Hotel Staff Costs Jump In January Even Before Employers’ NIC Rise
Staff costs in the UK hotel sector jumped in January, hitting profits even before April’s rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions (NICs) and National Minimum…
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Bistrot Pierre Group Sold Out of Pre-pack Administration, Saving Almost 400 Jobs
Restaurant group Bistrot Pierre has been sold in a pre-pack deal to investment vehicle Cherry Equity Partners in a deal that will see 158 jobs…
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Cider Worth £2bn To UK Pubs, Bars & Restaurants for the First Time
Cider has experienced a 5% value growth over the last two years and value sales have outstripped volume over the last 12 months The new…
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Areas Hardest Hit by Labour’s £1 BILLION Cut in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality Tax Discounts
The slashing of business rates discounts for embattled high streets, the length and breadth of England, will cost an extra £1.03 billion in tax for…
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Drinks Trade Unites To Push Back On Flawed Waste Packaging Scheme
The UK drinks trade has written to the Government highlighting “significant” concerns regarding the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR) and calling…
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BOXPARK Appoints Hospitality Leader & Innovator As New CEO
Hospitality and leisure group, BOXPARK has announced the appointment of industry leader and innovator Matt Snell as its new Chief Executive Office. With over 25…
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Missed Opportunity to Remove Threats to Jobs and Growth from Employment Bill
The Government have [Tuesday 4 March] tabled amendments to the Employment Rights Bill following weeks of consultation and responses from business groups, trade unions and…
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Hospitality Confidence Falls As Ahead Of April Increases
The confidence of Britain’s hospitality leaders has fallen for the fifth quarter in a row as pressure mounts on operating costs, CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Seven In 10 Pubs Now Financially Unviable Says Think-Tank
With one month until the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, think-tank The Adam Smith Institute, and night time economy advisor Sacha Lord have issued a stark warning to…
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NTIA’s Michael Kill Appointed Dean of Faculty for Nightlife Studies
In a pioneering initiative, Appleton Private University, in collaboration with the International Nightlife Association (INA), has launched the Faculty of Nightlife Studies. This first-of-its-kind faculty…
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Looming April Cost Increases Could Force 70% of Hospitality Businesses to Reduce Employment
Trade bodies have urged Government to work with them and delay employer NICs threshold changes so that hospitality can continue to boost the economy Businesses…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Government Urged – Do Not Ignore The Warnings
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. The latest figures from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) are nothing short of devastating: six pubs are…
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The PCA’s Annual Tied Tenant Survey 2025 Reaches The Halfway Point
The PCA’s Annual Tied Tenant Survey 2025 has now reached the halfway point with 50% of the target of 1200 tied tenants already interviewed. The…
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Employment Bill Will Wreak Havoc On Our Already Fragile Economy, Say Small Firms
Small firms are tightening their belts on jobs, with potential changes that will expand the grounds for unfair dismissal and higher sick pay costs at…
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Government Urged to Act on NIC Increases as Inflation Rises to 3%
The government is being urged to act swiftly as the rate of inflation in the UK saw a sharper increase than anticipated at the start…
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