Michelin Star Pub Mason Arms Up for Sale
Mark and Sarah Dodson, joint owners of the Michelin-starred Masons Arms in Exmoor, have put the restaurant up for sale as they head into retirement…
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Rigatoni’s Opens Four Locations Across Manchester
Rigatoni’s has added to Manchester’s culinary scene with the opening of its flagship first pasta kitchen in Ancoats. Rigatoni’s comes from the Manchester-born brothers who…
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Fears 650 Stonegate Pubs at Risk Over ‘Refinance’ £2.6bn Debt Union Warns
More than 650 Stonegate pubs across the South East, Dorset and Wiltshire could be at risk as private equity parent company TDR capital seeks to…
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BII Calls For Vital Investment in Pubs at the Heart of Every Community
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today written to the Chancellor calling for vital investment in pubs at the budget on the 6th of…
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Purity Brewing and Purecraft Bar Acquired by Breal Capital
The joint administrators to Purity Brewing Company Ltd and Pure Craft Bars Ltd (“Purity, Purecraft, the Companies”) have announced the sale of the businesses to…
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Stonegate Completes £638m Refinancing Deal
The UK’s largest pub company, Stonegate has confirmed a £638m refinancing deal according to reports. It is believed that Apollo Global Management is the lender…
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Card Spending Grew just 4.1% in 2023 with Pubs & Bars Enjoy Strong Sales
Consumer card spending increased just 4.1 per cent year-on-year in 2023 – noticeably lower than the growth seen in 2022 (10.6 per cent) – as…
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Wetherspoons CEO Tim Martin to be Knighted in New Year Honours
Wetherspoon CEO Brexit campaigner Tim Martin is to be knighted in the New Year Honours according to reports. The JD Wetherspoon founder has been nominated…
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Government Rows Back on Plans to Increase Family Visa Salary Threshold
The government has scaled back plans to increase the salary required to bring foreign family members to the UK. Home Secretary James Cleverly told the…
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Rates Relief Extended But Bills Still Set To Rise
The Welsh Government has announced that business rates relief will be extended at a lower level of 40% and that rates will rise by 5%…
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Six Company Announce Further Investment Into Glasgow Restaurant Scene With Three New Openings For 2024
– CGI Image of Six by Nico Merchant City – Six Company, the Glasgow-based company behind the Six by Nico restaurants, has announced ambitious development…
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Government Publishes Draft Statutory Code of Practice for Tipping
The Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is publishing this Code to promote fairness and transparency in the distribution of…
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New analysis shows that thousands of Scottish hospitality businesses will be left unsupported, if rates relief isn’t included in the Scottish Budget. The Fraser of…
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Inverness Hotel Awarded 4 Stars After Major Investment
A hotel in Inverness’ historic quarter is celebrating being upgraded to 4 Stars, cementing 5-fold growth and millions of investment over the last 17 years….
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WTTC’s ‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’ Ends 2023 on a High
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Hotel Sustainability Basics is set to end if first year on a high with more than 1,300 hotels…
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