Wetherspoons Reports Like-for-Like Sales Increase of 13%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a pre-tax profit of £42.6m having seen like-for-like sales rise 12.7% in the 12 months to July 2023. During the period…
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Lumina Intelligence Research Finds Consumers Remain Value Conscious When Dining Out
The latest research from Lumina Intelligence Eating and Drinking Out Panel (4WE 03/09/2023) has revealed that rising consumer confidence and easing inflation year on year…
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Businesses Forecast To Pay An Extra £1.56 Billion In Rates Bills Next April
Colliers urge the Government to act on Business Rates now On current predictions, business rates bills look likely to rise by a total of £1.56…
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‘No Christmas Strikes’ – Hospitality Leaders Urge Unions
Leading hospitality businesses have joined UKHospitality’s calls for the crucial festive season to be protected and for an urgent resolution to the ongoing rail dispute….
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Large Businesses Invest £1 In Every Five To Attract ‘Active Leisure’ Tourism
Large businesses in the UK are feeling buoyant about the economy, with more than three-quarters (76 per cent) optimistic about their own prospects, and 59…
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Council Fails To Respond To Restaurant Nuisance Complaints
A Brentwood homeowner, suffering years of distress because the council did not properly investigate her concerns about the restaurant next door to her, has had…
Read more...Bristol Hoteliers Cautiously Optimistic About Future After A Strong Summer
The unpredictable weather throughout August did not prevent hoteliers in Bristol from enjoying a strong summer and being cautiously optimistic about the future. Overall occupancy…
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Government Announces New funding for Hospitality and Tourism
Pubs, museums and sports clubs across the United Kingdom have been given vital funding from Government to secure their future for generations to come. Forty-five…
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National Pubwatch Extends Free Educational Film Series To Help Pubs
National Pubwatch (NPW), which works to promote safe, secure and social drinking environments, has launched its latest range of free information films to help licensees…
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Brighton Pier Sales Group Report Sales Fall in “Challenging Environment”
Brighton Pier Group has announced a decline in total revenues due to “ongoing inflationary pressures” in its unaudited results for the six months ending 25…
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Historic Greene King Pub Reopens After Fire
The Axe & Compasses in Arkesden, Essex has reopened after a devastating fire caused by an electrical fault burned the pub down more than a…
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Night Time Economy loses £3.5 Million Due to Strikes and Could Double If Strike Action Persists into the Festive Season
The Night Time Industries Association has is waring how damaging the latest rail strikes in the UK will be for bars, clubs, venues and other…
Read more...JD Wetherspoon Puts 11 More Pubs Up For Sale
Pub group JD Wetherspoon have put another 11 pubs up for sale following a number of recent closures in the last few years. Last year…
Read more...UK Consumer Confidence September Increase Reveals Signs of Recovery
Market research company GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index has suggested that the economy may be beginning to recover, however, consumers still remain under pressure. GfK’s long-running…
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AK Whelan Management Opens 11th Site With Plans For Further Expansion
South East multiple operator, Austin Whelan, is to open his 11th site on 21st September under his family run AK Whelan Management portfolio, which consists…
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