Pub Regular and Resident Quiz Master Andy Hawkes New General Manager at the Limes
A 30-year career in the financial industry might not sound like the ideal experience for running a pub, but the new General Manager at The…
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Shepherd Neame Pub the Stag Inn Named a County Winner in Pub Awards
The Stag Inn in Hastings Old Town has been named a county winner in this year’s National Pub and Bar Awards. The historic Shepherd Neame…
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Campaign for Pubs Calls on First Minister to Pause and Revise Deposit Return Scheme
The Campaign for Pubs has written to the new First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf MSP urging him to pause the roll-out of the Deposit…
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“Offensive Doll” Row Sees Pub Removed from Awards Guide
A pub at a centre of a row over a display of “racist dolls” has been removed and barred from featuring in the definitive list…
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Gwynedd Pub Diversifies with Community Garden to Support Local Residents
The Tafarn y Plu, which is also known at the Feathers Inn, in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd in North Wales, has diversified its pub’s offer by extending…
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‘No End in Sight’ – Businesses Unable to Cope with Sustained Inflation
New data today showing food service price inflation remains above 20%1, coupled with rising energy costs and a lack of support, signals the need for…
Read more...Government Responds to Cut Hospitality VAT Petition
The government has responded to petition which called for the reduction in VAT on Hospitality to 10% from the current rate of 20% to allow…
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Greene King Pub Partners Licensees celebrate 30th Anniversary
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of one of its Partners. Couple Siobhan…
Read more...Easter Weekend Lifts Spending Across Hospitality and Leisure
New data from Barclays shows that Hospitality and Leisure businesses benefitted from a 2.7% per cent increase in the total number of sales over the…
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Drinks Sales Flat in the Final Fortnight of March
On Premise drinks sales hovered either side of last year’s levels over the second half of March, CGA by NIQ’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker data…
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Entries are Being Sought for the National Pubwatch Awards 2023
Pubwatches are being encouraged to enter the 2023 National Pubwatch awards, sponsored by JD Wetherspoon, which recognise the work of schemes and their efforts to…
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Take a Look Inside New Hull Community Pub
The Jesmond Arms on Holderness Road re-opened last Thursday 6th April following a major investment of £185,000. The pub is part of the Proper Pubs…
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Brits Cut Back on Eating Out in March
Consumer card spending grew just 4.0 per cent year-on-year in March, less than half the latest CPIH* inflation rate of 9.2 per cent, as Brits…
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60% Rise in Pubs ‘Closures’ During First 3 Months of 2023
The number of pubs ‘closures’ from the English and Welsh communities that they once served increased sharply during the first 3 months of the year…
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Award-Winning Pub Company, Craft Union, Celebrates 500th Pub!
Multi-award-winning pub company, Craft Union, celebrated a significant milestone with its 500th pub opening in Leicester. Known for providing a warm and welcoming ‘home from…
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