Mixed Picture On Drinks Sales As Festive Rush Begins
Year-on-year drinks sales fell again at the beginning of December but there were brighter spots of trading to raise hopes for a strong Christmas and…
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All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
MPs Back Card Payments On Gaming Machines
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has backed UKHospitality’s call for card payments to be permitted for use on gaming machines. The committee said it…
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Greene King Supports Brand New Macmillan Initiative
Greene King is strengthening its resolve to help even more people living with cancer as it announces it will be supporting a new Macmillan initiative…
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Scottish Tourism And Hospitality Bodies Express ‘Extreme Disappointment’ At Scottish Budget
The Scottish Tourism Alliance, UKHospitality Scotland, the Scottish Licensed Trade Association and the Scottish Beer and Pub Association have highlighted the material threat of long-term…
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Admiral Taverns Invests Over £690,000 Into Two Hull Community Pubs
BarsAdmiral Taverns has invested £692,000 across two Hull community pubs on Anlaby Road. The Parkers, run by passionate operator Paul Harker, has received a £268,000…
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Alun Cairns MP Sends Important Message to MPs for the Community Pub Hero Awards
In a video message Alun Cairns MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, has called on MPs to nominate their local pubs for…
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Spiking To Be Targeted In Raft Of New Measures
Photo Credit – Getty Images Spiking will be targeted by police and door staff in a raft of new measures unveiled yesterday (Monday 18 December)…
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Government Publishes Draft Statutory Code of Practice for Tipping
The Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is publishing this Code to promote fairness and transparency in the distribution of…
Read more...10,000 Hospitality Businesses ‘Hang In The Balance’ Without Rates Support
New analysis shows that thousands of Scottish hospitality businesses will be left unsupported, if rates relief isn’t included in the Scottish Budget. The Fraser of…
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The Burnt Chef Project Encourages Operators to Boost Their Colleagues’ Morale This Christmas
The team behind The Burnt Chef Project has joined forces with Morale, the world’s kindest social networking platform, to encourage hospitality businesses and operators to…
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Greene King’s Popular Tub2Pub Recycling Campaign Is Back
Greene King is running its successful Tub2Pub initiative again in the new year so customers can recycle their empty plastic confectionary and crackers tubs, saving…
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The Official Reopening Of The Royal Crown In Rochester Brings Plenty Of Christmas Cheers
There was standing room only when Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, officially reopened its historic Rochester pub, The Royal Crown, following a stunning £1.2 million…
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NTIA & Parliamentarians Urge Home Office to Review Spiking Crime Categorisation
NTIA is pressing the Home Office to support a renewed examination of a fundamental legislative change that classifies spiking as a distinct criminal category. This…
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FSA Backs Call To Make Allergy Information Compulsory On Menus
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has backed calls for “Owen’s Law”, which would force restaurants to publish allergy information on their menus. The FSA Board…
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Hospitality Urges Welsh Government to Provide £50, Rates Relief Lifeline
UKHospitality Cymru is calling on Welsh Government to boost beleaguered pubs, hotels and restaurants in Wales and provide vital business rates relief in next week’s…
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