All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
The latest British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Member Survey shows that 75% of publicans stand ready to invest if taxes are reduced – but 2 in 5 expect to close if the tax burden rises yet again.
Read more...The Welsh Government has announced it will cut business rates for hospitality venues by 30% from April next year. Businesses with a rateable value below £51,000 will be eligible for the discount.
Read more...CAMRA has honoured two sets of publicans for their immense efforts in reviving important heritage pubs, just in time for Heritage Open Week. Both the North Star and Beacon Hotel are Grade II listed buildings…
Read more...Hilton has announced a significant expansion to its value-focused brand Spark by Hilton with the signing of 10 hotels across the UK, boosting the brand’s…
Read more...The Government has a huge opportunity at the Budget to unlock investment, skilled jobs and growth in communities across the UK – or risk the…
Read more...The Government has indicated it is willing to reform the rules governing tied pub tenancies, potentially giving licensees more control over what they pay for…
Read more...THE SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) today releases its Summer On-Trade Market Insight Report, highlighting the continued challenges facing Scotland’s pubs, bars and licensed hospitality…
Read more...Nearly half of all Pride events held across key European destinations—the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany— took place in four cities: Amsterdam, Madrid, London, and Cologne.
Read more...Ahead of National Curry Week 5th to 11th October 2026, George Shaw the editor of the Good Curry Guide is calling on MPs to revive…
Read more...An unprecedented coalition of more than 800 hospitality businesses have come together as part of the #VATs TheProblem campaign to write an open letter to…
Read more...Following last week’s announcement by the government that Mayors across England will be handed the authority to charge visitors a new levy on overnight accommodation,…
Read more...Hotel demand held up over the summer, but consumers trying to keep cool during the heatwave pushed up utility costs and ate into profit margins, according to the RSM UK Hotels Tracker.
Read more...Beefeater has this week closed its remaining 106 UK restaurants, bringing the long-running restaurant brand to an end as parent company Whitbread presses ahead with a major restructuring of its hospitality operations.
Read more...The achievement comes on World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), marking extraordinary fundraising efforts by pub operators, publicans, general managers, venue teams and support centre colleagues across the UK’s largest pub company.
Read more...CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group are appealing to experienced pub owners and operators from across the UK to consider taking on the Star Inn, Netherton before the present marketing period comes to an end.
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