Holiday Bookings And Festivities Brought December Cheer For Hospitality And Leisure
Consumer card spending grew 2.3 per cent year-on-year in December – less than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 4.2 per cent and lower than…
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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.
Wetherspoon To Open Its New Pub Near Euston Station – £2.3 Million Investment And 55 Jobs Created
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to open its new pub near Euston Station on Tuesday, 9 January, with the creation of 55 new jobs. The…
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Happy Christmas For Pubs And Bars As Drinks Sales Rise 7%
On Premise drinks sales finished 2023 on a high with year-on-year growth of 7% in the final fortnight of the year, CGA by NIQ’s Daily…
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NTIA Unveils Alarming Figures on Business Trade During the Festive Period
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has released the results of a comprehensive flash poll involving over 453 NTIA member businesses within the UK’s Night…
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Urban Pubs & Bars Christmas Appeal Raises Over £42,000 For Homeless Charity Streetsmart
Urban Pubs & Bars group raised over £42,000 for StreetSmart, a charity that helps homeless and vulnerable people across the UK. The premium pub group…
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Wetherspoon Begins its “January Sale”
JD Wetherspoon is reducing the price on a range of drinks and meals from January 2, until January 17 in England, and begins January 3-17…
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Pints’ Of Wine Stocked On Britain’s Shelves For The First Time Ever
The government is to allow the sale of ‘pint’ sized still and sparkling wine across supermarkets, pubs, clubs and restaurants, the Department for Business and…
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Chef James Allcock Closes the Pig and Whistle Due to Increased Costs
Chef James Allcock owner Pig and Whistle restaurant in Beverly, Yorkshire who has been highly critical of the lack of government support for the hospitality…
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Purity Brewing and Purecraft Bar Acquired by Breal Capital
The joint administrators to Purity Brewing Company Ltd and Pure Craft Bars Ltd (“Purity, Purecraft, the Companies”) have announced the sale of the businesses to…
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Action on Growth, Investment and Jobs Critical in 2024
In a New Year message, UKHospitality outlines its priorities for the next year. UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: “Hospitality businesses will be hoping this…
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Stonegate Completes £638m Refinancing Deal
The UK’s largest pub company, Stonegate has confirmed a £638m refinancing deal according to reports. It is believed that Apollo Global Management is the lender…
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Oxfordshire Pub Runner-Up For CAMRA’s Pub Saving Award 2023
A community which raised more than £450,000 to save the White Horse in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire has been recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),…
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Card Spending Grew just 4.1% in 2023 with Pubs & Bars Enjoy Strong Sales
Consumer card spending increased just 4.1 per cent year-on-year in 2023 – noticeably lower than the growth seen in 2022 (10.6 per cent) – as…
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New Survey Finds “Atmosphere” Most Important In Pub Sports
A new survey has revealed that the atmosphere in a pub or bar on game day is the most important element for choosing to watch…
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Wetherspoons CEO Tim Martin to be Knighted in New Year Honours
Wetherspoon CEO Brexit campaigner Tim Martin is to be knighted in the New Year Honours according to reports. The JD Wetherspoon founder has been nominated…
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