New Calls For Chancellor To Freeze Business Rates
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has once again been urged to freeze business rates again, following warnings that a multi-billion hike in bills could leave many small…
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All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Le Gavroche Closes Upper Brook Street Site After More Than 55 Years
Michel Roux outside Le Gavroche – credit Amit and Naroop Michel Roux has announced the closure of Le Gavroche at the Upper Brook Street site…
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Restaurants Offer Welcome As Weather Dampens Pubs And Bars Sales In July
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups continue to overcome widespread challenges to record the tenth successive month of year-on-year sales growth in July 2023,…
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Cotswold Hotel Set To Support Local Families Through Community Charity Partnership
A hotel in Gloucestershire has announced its partnership with a local charity that specialises in reducing the effects of homelessness, family breakdown, and exclusion. With…
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Short-Term Visas Just The Job To Help Struggling Hoteliers
Bristol hoteliers are backing the possible introduction of a new short-term visa scheme which could be just to the job to help solve their long-running…
Read more...SME Leaders Bullish About Their Prospects As Majority Expect Revenues To Increase In Next 12 Months
Average volume of daily card transactions up 10% in growing businesses as consumer confidence improves, even amid cost-of-living crisis, according to Dojo LONDON, United Kingdom:…
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BII Announce Partnership with Zero Carbon Forum
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has partnered with Zero Carbon Forum to support pubs on their sustainability journey as part of the BII’s recently…
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Planning Applications Submitted to Bristol City Council for Revised Proposals for Wapping Wharf North
Revised proposals for the final phases of the regeneration of Wapping Wharf, designed to build on the success and special character of Bristol’s popular dockside neighbourhood, have been submitted to Bristol City Council.
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2023 Women’s World Cup: Semi Final Hospitality Sales Set To Peak At £32m As Fans Flock To Local Pubs
Hospitality venues are set to see sales reach £31.8m – the highest to date across the competition -during the Semi Finals of the 2023 FIFA…
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Small Business Support Must Not Be “Left To Fall Through The Cracks”
The Federation for Small Business (FSB) has called for creation of ‘Business England’ body to ensure that all small firms get good-quality support and help…
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Rebuild ‘Wonky Pub’ Brick by Brick Demand CAMRA
The Campaign for Real Ale has declared the unlawful conversion and demolition of pubs in England a ‘nationwide scandal’, following the high-profile case of the…
Read more...Quarter Finals’ Retail And Hospitality Spending Set To Reach £145m
1.9m consumers are set to visit hospitality venues, boosting sales by £28.8m Hospitality venues are predicted to make £16.1m from drink sales alone Retail and…
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Hospitality Businesses Urged to Back #FiveAsksForOfgem
UKHospitality is leading a rallying call for the sector to support its asks for Ofgem to rapidly implement the recommendations from its energy market review….
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Small Businesses Serving Food Struggle To Face Environmental Responsibility
Small businesses are often unaware of their negative environmental impact. Individually, their impact is negligible, but collectively it’s significant. According to a recent study from…
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Legal Action Considered Following Demolition Of Crooked House Pub
Photo copyright–©-Colin-Park-and-licenced-for-reuse-under-cc-by-sa-2.0 A council is considering legal action following the “unauthorised” demolition of one of the UK’s most unique pubs following a fire. The Crooked…
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