Barclays Reveals 2025’s Top 10 Consumer Spending Trends, as Card Spend Declines -0.2%
Consumer card spending declined -0.2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, after growing 1.6 per cent in 2024 and 4.1 per cent in 2023. In…
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Hospitality
All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
No and Low-Alcohol Beer Sales Set to Surpass 200 Million Pints Mark in UK
British consumers are expected to purchase over 200 million pints of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beer during 2025, representing substantial growth in the category and highlighting…
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Gold Service Scholarship Final Unveils 10 Finalists from Across UK
Ten food and beverage front-of-house professionals from across the United Kingdom will compete in the 2026 Gold Service Scholarship final in January. Representing London, Edinburgh,…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Staycation Cheer Amid the Gloom
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. I hope this Boxing Day finds you well-rested after what I trust was a very Merry Christmas, and despite…
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Over 1,000 Pubs Join Labour MP Ban Protest as Industry Calls for Dialogue
More than 1,000 licensed premises have pledged to refuse service to Labour MPs as the protest against Budget tax increases escalates, whilst industry leaders urge…
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Hospitality Sector Welcomes Inheritance Tax Changes
UKHospitality has welcomed the Government increasing the threshold for Business Property Relief (BPR) from £1m to £2.5m, when it is introduced in April 2026. Yesterday,…
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Famous Windsor Pub, Two Brewers, Celebrates Visit of Prince William with a Plaque
Popular Windsor pub, Two Brewers, has commemorated a recent royal visit with a plaque at the table where Prince William sat and enjoyed a pint…
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Protect Hospitality Apprenticeship Standards, Government Urged
UKHospitality has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to guarantee hospitality apprenticeship standards, amid an ongoing review. In a letter to Baroness Smith of…
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Historic Edinburgh Pub Set For Major Investment In The New Year
A much-loved Belhaven pub in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town is set to ring in the New Year in style with a brand-new look…
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Greene King Champions The Spirit Of Christmas Supporting Communities This Festive Season
Greene King is rolling out the Christmas spirit, by offering more than 4,000 free meals to community heroes, volunteers and those spending Christmas by themselves….
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Rateable Values for Some Hotels are Going Up by Over 300%
Government tax and employment policies are hurting hospitality profits even during the usually prosperous Christmas season, say leading audit, tax and business advisory firm, Blick…
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BBPA Launches Academy Graduate Scheme To Find Its Next Generation Of Custodians
A one-of-a-kind sector-wide graduate scheme in collaboration with some of the UK’s leading pub companies and breweries has been launched by the British Beer and…
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“‘Chrimbo Limbo’: The Dead Zone Costing Restaurants And Hotels A Fortune”
As UK inflation shows signs of easing, consumer confidence might be beginning to stabilise, but spending remains highly selective. For the hospitality sector, this creates…
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Cricket Entertainment Venue Sixes Enters Administration as Southampton Site Closes
Sixes, the cricket-themed social entertainment operator backed by investment group 4Cast, has appointed administrators after experiencing difficult trading conditions. FRP Advisory has been brought in…
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Hospitality Venues Hit With Average £32k Business Rates Increase
The shocking figures reveal the scale of cost increases facing hospitality businesses across the country. Even when factoring in a lower multiplier – or tax…
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