Christmas Boosts Engagement for UK Hospitality, but Margins Remain Under Pressure
Christmas trading delivered the strongest engagement of the year for the UK On Trade in December, with venues busier, visits longer and spend per head…
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Darts Legend, Stephen Bunting, Visits The Brackens Pub As Winner Of National Darts Final Is Crowned
Darts fever hit Alvaston on Sunday as local favourite The Brackens welcomed fans for Craft Union’s ‘Darts Round the Board Grand Final’, with professional darts…
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Stonegate Moves to Streamline Business Amid Tough Trading Climate
Stonegate Group has reportedly brought in external advisers as it looks to simplify its corporate structure in response to ongoing pressures across the hospitality sector….
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Chancellor Confirms Further Short-Term Business Rates Help For Pubs
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that pubs are set to receive additional short-term financial support, following mounting concern across the sector over sharp increases in…
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CAMRA Cheers UK’s Best Pub Saving Superheroes and Defenders of Heritage
CAMRA has named the Hull Community Pub Society, who saved the New Clarence in Hull, as winners of its Pub Saving Awards 2025 – the first…
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Urban Pubs & Bars Continues London Growth Strategy with Sixth Acquisition of 2026
London independent pub group Urban Pubs & Bars has announced the acquisition of The Birdcage in East London from Brewdog, marking its sixth acquisition of…
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Card Spending Falls In December, But Pub Spending Returns To Growth
Growth in consumer card spending decreased –1.7 per cent year-on-year in December, a further decline from November (-1.1 per cent) and considerably less than the…
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Pubs Code Adjudicator Launches 2026 Annual Tied Tenant Survey
Fieldwork for the Pubs Code Adjudicator’s (PCA) Annual Tied Tenant Survey kicks off this month, marking a key moment in shaping a fair and transparent pubs industry….
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Urban Pubs & Bars Continues London Growth Strategy with Five New Acquisitions
London based independent pub group Urban Pubs & Bars has today announced the acquisition of five premium hospitality venues across the capital. The deals will…
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Belhaven Invests C£5 Million In Its Pubs Following Launch Of Franchise Model
Belhaven has confirmed it invested almost £5 million in its Scottish pubs in 2025, spanning 22 managed, tenanted and franchised pubs. The investment programme increased…
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Nightlife Bosses Push Back: ‘It’s Not Just Pubs Under Threat’ Says NTIA
Sector anger grows as government rhetoric suggests only pubs may receive business rates relief inyesterday’s (January 8) media leak. Nightlife operators and cultural venue owners have…
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Government Set to Revise Business Rates Policy Following Hospitality Industry Pressure
The Government is preparing to adjust its business rates policy for the hospitality sector following significant pushback from pub operators and industry representatives, CLHNEWS has…
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Festive Flurry Brings Happy Christmas For Pubs But Restaurants And Bars Slip
Festive celebrations helped Britain’s top managed pub operators to welcomed growth in the week of Christmas, the NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. Across all…
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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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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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