SMEs Hit Back Over Government’s Proposals to Overhaul Alcohol Taxation
The Wine and Spirit APPG has published its SME Inquiry Report probing the consequences of the Government’s proposed reform to alcohol duty for UK SME…
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All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
BII Calls for Unfair Business Rates System to be Rapidly Reformed
The BII has submitted their responses to the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Business Rates Inquiry as well as the official Technical Consultation to Government. The…
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Cornwall’s Hospitality and Catering Trade Show is Back!
The Expowest Cornwalltrade show takes place on Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd March at the Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge. Yes, after what seems like…
Read more...Prime Minister Sets Out Plan for Living with COVID
Sector leaders have responded to the government’s announcement that all Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from…
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Star Pubs & Bars Doubles its Managed Operator Pubs in Scotland
Star Pubs & Bars is to double the size of its Scottish managed operator Just Add Talent (JAT) estate. The company currently has six JAT…
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Wetherspoon Triumphs at the Loo of the Year Awards 2022
Pub chain Wetherspoon has triumphed at the “Loo of the Year Awards”, which are aimed at highlighting standards of away-from-home washrooms.
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British Lion Eggs Urges Hospitality Businesses to ‘Look for the Lion’
British Lion egg producers are calling on hospitality businesses to ’look for the Lion’ as a salmonella outbreak linked to European eggs continues to grow….
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Drinks Sales Just Shy of Pre-COVID-19 Levels, but Rugby Brings a Boost
In the week to last Saturday (12 February), average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants were just 2% off the…
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Community Celebrates Reopening of Historic Royal Oak
February 16th 2022Community Celebrates reopening of historic Royal Oak Popular village pub, The Royal Oak in Warboys, Huntingdon has recently reopened having been taken over by talented licensees Helen
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Sheffield Licensees Receive Prestigious Long-Service Award
The licensees of one of Sheffield’s oldest and most iconic pubs – Fagans on Broad Street – have received a prestigious long-service award in recognition of more than 35 years at the helm.
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January Sales Up 3% on Pre-COVID-19 Levels as Restrictions Ease
Rising consumer confidence about safety and the easing of COVID-19 restrictions helped Britain’s managed pub, bar and restaurant groups to a modest increase in sales in January, the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
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Hospitality Group in the East of England Announces Latest Acquisition
Hospitality brand Chestnut has announced the acquisition of The Lawns in Holt as its latest addition to the growing portfolio of pubs and inns.
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Parliamentarians’ Report Reveals Covid impact on Pubs
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs (APPG) has launched a ground-breaking Raising the Bar report, aiming to measure the effect of the pandemic on pubs and identify prospects to create a thriving pub sector.
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National Pubwatch Conference to Focus on Issues of Vulnerable Customers, Drink Spiking and Terrorism
Supporting vulnerable customers, combating drink spiking, preventing sexual misconduct and counter terrorism, will be just some of the issues tackled at the National Pubwatch conference later this month.
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Trade Bodies Collaborate to Develop Best Practice Guidance on Pub Dilapidations
The British Beer and Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality, have produced best practice guidance for the management of pub repairs and dilapidations. The guidance was developed
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