‘No Christmas Strikes’ – Hospitality Leaders Urge Unions
Leading hospitality businesses have joined UKHospitality’s calls for the crucial festive season to be protected and for an urgent resolution to the ongoing rail dispute….
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Britain Loses 30% Of Nightclubs Since COVID As Consumers’ Late-Night Habits Evolve
COVID and changing consumer habits have led to a sharp drop in Britain’s nightclubs as consumers’ high tempo habits diversify and shift towards a broader…
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Slug & Lettuce Deansgate Reopens Following £680,000 Renovation
Slug & Lettuce has reopened its flagship venue in Deansgate, Manchester this week following a £680,000 investment. All elements of the new scheme have been…
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CAMRA ‘Kickstarts’ The Perry Renaissance
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) holds its first ‘Perry Month’ as new ground-breaking consumer guide to perry launches on KickStarter. CAMRA will be celebrating its…
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Hotel Demand Slows In August Leading To Acute Drop In Room Rates
The UK hotel sector saw a slowdown in demand during August, in line with seasonal trends, but the drop in room rates last month was…
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Local Pubs Deliver Invaluable Socio-Economic Value, Report Reveals
Government must give pubs which serve as the beating hearts of their communities greater support with tax rebates to safeguard the nation’s locals as vital…
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Make ‘Agent Of Change’ Legal Obligation For Developers
UKHospitality is calling for a legal strengthening of the ‘agent of change’ principle, to make it mandatory for developers to mitigate any noise issues from…
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Take A Look Inside New Telford Pub Following £250,000 Makeover
The Bridge Inn on Wombridge Road in Telford has re-opened following a major investment of £250,000! The pub is part of the Proper Pubs division…
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NTIA Warns Destructive Transport Policies Threaten London Nightlife, Livelihoods and Tourism
London’s vibrant community of night workers, commuters, and the tourism industry are facing an uncertain future, grappling with the challenges posed by the recent and…
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Highland Business Ends Hospitality Staffing Crisis
-novel work-to-live scheme secures 100% recruitment- A hospitality business on the NC500 has ended a post-Brexit staffing shortage which reduced trading hours by 29% by…
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Vacancies Fall By 33% As Workforce Strategy Delivers Successes
Commitments made in UKHospitality’s Workforce Strategy, launched in May 2022, have helped bring down hospitality vacancies by 57,000 at its peak. In a significant update…
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On Premise Gets A Fifth Week Of Year-On-Year Drinks Sales Growth
Drinks sales in Britain’s On Premise last week were ahead of 2022 levels for the fifth week in a row, despite the September heatwave coming…
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£800,000 Refurbishment For West End Pub With Boxing Heritage
Shepherd Neame has unveiled a “knockout transformation” of its West End pub, the Tom Cribb. Just off Leicester Square in central London, the 18th century…
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NTIA Responds to New National Police Commissioner’s Council Figures on Reported Spiking
New data from the National Police Chiefs’ Council has revealed that there were 6,732 reported spiking offences between May 2022 and May 2023 – including…
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Peak District Pub Entrepreneur Set To Reopen Historic Ashford Arms
Rob Hattersley, 39, from Bakewell in the Peak District founded Longbow Bars & Restaurants, an independent hospitality business, shortly before the pandemic hit. After selling…
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