Pub’s New Community Kitchen Garden Aiming to Grow Food and Friendships
A North Yorkshire pub is enhancing its role at the heart of its local community by establishing a community kitchen garden to help bring locals…
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Small Businesses
Administrations Rise Due to Cost Pressures and Uncertainty
Stats released today by The Insolvency Service reveal that administrations were 44% higher than in July 2026, and 60% higher than in August 2025. Administration numbers have been volatile in recent months, driven by over 250 connected companies in the Real Estate sector entering administration.
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Weight-Loss Drug Boom Adds to Pressures Facing Scotland’s Pubs and Restaurants, Trade Body Warns
Scotland’s licensed hospitality sector is contending with a fresh headwind as the growing popularity of weight-loss medications appears to be denting footfall in pubs, bars and restaurants, according to new research from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).
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Pubs Face Smart Meter Requirement for New Fixed-Term Energy Deals From 2027
Pubs and other small and medium-sized hospitality businesses will need to have, or agree to install, a smart meter in order to sign up to…
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Ministers Signal More Flexibility for Tied Pub Tenants After Pubs Code Review
The Government has indicated it is willing to reform the rules governing tied pub tenancies, potentially giving licensees more control over what they pay for…
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Budget Must Reduce Hospitality Tax Burden To Create Jobs
UKHospitality has said the Budget on October 28 is a ‘moment for change’ where the new Government should move away from disproportionately taxing employment.
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Hospitality Could Offer £2.3bn Economic Benefit As NEET “Experience Trap” Fuels UK’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
Britain is facing a ‘first jobs’ crisis which is costing billions of pounds a year, a new report has revealed. Analysis by Hilton (NYSE: HLT) and WPI Economics estimates that moving one young NEET…
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Trade Mark Dispute is Brewing for Cornerstone Inns CIC and Greene King
A small pub group based in Cheshire is considering going head-to-head with Greene King, one of the largest pub companies and brewers in Britain, over an attempt by the latter to block its trade mark application.
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‘Burnham Bounce’ Boosts Confidence, Costs Curb Investment
Hospitality has felt a ‘Burnham Bounce’, but tax burdens and political instability are holding back investment, new member survey results from UKHospitality, the British Beer…
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Burnham Government’s AI Reset Must Build Trust in AI Among Small Firms, says FSB
The AI Minister’s new cabinet role gives the Government an opportunity to help small firms adopt the technology with confidence, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says.
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Cambridgeshire Pub Creates Community Café to Tackle Social Isolation
Photo Credit Pub is the Hub A village pub in Christchurch, Cambridgeshire, is strengthening its role as a vital social hub with the launch of…
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MPs Press Treasury on Hospitality Support, VAT and Burnham Business Rates Pledge
Hospitality policy came under scrutiny in the House of Commons on Monday as MPs questioned the Government on support for pubs, bars and tourism businesses, including calls for a lower VAT rate in Northern Ireland and questions over a business rates pledge associated with Andy Burnham.
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Burnham’s Business Rates Proposals Raise Questions Over Growth and Competitiveness
With Andy Burnham now emerging as the overwhelming favourite to succeed Sir Keir Starmer, debate around his proposals on business rates and support for high streets, hospitality and smaller businesses is likely to intensify.
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Trust Gap Threatens £42bn AI Opportunity, FSB says
Unlocking wider AI adoption among small firms could add more than £42 billion to the UK economy each year – but fears around data, liability and copyright are holding many back, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said.
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Government Presses Ahead with Zero-Hours Contract Reforms Despite Hospitality Concerns
The Government has taken the next step towards reforming zero-hours contracts, launching a consultation on measures designed to provide workers with greater certainty over their…
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