All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
UKHospitality and the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) have joined forces to promote jobs in hospitality, with the sector facing a shortage of workers following more than a year of closures and severely restricted trading.
Read more...Five councils have prohibited smoking on pavements outside pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants.
Northumberland, Durham, North Tyneside, Newcastle and Manchester have all banned smoking at venues where outside seating is available
Read more...Plans for vaccine passports could be scrapped according to reports.
Officials working on the ongoing Covid-19 status certification review do not believe that the law will be changed to authorize their use in the UK
Read more...Today, Friday, June 4 marks the sixth National Fish and Chip Day in the United Kingdom.
The holiday was first organised by The National Edible Oil Distributors’ Association (NEODA) and, according to their website
Read more...Leading hospitality trade bodies, British Institute of Innkeeping, British Beer & Pub Association and UK Hospitality have written to the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Business
Read more...The Burnt Chef Project has launched a hospitality survey to understand why so many workers have fled the industry in recent times and why vast roles within the sector remain vacant.
Read more...The team behind the successful refurbishment and reopening of The Philharmonic in Cardiff has turned its hands to doing the same to one of city’s oldest pubs, the Goat Major.
Read more...The Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is calling for further support for the hospitality industry following the impact of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left the sector short on skilled staff.
Read more...Two months on from March quarter day, total commercial property rent collection has jumped from 57% to 89% notes Colliers.
Both leisure and retail sectors have seen rent payments increase significantly in the two months since March quarter day
Read more...Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated that he still sees nothing in the data to suggest the plan to end all Covid restrictions on June 21 will need to be delayed, telling reporters he still did not see anything
Read more...Trade association writes to Employment Minister Mims Davies urging support for sector
The British Beer & Pub Association, the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs
Read more...The Government should cut duty on draught beer served in pubs and social clubs to help them compete with supermarket alcohol – and recover from the impact of the COVID pandemic.
Read more...As its cocktail bars across the country reopen, Be At One has announced the winners of its cocktail competition, Shake Off Showdown, after a final that took place in Be At One, Liverpool Street.
Read more...Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth shows fears of staff shortages after COVID-19 and Brexit, plus challenges in keeping post-furlough teams productive
Read more...New analysis by industry association UKHospitality has revealed the extent of the staffing crisis facing a sector that is already in a hugely fragile state following more than a year of closures and severely restricted trading.
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