UK’s Best Restaurants, Pubs & Bars Revealed at the Casual Dining Awards 2026
The UK’s best pub, bar, and restaurant operators were announced at the prestigious Casual Dining Awards 2026, which took place this week at the London…
Read more...
Pubs
All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Comes to Shepherd Neame’s Historic Brewery
Brewer Shepherd Neame is joining forces with Kent theatre company, Changeling, for a fourth year and, after a successful indoor debut last summer, the group…
Read more...
UK Pubs, Hotels and Restaurants Called to the Front Line of 900-Mile National Charity Run
Pubs and hospitality venues across the UK are being invited to play a central role in a major new national campaign this September, as British…
Read more...
London’s Top Restaurants Named at Inaugural OpenTable Awards, Including New ‘Icons’
London’s dining powerhouses have been revealed, as OpenTable names the favourite restaurants shaping the city’s food scene at its first-ever OpenTable Restaurant Awards. The winners…
Read more...
Hospitality Charity Launches Nationwide Fundraising Challenge To Tackle Industry Skills Shortages
The Springboard Charity is calling on hospitality businesses to rally together and run for a powerful cause in The Springboard Virtual Race 2026 – The Stadium Sprint,…
Read more...
Pub Leaders Step Behind Tingley Bar to Raise £1,350 for Mental Health Charity
Senior leaders from Craft Union Pub Company, part of the UK’s largest pub company Stonegate Group, rolled up their sleeves and stepped behind the bar…
Read more...
Cost Crunch and Reduced Spending Claims More Than 300 Venues in a Single Quarter
Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants are continuing to close at an alarming pace, with new figures showing more than three licensed venues disappearing every day…
Read more...
Stonegate Steps Up Investment Drive with 160 Pub Upgrades Completed
Stonegate Group has reported significant progress in its ongoing investment programme, completing 160 development projects across its leased and tenanted arm, Pub Partners, during the…
Read more...
Tube Strikes Slash London Pub Revenues By 54%, As Hospitality Sector Faces Brunt Of Strike Action
This week’s Tube strikes have more than halved pub revenues across London, according to recent data. Industrial action this week has contributed to a sharp…
Read more...
Historic Pub The Black Horse to Reopen in Chesham Vale
The Black Horse, a historic pub first licensed in the 17th century, is set to reopen on Vale Road, Chesham on 12 June following refurbishment….
Read more...
Restaurants Return to Growth in March But Pub Sales Slow as Cost Fears Mount
Britain’s restaurant groups finished a difficult first quarter with modest like-for-like growth in March, the new NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. The Tracker—produced by…
Read more...
New Pubwatch in Chingford
Publicans took an important step toward in strengthening community safety and collaboration with the successful launch of the area’s first Pubwatch meeting; hosted at The…
Read more...
Location, Location, Pub Survey Reveals
Brits are being encouraged to officially recognise their local as their ‘second home’ as new research shows a third (31%), equivalent to 17 million people,…
Read more...
Young’s Reports Strong Full-Year Trading as Cubitt House Acquisition Completes
Young’s, the premium managed pub and bedroom operator, has reported a robust trading performance for the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2026, with total managed…
Read more...
Spirits Sector Responds to £94m Fall in UK Spirits Duty Revenue
Eight trade bodies representing the spirits sector have written to the Chancellor warning of serious financial harm caused by recent tax increases. The warning comes…
Read more...