Chesterfield Landlord Celebrates 30 Years at the Helm
Chesterfield landlord Adrian Matthews celebrated his 30-year anniversary running The Barley Mow pub this month. Taking over the local on the 10th of June 1993,…
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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.
Heartwood Collection Awarded Top Three-Star Food Made Good Rating By The Sustainable Restaurant Association
Hospitality group Heartwood Collection has been awarded a three-star rating under the Food Made Good Standard from The Sustainable Restaurant Association (The SRA), the highest…
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London’s Hospitality Stabilises After COVID Closures
Central London’s hospitality sector is recovering after suffering hundreds of closures of licensed premises during the turmoil of COVID-19, according to the latest Hospitality Market…
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Star Pubs & Bars Invests £6.8m In External Makeovers
HEINEKEN-owned Star Pubs & Bars is investing £6.8m in developing premium outdoor areas and revamping pub exteriors in 2023, benefitting 220 pubs. The investment leverages…
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New Beginnings For Nailsea Pub As New Management Partner Takes The Helm
An investment by independent pub company Punch Pubs & Co has helped to relaunch a Bristolian pub with a new face behind the bar just…
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BII Announce Licensee of the Year 2023
Following a final judging day at Sky Head Quarters on Monday 19th June, where each of the 6 finalists faced 3 panels of industry experts…
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Popular Community Pub Reopens with New Licensee Following £180,000 Transformation
The Plume of Feathers in Little Wymondley, Hitchin reopened on Saturday 10th June following an investment of £180,00 from community pub company, Admiral Taverns. The…
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Bumper Bank Holidays Help Hospitality to 5.6% growth in May
Britain’s restaurant, pub and bar groups achieved an eighth consecutive month of year-on-year sales growth in May 2023, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows….
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Heatwave and Football Help Drinks Sales Beat Inflation in Early June
Drinks sales hit double-digit year-on-year growth last week as warm weather sent consumers flocking to pubs and bars. CGA by NIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker reveals…
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New Report Reveals The True State Of The Hospitality Sector
A staggering 86% of UK hospitality operators will likely have to close in the next three years if their business costs don’t reduce and their…
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Pub Closures at Fastest Pace in a Decade as Rising Interest Rates and Energy Bills Take Toll
Pubs are closing at the fastest rate ten years, with analysts warning that of further closures, new research has revealed. 200 pub businesses entered insolvency…
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Up to £5,000 Fines for Operators Who Breach Tipping Laws
Following years of campaigning by trade unions and hospitality workers, a new tipping law was passed last month that will ensure service charges go directly…
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Amber Taverns Continues To Expand Its Geographic Footprint With Three New Pubs Opening This Month In Chester, Durham And Irvine
Amber Taverns, the operator of 165 high quality community, wet-led pubs located throughout the NE, NW and Midlands, Wales and Scotland, announces the opening of…
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UK Economy Grew by 0.2% in April with Boost from Hospitality Sector
The UK economy recorded slow growth in April, after having shrunk in the previous month, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics…
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Take A Look Inside New Northampton Pub
The Gardeners Arms on Wellingborough Road, in Northampton re-opened on Friday 9th June following a major investment of £217,000. The pub is part of the…
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