Fuller’s To Acquire The White Swan, Twickenham
Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC has announced that it has exchanged contracts to purchase the freehold of The White Swan – a “well-known, Twickenham riverside…
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Star Gears Up For 30 New Managed Operator Pubs In 2025
Star Pubs is to expand its Just Add Talent (JAT) managed operator estate by 30 pubs in 2025, the company announced today. The first of…
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Hospitality Suffers A January Hangover As Sales Slip And Costs Rise
Sales at Britain’s leading restaurant, pub and bar groups fell by 1.3% year-on-year in January, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. It marks…
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Hospitality Confidence Falls As Ahead Of April Increases
The confidence of Britain’s hospitality leaders has fallen for the fifth quarter in a row as pressure mounts on operating costs, CGA by NIQ’s latest…
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Seven In 10 Pubs Now Financially Unviable Says Think-Tank
With one month until the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, think-tank The Adam Smith Institute, and night time economy advisor Sacha Lord have issued a stark warning to…
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Only A Pavement Away Announces Six Year Impact, Having Placed Over 660 People Into Work Since Its Founding
Only A Pavement Away, the industry charity supporting people facing homelessness and those wanting to rebuild their lives through employment in hospitality, has released its…
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UKHospitality Secures Government-Backed Training Scheme
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that it will partner with UKHospitality to rollout hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) to 26 new…
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World Hearing Day 2025: ‘Listen for Life’ Launches
The Listen for Life campaign is set to make a global impact as it officially launches on World Hearing Day, 3rd March, during a star-studded…
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Final Call For Pieoneers: Under One Week To Enter The 25th World Championship Pie Awards
With just under one week to go until the closing date for the 25th annual World Championship Scotch Pie Awards (Monday 3 March 2025), Scotland’s…
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Sports Bar Lovers: Bournemouth Among The Areas With The Best-Rated Sports Bars In The UK
New research has revealed the UK areas with the best-rated sports bars, with Bournemouth, Dorset ranking tenth. Sports betting and casino experts at FIRST…
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Shiko Group Set to Hit £9.2m Turnover
North West bar and kitchen operator, Shiko Group, is predicting its biggest year to date when it publishes its annual figures next month, projecting a…
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UKHospitality Backs Women’s Euros Licensing Extension
The Home Office is proposing a relaxation of licensing hours if any of the qualifying home nations reach the semi-final or final of the UEFA…
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Northumberland Operator Takes On Second Star Lease
Northumberland licensee, Robbie Morgan, has taken on The Schooner in Amble, his second Star lease. The pub, which has been closed for three years, will…
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Nestlé Professional® Reveals Toque d’Or® 2025 National Heats Shortlist
Nestlé Professional has announced the shortlist of students who have made it through to the national heats. Scheduled to take place at The Grand Cookery…
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NTIA’s Michael Kill Appointed Dean of Faculty for Nightlife Studies
In a pioneering initiative, Appleton Private University, in collaboration with the International Nightlife Association (INA), has launched the Faculty of Nightlife Studies. This first-of-its-kind faculty…
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