Rocket Room to Open first Standalone Venue at Highcross Leicester
Activity bar brand Rocket Room is set open its second venue at Highcross Leicester this December. The 4,000 sq ft site, in St Peters Square,…
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Urban Pubs & Bars Announces Third Bat & Ball London Venue with £1 Million Investment in Tower Hill
Urban Pubs & Bars has announced the opening of its third Bat & Ball venue in London with a £1 million investment.London’s largest independent pub…
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Cut Alcohol Tax and Help British Businesses Get Back On Their Feet, Says WSTA
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is warning that an increase to alcohol tax at the Autumn Budget will be a major blow to businesses and consumers, who are already “on their knees”.
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Britain’s Late-Night Venues Disappearing at Twice the Rate of the Wider Market
14 night-time economy businesses are disappearing from Britain’s operating stock every week as NTIA warns that excluding nightclubs from targeted business rates relief risks deepening…
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UK Pubs Return To Growth As September Draught Volumes Rise 1.3%
The UK on-trade returned to growth in September, with draught beer and cider volumes increasing 1.3% year-on-year, according to the latest Market Watch data from The Oxford Partnership and Vianet.
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Card Spending Grows 2% in September, as Consumer Confidence Improves
Card spending rose 2.0 per cent year-on-year in September, just below August’s 2.1 per cent growth, and remaining below the latest CPIH inflation rate of…
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Runcorn’s Iconic Halfway House Set for Reopening Following £150,000 Transformation
The Halfway House on Halton Road in Runcorn is getting ready to unveil its stunning £150,000 makeover. Managed by mother-and-daughter duo Mandy Schon and Gemma…
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UK Bartenders’ Guild Announces the Return of The Great Honkaku Shochu & Awamori Contest for 2027
The UK Bartenders’ Guild announces the return of The Great Honkaku Shochu and Awamori Contest 2027, once again partnering with the Japan Sake and Shochu…
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Marston’s Profits to Beat Top End of Forecasts as Grandstand Drives Conversion Push
Marston’s expects to report underlying profit before tax above the top end of market expectations for the 2026 financial year, as it accelerates its pub…
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Britain Set to Lose One Pub a Day and 5,000 Jobs in 2026 BBPA Reveal
Approximately one pub a day will have closed by the end of 2026, according to the latest figures from the British Beer and Pub Association…
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Carlsberg Britvic Announce Plans to Close Marston’s Brewery
Carlsberg Britvic has confirmed proposals to shut Marston’s Brewery in Burton upon Trent, along with its main logistics operation at the site, in the summer of 2027.
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Christie & Co Reports 22% Rise in Pubs and Restaurants Brought to Market this Year
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has today launched its Pubs & Restaurants Market Review 2026, which provides insight into transaction activity, buyer demand,…
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New Research Highlights the Cultural and Tourism Value of Europe’s Hospitality Venues
New research from HEINEKEN, Europe’s leading brewer, found that local bars and pubs are influencing where tourists choose to go, the neighbourhoods they explore and…
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Beer and Pub Sector Supports Almost 1 Million Jobs say BBPA
Britain’s beer and pub industry generated £37.8 billion to the UK economy in 2025, supported almost 1 million jobs, and contributed £16.8 billion in tax,…
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Irish Hospitality Insolvencies Fall by Almost a Quarter as VAT Cut Takes Effect
Company failures in the Republic of Ireland’s hospitality sector have dropped by nearly a quarter this year, new insolvency figures show, with the Government’s reduced…
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