Government Pub Closure Figures “Tip of the Iceberg” says CAMRA
Official Government figures have revealed that more than 200 pubs have closed across the UK in the first half of 2025, with closures accelerating amid…
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Red Engine to Open its 15th UK Flight Club in Newcastle on 7 November 2025
Red Engine, the hospitality group behind Flight Club and Electric Shuffle, has announced the opening date for its next venue. Flight Club – the lively…
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Chill Wind Gathers Pace in Q2 For Hospitality Sector
The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in the first half of 2025, yet remained historically high, reflecting challenging trading conditions for the…
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Punch Pubs & Co Celebrates Expansion with 35 New Pub Acquisitions in the Last 12 Months
Punch Pubs & Co acquired 35 community pubs during its 2024/25 financial year. This growth strengthens Punch’s portfolio, now boasting over 1,300 pubs nationwide. In…
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New Exmoor Brewery Restores Brewing to Wiveliscombe
Brewing is returning to Wiveliscombe in Somerset later this month, when the New Exmoor Brewery will start brewing on the site of the former Cotleigh…
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Shepherd Neame’s Deal Hoy Sets Sail Again With Local Couple At The Helm
New licensee of Shepherd Neame’s The Deal Hoy, Andrew Freeman, has just one goal on reopening the historic pub which is to keep the locals…
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8 Pubs A Week Vanish In England And Wales In 2025 Amid Tax Hikes
Eight pubs a week have ‘vanished’ for good from the communities they once served during the first half of 2025 – the latest blow in…
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Headline Growth Of 0.3% GDP Masks The Pressures Many Businesses Face Says NTIA
The UK economy grew at a faster rate than expected in the second quarter, according to official figures, despite a slowdown from a strong start…
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Marco Pierre White Restaurants Announce New Venue To Open This Year
Marco Pierre White Restaurants has today announced a new restaurant is to open this October. The restaurant brand, that operates over 20 steakhouses, as well…
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National Pubwatch President visits Nantwich
National Pubwatch President, Lord Graham Evans, attended a Pubwatch meeting in Nantwich this week to learn first-hand how a scheme works at a local level….
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Hot Weather Fails to Lift UK On Trade as Outlet Numbers Fall and Spend Slows
New data from The Oxford Partnership’s Market Watch, in collaboration with Vianet, shows the UK On Trade closed July on a weak note, with falling…
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Health Body Advises Public To Be Vigilant Of Rising Foodborne Illnesses
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has advised the public to be vigilant as new figures show infections from a type of bacteria that…
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Brits Say Pub Tax Is Unfair – And 3 Out Of 4 Young Voters Could Make It An Election Issue
Britons believe the tax system is failing the nation’s pubs, as new polling shows that nearly three-quarters consider business rates unfair – and more than…
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Atherton Community Pub Reopens Following £170,000 Makeover
The Kings Head, formerly The Weavers Rest, located at 8 Market Place in Atherton, officially reopened on Friday 8th August following a significant investment of…
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Bristol Hoteliers Are World Cup Winners
Bristol hoteliers say they already feel like winners weeks before the first ball is kicked in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The city’s Ashton…
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