England’s First Women’s Euros Match To Generate £32m For The Hospitality Sector
UK consumers are forecast to spend £31.9m at hospitality venues as they watch England’s first match against France in the Women’s Euros tournament, a new…
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Pubs
All the latest pubs news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Hospitality Insolvencies Down, But More To Come Following Downturn In Trade
Company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies were down 12% year-on-year from 313 (April 2024) to 275 (April 2025) and fell 2.5% month-on-month….
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Craft Union Pub Company Stomps Over 60 Miles To Raise More Than £20,000 For Charity
Teams from across Craft Union Pub Company came together on Tuesday for the second ever Crafty Stomp – a cross-country walking challenge that brought pubs,…
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Community Spirit Triumphs As Black Lion Pub Nears Reopening After £500k Transformation
A North Yorkshire village pub closed for over five years is set to reopen after a remarkable community-led rescue that saw locals raise hundreds of…
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Further Taxes Would Undermine Ambitions Of Westminster Night-Time Strategy
Westminster City Council Westminster After Dark Strategy and implementation plan to improve the city’s evening and night-time environment public consultation has now closed. The strategy…
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Star Pubs Invests £4.5m In Outdoor Upgrades
Star Pubs is investing £4.5m in enhancing the exteriors of 171 pubs in 2025. 88 pubs will benefit from improved gardens – with a quarter…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: The Chickens Come Home to Roost
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Well, the warning signs were there in October 2024, written in black and white across the Chancellor’s autumn budget….
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Grey May For Hospitality Groups’ Sales After Weak Bank Holidays And Cost Hikes
Britain’s leading managed hospitality groups saw sales slip by 1.0% year-on-year in May, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. After solid growth of…
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Three Horseshoes in Witney Wins BII Award
The BII Licensee of the Year competition is widely regarded as the most rigorous and hard-fought award for individual licensee operators in the UK. Since January…
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CAMRA To Make A Film Series About Community Owned Pubs
CAMRA is partnering with Plunkett UK to produce a new three-part documentary film series for its educational Learn and Discover platform, celebrating communities who have…
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The Harp In Little Neston Relaunches Following Combined Investment Of £123,000
The Harp, a family friendly community pub and local gem in Little Neston, will relaunch on Friday 20th June following a combined investment of more…
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Premium Lagers and Consumer Engagement Power the On Trade in May
The Oxford Partnership’s latest Market Watch Snapshot reveals that while overall draught volumes remained steady in May, consumer preferences are continuing to shift, with Premium…
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UK Pub And Bar Sector Shows Optimism Amidst Economic Headwinds
A new report analysing the pub and bar sector reveals an optimistic outlook from both operators and consumers, despite ongoing economic challenges. Published by DesignMyNight,…
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Pub Closures Surge Following April’s NI And NMW Rises
Pubs are closing at their fastest rate since last summer following April’s tax raid, according to new figures. The number of pubs that declared insolvency…
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New Queen Of The Bees Is Unveiled
Cirencester pub The Bee’s Knees has been taken over by Michalea McCarthy, an expublicans’ daughter. The Arkell’s Brewery pub, in the town’s Watermoor area, has…
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