Chef Gets Behind Charity Restaurant Campaign
The Felix Project is launching its annual restaurant campaign and this year celebrity chef Bettina Campolucci- Bordi is joining the call asking for London restaurants…
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Restaurants
All the latest restaurants news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Sticks’n’Sushi To Open In Leeds As Northern Expansion Continues
Danish restaurant group, SticksʹnʹSushi, will join the heritage-led Vicar Lane regeneration scheme in Leeds with the opening of its 18th UK restaurant in the city…
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Government Announces £1bn Plan To Tackle Youth Unemployment
A major youth employment drive backed by £1 billion will help create 200,000 jobs for young people, alongside the biggest transformation of apprenticeships in a…
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Manifest Becomes the First Liverpool Restaurant in The Coravin Guide
In a new first for Liverpool’s wine scene, Manifest Restaurant and Bar has been added to the prestigious Coravin Guide, the global guide to wine-by-the-glass…
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Soft Start to Spring for Drinks Sales
The week to Saturday 7 March saw average sales in managed venues slip 6.4% behind the same week in 2025. Over the seven days before…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Good News — And Goodness, Don’t We Need It
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News Let’s be honest — we could all do with a dose of good news right now. So it is…
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UK Hospitality Venues Remain Busy as Consumers Spend Longer but Drink More Carefully
UK hospitality venues continue to see strong levels of activity in early 2026, with consumers spending longer in pubs, bars and restaurants despite more cautious…
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Restaurants See the Largest Amount of Liquidations Survey Reveals
Businesses across the UK are grappling with ongoing economic challenges, with insolvencies remaining high. From April, increases to National Insurance contributions, the Minimum Wage, and…
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Hospitality Outperforms as Card Spending Growth Slows to 1.0% in February
The UK’s licensed on-trade and restaurant sector delivered a standout performance in February, outpacing wider consumer spending trends despite growing economic uncertainty among British consumers,…
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Chancellor Delivers Spring Statement as Financial Pressures Mount for Hospitality Operators
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stood firmly behind her government’s economic programme, telling MPs it remains the correct course of action for the country — even…
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Crave’s Chef Features in ITV’s Brand-New Reality Series The Heat
Popular Exeter restaurant, Crave, has shared support for its Creative Director and chef, Tom Lodge, who appears on ITV’s brand-new reality series The Heat, which…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Entrepreneurial Spirit Must Never Be Talked Down
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News When a government adviser suggests that we may not need any more restaurants, which has been described as “ill-advised”…
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Labour Adviser’s “No More Restaurants” Remark Sparks Backlash Across Hospitality Sector
A government-appointed business adviser has drawn sharp condemnation from senior hospitality figures after publicly declaring that the United Kingdom has no need for additional restaurants,…
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Strong Delivery Boost Restaurants Sales in January
Restaurant groups across the country have seen a strong growth in delivery sales in the first month of 2026, according to the latest NIQ Hospitality…
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FSB Wales Urges Welsh Government To Shield Hospitality From Punishing Business Rates Rises
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Wales has written to Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Mark Drakeford MS, warning that the Welsh Government Budget…
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