Thornbridge Brewery Named SIBA’s “Brewery Business of the Year 2024”
The winners in the SIBA Business Awards 2024 have today been revealed – highlighting the very best beer businesses across the UK – including breweries,…
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Companies House Begins Phased Roll Out Of New Powers To Tackle Fraud
Companies House has introduced new measures to protect businesses after numerous hospitality proprietors reported that their restaurant addresses with almost identical names were being used…
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Young’s has announced that its acquisition of The City Pub Group plc (“City Pubs”) has completed, with the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective today, bringing…
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Business Rates Experts At Colliers Call The Chancellor To “Right The Wrongs” Of The 2023 Autumn Statement
Business rates experts at Colliers call the Chancellor to “right the wrongs” of the 2023 Autumn Statement and cancel the business rates increases planned for…
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Over 5,000 Representations To MPs Fuel Push For Vat Reduction In Spring Budget
The #LeaveNoOneBehind Campaign has ignited a powerful wave of advocacy across the UK, as thousands of businesses and supporters unite to implore their MPs to…
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Unchanged Scottish Budget Abandons Hospitality Businesses
The Scottish Budget for 2024-25 was passed unchanged at Holyrood yesterday afternoon, leading to fierce criticism from various industry bodies. Despite opposition parties voting against…
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Recession Reality Prompts Small Businesses To Call For Pro-Growth Budget
Research by the Federation of Small Business (FSB) has found that confidence among small firms has been in negative territory for seven straight quarters, due…
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Mayors of the North Unite with Sector at NTIA Summit to Call for Industry VAT Cut in Spring Budget
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) hosted its third Night Time Economy Summit at the iconic Freight Island in Manchester on 8th and 9th of…
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Six-Week Martyn’s Law Consultation Launched
A consultation has opened on new laws to make sure we are better prepared for, and protected from, terrorist attacks. The new laws will scale…
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Tough January For Drinks Sales After Consumers Tighten Spending
Britain’s pubs and bars have closed a difficult January with a third successive week of negative year-on-year sales. Average sales in managed venues in the…
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MPs Back Calls To Support Hospitality Businesses
MPs from across Parliament have called for measures to support the sector and demonstrated their backing of UKHospitality’s key asks. In a Westminster Hall…
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Urban Pubs & Bars Announce £6.4m Group Profitability As Londoners Make A Welcome Return To Pubs And Restaurants
London pub and dining group, Urban Pubs & Bars (“UPB”) has announced group EBITDA of £6.4m for the financial year-ended April 30, 2023, an improvement of 11 per cent versus the prior year. The leisure…
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Mixed Outlook For Hospitality In 2024 After 800 Licensed Premises Lost In Q4
Britain’s number of licensed premises dropped by 0.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023, the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners…
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NTIA Raises Alarm Over Industrial Action’s Impact on as Businesses Filing for Administration Surge by 22%
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), an organisation representing night-time businesses, is deeply concerned about the recent industrial action announced by the ASLEF union. The…
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Scottish Government “Out of Touch” with Business Community Survey Reveals
SLTA asks members if Scottish Government is out of touch with business community – 96% of licensed hospitality survey respondents say ‘yes’ The SLTA (Scottish…
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