Chestnut Hospitality Group Acquires Iconic Cambridgeshire Inn
Chestnut, East Anglia’s fastest-growing hospitality company, has announced the acquisition of The Old Bridge in Huntingdon. The iconic inn, which has been owned and run…
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AA Unveils Award Shortlists for Hospitality Awards 2023
Get ready to raise your glasses and celebrate 115 years of excellence in the UK hospitality industry! The highly anticipated AA Hospitality Awards 2023, hosted…
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Local Pub Reopens Flaunting Fabulous New Accommodation, Following £150,000 Refurbishment
The White Bear, a local family-run pub in Bedale, reopened on Monday the 7th of August, following a transformational £150,000 investment from leading community pub…
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Drinks Sales Flat Year-On-Year To Finish Damp July
Year-on-year drinks sales in the On Premise were exactly level in the week to last Saturday (29 July)—rounding off a month of modest trading amid…
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West Midlands Based Multiple Operator Takes On Third Star Lease With Eyes On Fourth
Stourbridge based multiple operator, pub@group Ltd., has taken on its third Star pub in five years, The Hare & Hounds, Halesowen, with plans to take…
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Tim Martin Hits Out at “Alarmist” Pub Closure Reports
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit out the Daily Mail over an “alarmist” article that wrongly suggested “dozens of pubs across Britain were earmarked…
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Greene King Opens 36th Hive Pub After £700,000 Transformation
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has opened its 36th Hive Pub. The Coach & Horses in Wideopen,…
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Interest Rates Rise for 14th Time in a Row to 5.25%
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the fourteenth successive time, lifting its official rate to 5.25%. The quarter percentage point increase is…
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Survey Reveals Lack Of Faith In Political Leaders To Protect Pubs
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) issues warning to politicians ahead of approaching general election Just two days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attended CAMRA’s Great…
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PubAid Partners with Nothing, a Leading Consultancy, to Elevate Impact and Influence
PubAid, the advocate for pubs’ positive image and their invaluable contributions to charities and local communities, has taken another step towards amplifying its efforts. PubAid…
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2023 Women’s World Cup: Round Of 16 Retail And Hospitality Spend Set To Reach £79 Million
• 1.3m consumers plan to tune into the stage from hospitality venues, generating £17.8m worth of sales • Hospitality venues set to make £10.6m in…
Read more...NTIA Expresses Anger Over the Increase in Alcohol Duty on the Night Time Economy Sector
The Night Time Industries Association, a staunch advocate for businesses and industries, strongly condemns the government’s decision to increase alcohol duty on the night time…
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Alcohol Duty Overall Not Designed To Benefit Scotland’s Independent Pub And Bar Owners, says SLTA
A major overhaul of Britain’s alcohol duty system comes into force from today (1 August) and could have major implications for independent pub and bar…
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New Duty Hike Putting More Pubs at Risk of Closure
With alcohol duty set to increase today (1st August 2023), finance specialists, RIFT, have launched a petition to reinstate the freeze in place since Autumn…
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Developers Flout Vital Pub Protection Regulations in a Third of Pub Closures
Shock pub closure figures released by consumer group the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) show a third of pub losses happen without the required planning…
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