Restaurants and Bars Resilient in Northern Cities Amid Big Challenges
New research shows cities in the north of England are leading the UK hospitality market despite the impacts of multiple challenges including COVID-19, the cost…
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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.
Urgent Call for Government Support as 2,000 Pubs Face Closure
Two thousand of the nation’s much-loved pubs are facing last orders, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned as it calls on the…
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Popular Licensee At The Peel Arms Retires After 16 Years
Admiral Taverns, is celebrating local licensee, Margaret Weaver, at The Peel Arms in Ashley, Market Drayton, who is set to retire tomorrow, March 1st, after…
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UK Hotel Sector “Feeling the Chill” as Rising Energy Costs Start to Bite
Energy costs are now starting to bite the UK hotel sector, after benefitting from a lag in rising energy prices, according to the RSM Hotels…
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BBPA Recognised as Industry Leader on Diversity & Inclusion
The British Beer and Pub Association has won the Diversity and Inclusion award at the annual Trade Association Forum Awards. The award acknowledged the development…
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Live Music Industry Calls on Sunak to Unleash Sector’s Potential in Spring Budget
Rishi Sunak’s Government will miss a golden opportunity to unleash the live music sector’s potential if it fails to reinstate a lower rate of VAT…
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Walsall “Dystopian” Alcohol Ban Rejected
A possible ban on Walsall town centre venues selling alcohol beyond certain times in the was likened to ‘something out of a dystopian novel’. Walsall…
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Cheers! Publican Honoured for More than 30 Years Service at Historic Essex Pub
The publican of an historic Essex pub has been honoured with a prestigious award to celebrate more than 30 years’ service at the helm of…
Read more...A Third of Hospitality at Risk of Going Under, Despite Record Sales
Hospitality sales in 2022 topped pre-Covid levels but remain significantly behind 2019 in real terms due to inflation, leaving 32% of businesses at risk of…
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Popular Licensee Celebrates 10 Years at the White Lion
Allan Marks, licensee of the White Lion in Soberton, recently celebrated his 10th anniversary in the pub, a traditional countryside pub owned by the UK’s…
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Greene King Addresses Farmers’ Union in Bid for Closer Collaboration to Reduce Emissions
Greene King’s sustainability leader has told the National Farmers’ Union that it’s vital for the hospitality industry and farmers to work collaboratively together to help…
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Foodservice Price Inflation in First Fall Since September 2021
Foodservice price inflation fell slightly to 22.0% in January, the new edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI) reveals. While only a small…
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Wetherspoon Donates Over £200,000 to Fund Frontline Healthcare Apprenticeships
Pub chain Wetherspoons has invested in the health and care sector through a significant donation to pioneering home healthcare provider Cera, as part of the…
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Craft Union Pub Company Launches Winter Warmth Campaign for the Homeless
Craft Union Pub Company, the multi-award winning Community Pub Operator, once again, leads by example by supporting the Only a Pavement Away charity through its…
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Stonegate Pub Partners Launches “Pub Hub”
Stonegate Pub Partners has launched Pub Hub, a market leading platform for publicans offering ideas and advice on how to grow sales, reduce operating costs…
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