Covid-19 Failed To Put The Brakes On The UK’s Distillery Boom
New HMRC figures show a record number of distilleries were registered in the UK in 2020 – growing by over 100 in 12 months – for the first time.
Read more...
News
All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
MPs Call For Additional Government Support For Hospitality And Tourism Businesses At Budget
APPG calls for VAT cut, business rates holiday and furlough extension to support devastated sectors
In a letter signed by more than 80 MPs from right across the political divide, the All-Party Parliamentary
Read more...
Chancellor Set To Announce Grant Scheme To Help Hospitality
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to announce grants of up to £18,000 to support hospitality businesses as part of a £5bn package to be presented in Wednesday’s Budget.
Read more...
Britain’s Licensed Premises Closing At More Than One An Hour
Nearly 12,000 licensed premises have closed in Britain since December 2019, the new edition of the Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals
Read more...
Brits Rally Behind Pubs Left Adrift For A Further 3 Months
Today sees the relaunch of the next phase of the #PubsMatter campaign, with thousands of Brits taking to social media to call on the Chancellor,
Read more...
Welsh Beer & Pub Association Launches On St David’s Day To Promote Brewers And Pub Operators Of Wales
New association will work with BBPA, Welsh Government and UK Government
Read more...
Judges Announced For The Heats Of The Nestlé Professional 2021 Toque D’or® Competition
Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or has announced two judges for the heats of the 2021 competition: MasterChef winner Louisa Ellis and educator and drinks expert
Read more...
Hertfordshire Publicans Come To Aid Of Local Residents With New Shop
Publicans Bianca and James Rix have opened a shop at The Fox & Hounds in Hunsdon to help local residents and those living in surrounding villages.
Read more...
St Moritz Hotel Wins Gold At Cornwall Tourism Awards 2021
Cornwall’s St Moritz Hotel in Trebetherick, proves yet again that out of adversity comes Cornish creativity with its Gold win today at the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2021
Read more...
Wine Drinkers Call For An End To Gender Bias On Alcohol Duty
Television celebrity Kate Thornton ‘baffled’ by bias against women in tax policy
Television celebrity Kate Thornton has joined a call for the Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Read more...
Business Leaders Write To Chancellor Pleading For Emergency Support To Reach End Of Lockdown
More businesses will fail before they can reopen unless the Government acts, say hospitality and pub leaders
Read more...
68 Conservative MPs sign letter urging Rishi Sunak to cut Beer Duty
Prominent Backbench Conservative MPs led by Richard Holden make Budget plea to Chancellor
A letter signed by 68 Conservative MPs has been sent to HM Treasury today, imploring the Chancellor
Read more...
Call To Extend The Rent Moratorium And Defer Half Arrears For 2 Years!
A campaign has been launched on behalf of the hospitality sector calling for a 3-month extension to the government’s eviction moratorium which is due to expire on 31st of March.
Read more...
Licensees Happy With Pub Company Support Reveals Survey
Licensees across 19 leading pub companies and family brewers have given a thumbs up to the support they have received from their pub companies during
Read more...
Government And Public Called To Take Action Now To Save Pubs Across The UK
With thousands of pubs across the UK closing or under threat, community owned pubs offer a real life-line for those who want to save their much-loved
Read more...