Consumers Happy To Head Out From 12 April
With less than a month to go before hospitality starts to resume trading, CGA’s new Consumer Countdown to Reopening Series research shows
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“Indoor Drinking Outdoors” -Another “Idiocy” Says Tim Martin
As the country moves towards the first stage of the “roadmap” out of lockdown Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit out at what he calls the government’s “weekly barmy ideas “.
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More than 7,500 of Britain’s Licensed Premises Lost in the Year of COVID
Figures from the forthcoming edition of the Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals intensifying closures in 2021 and a devastating toll on independents
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Scotland Extends Rent Irritation Moratorium
The Scottish government has announced that it will be extending its rent irritation moratorium for a further six months, until the end of September.
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Wetherspoon Like-For-Like Sales Fall
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 53.9% decline in like-for-like sales in the 26 weeks to 24 January 2021, with revenue down by 53.8% to £431.1m (2020: £933.0m).
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Pub’s Quiz Finds The Answer!
A small pub in the New Forest has built an unlikely worldwide following through its weekly lockdown quizzes broadcast over Facebook.
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Hawthorn Announces Latest Pub Partner Support Initiatives Ahead Of April Reopening
Hawthorn, The Community Pub Company, has revealed its latest package of support for Pub Partners and Operators ahead of the reopening of pubs in England
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Cornwall’s Catering & Hospitality Trade Show Cancelled
Unfortunately, the Expowest Cornwall trade show in Wadebridge, originally due to take place in March, and then postponed until May, cannot take place this year….
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Pork Scratchings Named Favourite Pub Snack
Pork scratchings are the UK’s favourite pub snack according to a recent poll, with peanuts (salted and dry roasted) second and third followed by salt…
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The Prince Of Wales Delivers A Message Of Support And Admiration To The Hospitality Industry At Master Innholders Event
The Prince of Wales delivers a message of support and admiration to the hospitality industry at Master Innholders event The Prince of Wales, has shared…
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Extend Kickstart Scheme Deadline By Six Months
The Government should extend the Kickstart Scheme application deadline until June 2022, CBI President Lord Bilimoria has said in a speech to the Association
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Punch Pubs Invest £1m In Outdoor Spaces
Punch Pubs las launched a £1M outdoor investment scheme, to support their pubs in preparing for outdoor reopening in April.
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Night-Time Economy Adviser To Take Latest Legal Challenge To The High Court
Night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester Sacha Lord has confirmed that is to take High Court action to force a judicial review of the reopening roadmap
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Stonegate Reports £746m Loss As Pandemic Closures Hit Sales
The UK’s largest pub company, the Stonegate Pub Company, which currently employs 16,000 people, has an estate of over 1200 managed sites and 3200 leased and tenanted sites
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Chefs’ Favourite Irish Food Is Colcannon Finds Lakeland Dairies’ Survey For St Patrick’s Day
Lakeland Dairies, a dairy farming co-operative steeped in Irish heritage has partnered with the UK’s leading Chef organisation The Craft Guild of Chefs,
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