Craft Union Celebrates Outstanding Operators at Annual Awards Ceremony
Craft Union Pub Company has celebrated the achievements of its operators from across the UK at its annual Craft Union Operator Awards. The awards shine…
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Ministers Rule Out Permanent Hospitality VAT Cut as MPs from All Aides press for relief
The Government has indicated it will not introduce a permanent cut to VAT on hospitality, despite cross-party calls in Parliament for lower rates to help…
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Amber Taverns Pushes Ahead with Two Pub Openings
Amber Taverns is pursuing growth on more than one front as it closes in on its 200th pub, with a brand-new build in Thornaby and…
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Local Gosport Pub Celebrates 290th Birthday of the Fox Tavern
Licensees Peter Street and Chantelle Cheshire at the Fox Tavern on North Street in Gosport, are celebrating the pub’s 290th birthday, having been licensed in…
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Card Spend Growth Reaches 15-Month High as Shoppers Make Room for Evenings Out
Consumer card spending grew 2.3 per cent year-on-year in October – up from 2.0 per cent in September and the highest growth since July 2025,…
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Big Table Group renews Dreams Come True partnership after £356k raised
The Big Table Group, has announced it will continue its hugely successful partnership with children’s charity Dreams Come True into a third year, after raising…
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Star Pubs Marks Major milestone with opening of 250th Just Add Talent pub
Star Pubs marked a major milestone this weekend with the reopening of its 250th Just Add Talent (JAT) managed operator pub, The Pig on the…
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Wetherspoon to Open New Pub in London’s West End in London Trocadero
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is set to open its new pub in London’s West End on Tuesday 17 November, creating 100 new jobs. The pub,…
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Tube Strikes the “Last Thing London’s Nightlife and Hospitality Sector Needs”
London Underground drivers will stage eight days of strike action over the next four months in a dispute over pay and working conditions, in a…
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Wetherspoon Reports 8.2% Like-for-Like Growth as Tim Martin Warns on Pub Labour Costs
J D Wetherspoon has reported like-for-like (LFL) sales growth of 8.2% for the first 14 weeks of its financial year, as chairman Tim Martin used…
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Pub Boss Warns Budget Alcohol Duty Rise Could Add Up To 25p To A Pint
A pub operator whose venue sits in the Chancellor’s own constituency has warned that this week’s rise in alcohol duty could add as much as 25p to the price of a pint.
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Admiral Taverns Appoints Carol Campbell as Managing Director of its Leased and Tenanted Division
Admiral Taverns has announced the appointment of Carol Campbell as Managing Director for its Leased and Tenanted Division. She succeeds Ian Ronayne who, having been…
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Hospitality Loses 19 Licensed Premises a Week Ahead of Crunch Christmas
Britain’s number of pubs, bars, restaurants and other licensed premises has dropped by nearly 1,000 in the last 12 months, NIQ’s latest Hospitality Market Monitor…
Read more...Pubs say “cavalry” failed to arrive as Healey’s Budget leaves VAT untouched
Pub and hospitality leaders have given Chancellor John Healey’s Autumn Budget a cautious and often critical reception. They welcomed targeted business rates relief and a…
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Budget Offers Business Rates Relief to Pubs and Hospitality – But Surcharges Remain
Hospitality businesses in England are set to benefit from an expanded package of business rates support announced in the Budget, with the Government raising the…
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