Willenhall Pub Reopens Following Almost £340,000 Makeover
The United Kingdom on Bloxwich Road North in Willenhall reopened on Thursday 1st May following a transformational investment of nearly £340,000. The pub is part…
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Jeremy Clarkson Opens Up About the Challenges of Entering the Pub Trade
Well-known broadcaster and farmer Jeremy Clarkson has spoken candidly about the unexpected complexities of launching his new Oxfordshire-based pub, The Hawkstone Arms (also known as…
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Marston’s Reports Strong Interim Performance, Signals Confidence for Year Ahead
Marston’s PLC, the well-known pub operator behind over 1,300 venues across the UK, has released a robust set of interim results that underline a positive…
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Sacha Lord Slams Councils Blocking Outdoor Trade As Heatwave Hits UK
As the UK swelters in the hottest week of the year, major cities across the country are strangling their own hospitality sectors by failing to…
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Annual Pride Of Greene King Awards Celebrates Team Members From Across The Country
Greene King, the country’s leading pub company and brewer, enjoyed a gala night of celebration in Solihull on Wednesday evening (7 May) to crown the…
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Hospitality Being “Bled Dry” Amid Government “Deafening Silence” Leaders Say
A new survey of over 250 businesses across the events, night-time economy, and hospitality sectors has laid bare a critical truth: the very sector that…
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Shepherd Neame’s Orange Tree Pub In Wilmington Opens After A £200K Refurbishment
Locals from Wilmington near Dartford gathered at Shepherd Neame’s The Orange Tree pub in Hawley Road) to toast its official reopening after a £200,000 refurbishment….
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Sunshine Boosts Wetherspoon Sales as Pub Giant Reports Solid Quarter
UK pub operator J D Wetherspoon has reported a robust trading update for the 13 weeks to 27 April 2025, with a boost in like-for-like…
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98% Of Brits See The Pub As A Cornerstone Of The Community But 59% Admit They Don’t Understand What It Takes To Run One
New research from HEINEKEN SmartDispense®* reveals a tale of two truths: Brits are besotted with their locals – but most have no clue what goes…
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Punch Pubs & Co Acquires The Engineers Arms, in Henlow
Punch Pubs & Co has added to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of The Engineers Arms in the rural village of Henlow, Bedfordshire. The…
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Punch Pubs & Co Acquires The Ribs Of Beef, Norwich
Leading pub company Punch Pubs & Co has added to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of The Ribs of Beef pub in Norwich. The…
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Spending Squeeze Keeps Restaurants’ Delivery And Takeaway Sales Flat In March
Britain’s leading restaurant groups achieved fractional year-on-year growth of 0.7% in their delivery and takeaway sales in March, CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker…
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Heineken Announces £40 Million Star Pubs Investment
HEINEKEN UK has announced today (May 5) it will invest £40m in upgrading and reopening pubs in its Star Pubs division in 2025, creating nearly…
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No More Cost Increases Before Elections, Scottish Government Urged
The Programme for Government should not add to the cost or regulation burdens facing hospitality businesses, UKHospitality Scotland has said. In a letter to the…
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Sunshine and Easter Brighten Up April Drinks Sales
Warm weather, school holidays and Easter combined to make it a bumper first half of April for On Premise drinks sales, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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