Sector Responds to Kings Speech
The Labour government’s first King’s Speech has been broadly welcomed by the hospitality sector for introducing measures aimed at achieving a 6% annual growth potential….
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Welsh Government Urged To Reduce Hospitality’s Business Rates Burden
The Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill passed in the Senedd today introduces measures that can more easily allow much-needed reform of business rates. This includes:…
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Warrington Pub Following £265,000 Refurbishment
The Church Inn on 78 Newton Road in Lowton, Warrington re-opened last Friday 12th July following a major investment of £265,000. The pub is part…
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UK Pubs And Bars Received Massive Boost During Sunday’s Euro 2024 Final
Data from Barclays reveals that pub transaction volumes nearly tripled on the day of the final, increasing 195.6 per cent year-on-year, and up 107.3 per…
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UK Pub And Restaurant Transactional Market Activity Improved In H1 2024 Report Reveals
Investor confidence has returned following an uplift in mergers & acquisitions according to the latest Pubs & Restaurants 2024 Mid-Year Market Insight report by Christie…
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Antic Pubs Falls Into Administration
Pob operator Antic Pubs with a 13-strong pub estate across London has been placed into administration. Steve Absolom and Will Wright from Interpath Advisory were…
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Not The Result We’d Hoped For – But A Storming One For The On Trade
Sadly, yet again, it is not coming home this time. Unfortunately, England faltered in the final to a stunning Spain but all was not lost…
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Drinks Sales Beat Inflation for Third Week Thanks to Euros
England’s progress in the Euro 2024 to defeat in the final has helped the On Premise deliver a third successive week of above-inflation growth in…
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Lancashire Multiple Operator Adds 12th Pub to Portfolio
Lancashire multiple operator, Open Brewers, has added the Queens Arms, Kirkham its sixth Star Pubs’ leasehold, to its pub estate, which now consists of 12…
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NTIA Says England Success in Euros has Not Only lifted a Nation but has Saved Businesses
The England football team’s progression in the Euros has “inadvertently saved our sector”, night-time industry leader Micheal Kill has said following the squad’s Euro 2024…
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Euros Final To Deliver £120 Million Boost For Nation’s Pubs
Britain’s pubs and bars are set to benefit from huge increased sales this Sunday, as part of an almost billion-pound windfall from the tournament. England…
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Sales Soar On A Storming Semi Final!
A vastly improved England team have dug deep and reached the Euro 2024 final after Ollie Watkins’ superb last-minute strike secured a 2-1 win over…
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Wetherspoon Reports Higher Sales Despite Reduced Estate
JD Wetherspoon PLC has recorded higher sales from a reduced pub estate, thanks to a more than 20% increase in sales per pub since before…
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Greene King Is Giving Away Free Pints… But Only If England Score
The nation can grab a free pint at their local Greene King pub if England score against Netherlands in the hotly anticipated semi-final tonight. The…
Read more...A (Penalty) Shot in the Arm for the UK On Trade
It was certainly a real nail biter in the final minutes of England’s quarter final game against Switzerland on Saturday 6th July 2024. Ending up…
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