, trends…
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Wetherspoon Has Been Recognised By The Top Employers Institute As A Top Employer United Kingdom 2026
It is the 21st time that has been certified by the Top Employers Institute (TEI) – the independent organisation behind the Top Employers accreditation. To…
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Urban Pubs & Bars Delivers Its Best Christmas Ever with Record Festive Trading
Urban Pubs & Bars, London’s largest independent pub company, comprising 66 sites announced its strongest Christmas trading performance on record, capping off an exceptional 2025…
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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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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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