New Cheltenham Taproom To Offer Free Pint to the First 100 Customers
To mark the opening of its new Taproom at the former Fire Station in Cheltenham, Mad Dog Brewery Co will be treating the first 100…
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Chancellor ‘s Budget Sparks Alarm as Nightlife Businesses say Treasury Modelling “Fails Reality”
Britain’s night-time economy is facing an unprecedented crisis as new flash survey data reveals the Chancellor’s autumn Budget will deliver a devastating blow to pubs,…
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Average Welsh Pub Faces 74% Business Rates Rise After New Government Announcement, New Analysis Shows
The average Welsh pub will now face a 74% increase in its business rates bill next April following the announcement by the Welsh Government (3…
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JKS Pubs Rebrands to Ardent Pub Group with Private Investment
After four years partnering with JKS Restaurants (JKS), JKS Pubs has been fully acquired through a private investment round led by Founder and Managing Director,…
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BII Releases Shocking Results Of Member Survey Following Devastating Budget Announcement
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today released the results of their flash survey following the Chancellor’s budget announcement last week, with the devastating…
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Be at One Bar Group Begins Festive Campaign with Free Cocktail in Exchange for Toys
Bar brand Be At One has this week started its annual toy donation drive. The group is asking its guests to donate a toy in…
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Star Expands Its Managed Operator Estate With Biggest Investment Of 2025
Star Pubs has completed its biggest Just Add Talent (JAT) refurbishment of the year, bringing its estate of managed operator pubs to 220 sites. The…
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Drinks Sales Back In Marginal Growth As Christmas Trading Begins
Operators and suppliers have started the crucial festive season with modest growth in drinks sales in the first half of November. CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Catastrophic Rates Rise In April Will Put Thousands Of Pubs Out Of Business
Publicans in England in Wales have reacted with fury and dismay at the realisation that far from receiving clearly promised help with their business rates,…
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Manor Farm Barn Unveils £60K Refurbishment
Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has completed a £60,000 refurbishment of Manor Farm Barn in Southfleet. Originally an 18th-century threshing barn, it…
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Marston’s Reports Strong Profit Growth with 71% Surge in Full-Year Results
Pub operator Marston’s has reported robust financial performance for the year ending 27 September 2025, marking its second consecutive year of significant profit expansion. The…
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Pontefract Community Pub Reopens Following £320,000 Makeover
The Travellers Rest in Featherstone, Pontefract has reopened following a transformational investment of nearly £320,000. Inside, The Travellers Rest has been completely refreshed to breathe…
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Britain’s Late-Night Economy Could Lose 10,000 More Businesses and 150,000 Jobs by 2028
Industry Leaders Warn That Without Intervention, Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs, Businesses and UK Cultural Identity Are at Risk Britain’s late-night economy is under severe…
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SIBA Launches 2026 Industry Survey to Help Organisation ‘Fight For Fairness’ in Independent Brewing Sector
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) has launched its Industry Report Questionnaire, an industry survey which garners data for the SIBA Independent Beer…
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HMRC Receipts on “Sin Taxes” Continue to Fall – Now Just 2.8% of Total Tax Revenues
HMRC’s takings from ‘sin taxes’ have fallen by 35% over the past decade to £24.2bn or 2.8% of its total revenues in 2024/25, versus 4.3%…
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