Grant Funding Available To Help Pubs Add New Services And Activities
Pub is The Hub may be able to offer grants of up to £6,000 to publicans in rural, remote, or deprived areas, who want to offer additional…
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Pub News
All the latest pub news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Hampstead’s The Stag Reopens Following Major Refurbishment
Hampstead pub The Stag is set to reopen on 22nd January following an extensive refurbishment that has introduced several new features whilst retaining the venue’s…
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Scottish Beer and Pub Association & Scottish Licensed Trade Association make joint Scottish Draft Budget Submission 2026-27
Two leading Scottish licensed trade associations have submitted their joint Scottish Draft Budget Submission 2026-27 to the Scottish Government – with their key ask being…
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Stonegate Pub Partners Invests A Record £12m In Its Pubs In The First Quarter Of The Year
With A Further Pipeline Of Over £30m Planned For The Remainder Of The Year Stonegate Group’s leased and tenanted division, Pub Partners, has delivered a…
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Scottish Beer & Pub Association Welcome World Cup Bank Holiday
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney wants to make Monday 15 June 2026 a public holiday so people can celebrate the national team’s World Cup appearance—their…
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UK’s Christmas Recycling Blunders Create 47 Million Plastic Tub Tidal Wave
New research has exposed the hidden environmental cost of the UK’s festive sweet tooth, revealing how Christmas indulgence is fuelling a growing plastic waste problem….
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Shepherd Neame Supports Former Licensee and Rising Kent Darts Star Vicky Cauteruccio
Up-and-coming Kent darts player Vicky Cauteruccio is aiming high, thanks to new sponsorship from Faversham-based brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame. The independent family business…
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Pub is The Hub Voices Concern Over Autumn Budget Impact
Pub is the Hub, the non-profit organisation established in 2001 with founding support from King Charles during his time as Prince of Wales, has joined…
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One Pub a Day Lost for Good in 2025 as Business Rates Pressures Mount
An average of one pub a day disappeared from communities that they once served across England and Wales during 2025 calling final orders for the…
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JD Wetherspoon Launches January Promotional Campaign Amid Sector Cost Pressures
JD Wetherspoon has announced a two-week promotional campaign running from 2nd to 15th January, featuring significantly discounted food and beverage items across its estate. Scottish…
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Barclays Reveals 2025’s Top 10 Consumer Spending Trends, as Card Spend Declines -0.2%
Consumer card spending declined -0.2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, after growing 1.6 per cent in 2024 and 4.1 per cent in 2023. In…
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No and Low-Alcohol Beer Sales Set to Surpass 200 Million Pints Mark in UK
British consumers are expected to purchase over 200 million pints of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beer during 2025, representing substantial growth in the category and highlighting…
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Independent Breweries Join Call for Pub Relief on Business Rates to Stop Community Pubs Closing
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) has joined growing industry calls for urgent pub specific relief on Business Rates which has led to…
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Over 1,000 Pubs Join Labour MP Ban Protest as Industry Calls for Dialogue
More than 1,000 licensed premises have pledged to refuse service to Labour MPs as the protest against Budget tax increases escalates, whilst industry leaders urge…
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Hospitality Sector Welcomes Inheritance Tax Changes
UKHospitality has welcomed the Government increasing the threshold for Business Property Relief (BPR) from £1m to £2.5m, when it is introduced in April 2026. Yesterday,…
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