Hospitality Star Promoted To Lead The Lesters Arms
A young Brewood-born hospitality star is serving up a treat after she secured her dream job – at just 25-years-old. Mia Williams has been promoted…
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Pub News
All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Average Welsh Pub Faces 74% Business Rates Rise After New Government Announcement, New Analysis Shows
The average Welsh pub will now face a 74% increase in its business rates bill next April following the announcement by the Welsh Government (3…
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JKS Pubs Rebrands to Ardent Pub Group with Private Investment
After four years partnering with JKS Restaurants (JKS), JKS Pubs has been fully acquired through a private investment round led by Founder and Managing Director,…
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Nightclubs Ready To Become The UK’s World Cup 2026 Fan Zones As Late Kick-Offs Align Perfectly With Existing Licences
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup featuring many late-night fixtures due to North American time zones, UK nightclubs, bars, and live music venues are emerging…
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Independent Brewers Warning to Chancellor Following Budget Impact on Hospitality Sector’
Independent brewers have fired a stark warning shot across Westminster’s bow, penning an urgent open letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves that lays bare their “deep…
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Brakspear Pubs Triumph In Cotswolds Awards
Two Brakspear pubs in the Cotswolds have triumphed in the Cotswolds Awards 2025. The Lamb Inn at Great Rissington won the Best Sunday Lunch award…
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BII Releases Shocking Results Of Member Survey Following Devastating Budget Announcement
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today released the results of their flash survey following the Chancellor’s budget announcement last week, with the devastating…
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Average Pub Faces 78% Business Rates Rise as Wage Inflation and VAT Stagnation Push Sector to Breaking Point
The UK pub and restaurant sector is warning of a severe financial tightening following last week’s Budget, which confirmed another rise in the standard business-rates…
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Brunning and Price Come to Blacknest, Alton
Brunning and Price have announced the opening of the Barn Owl in Blacknest, formerly the Jolly Farmer before its closure in January 2024. This takes…
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St Austell Brewery CEO Warns of Budget Threat to Pub Industry
The head of a major regional brewery has raised serious concerns about government fiscal policy following last week’s Budget statement. Kevin Georgel, who leads St…
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Pubs, Clubs and Venues in UK Cities Slammed by Hidden Business Rates Bombshell Says NTIA
Night-time economy businesses across the UK are facing a devastating financial blow from April 2026, as government business rates reforms quietly abolish the 40% Hospitality,…
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Admiral Taverns Wins ‘Best Recruitment Strategy’ At The 2025 National Innovation In Training Awards
Admiral Taverns has announced that the Group has been awarded the ‘Best Recruitment Strategy’ at the British Institute of Innkeeping’s 2025 National Innovation in Training…
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Drinks Sales Back In Marginal Growth As Christmas Trading Begins
Operators and suppliers have started the crucial festive season with modest growth in drinks sales in the first half of November. CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Catastrophic Rates Rise In April Will Put Thousands Of Pubs Out Of Business
Publicans in England in Wales have reacted with fury and dismay at the realisation that far from receiving clearly promised help with their business rates,…
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Mitchells & Butlers Faces £130m Cost Increase Amid Wage and Tax Changes
Mitchells & Butlers, the operator behind popular pub and restaurant chains including All Bar One, Toby Carvery, Harvester, and Miller & Carter, has announced it…
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