Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 49
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NewsTributes paid to former Marston’s chairman David Thompson
The former chairman of Marston’s David Thompson, described by colleagues as a man of “tremendous intellect and vigour”, has died aged 67.
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NewsCity Pub Group: ‘We don’t want a free-for-all’
City Pub Group chairman Clive Watson will continue to encourage masks, social distancing and table service to “avoid a scrum at the bar” after July 19.
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NewsGreene King joins work scheme
Greene King will offer 1,000 jobs to young people as part of the government’s Kickstart scheme with vacancies available across the UK from July.
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NewsWells & Co to bring pubs back in-house
Wells & Co is quickening the pace of expansion of its managed pubs business following the success it has seen since reopening after lockdown this year, group managing director Peter Wells told MCA.
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NewsDrinks sales soar for Euros
Drinks sales in pubs are up 176% since last week driven by football fans watching the Euro 2020 tournament.
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NewsNeat Burger and Urban Pubs & Bars among new Bishopsgate operators
British Land has agreed lettings with Neat Burger, Urban Pubs & Bars, Black Sheep Coffee and Honi Poké at its 155 Bishopsgate development.
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NewsEverards estate fully let and ready for 19 July
Everards has reported revenues were down 38% to £19.1m last year, with an operating loss of £1.2m.
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NewsCovid passports ‘too much hassle’
Nightclubs and music venues will reopen without the need for Covid tests or vaccine passports from July 19, the Evening Standard reports.
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NewsCalls to scrap social distancing for football final
Social distancing rules should be scrapped for England’s quarter-final match on Saturday, Young’s CEO Patrick Dardis has urged.
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NewsProvincial Hotels & Inns appoints administrators
Provincial Hotels & Inns has appointed Mazars LLP as administrators of the business which owns and operates four pubs and a hotel/brasserie in North Lancashire.
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NewsGreene King partners with specialist college Landmarks
Greene King has partnered with Landmarks, a specialist college for people with learning difficulties and disabilities, to provide opportunities for students to enter the hospitality industry.
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NewsHeavitree sees revenue fall by two-thirds
Heavitree Brewery, the Exeter-based tenanted pub operator, has seen turnover fall by 67.77% to £846k, for the six months ended 30 April 2021, compared to £2.6m in the same period in 2020.
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NewsHeartstone looking to build 30-strong estate
Heartstone Inns is looking to acquire additional managed houses, individually or in packages, in order to build its portfolio up to around 30 sites.
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NewsLivelyhood Pubs accelerates growth with two new sites
Pub operator Livelyhood has lined up two new openings as part of its plans to expand the group within its south London heartland and further afield, operations director Tom Talbot has told MCA.
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NewsBarkby Group adds to pub portfolio
The Barkby Group’s hospitality arm has entered in a new six-year lease agreement for The Ebrington Arms in Gloucestershire.
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NewsCBRE appointed to sell £21.6m collection of Marston’s pubs
Global real estate advisor CBRE has been appointed by Aviva Investors to sell a collection of pubs let to Marston’s, worth £21.6m.
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NewsBrewDog ‘truly sorry’ over toxic work culture claims
BrewDog has promised to “listen and learn” after an explosive open letter was released by former staff accusing the craft beer company of presiding over a toxic work culture.
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NewsNightclubs won’t be allowed to reopen ‘for a while’
The government is looking at a “mix-and-match” approach to easing lockdown restrictions, with nightclubs not expected to be allowed to reopen “for a while”.
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NewsDrake & Morgan receives approval for CVA
Drake & Morgan has secured approval to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), with 90% of creditors voting in favour of the proposals at a meeting last week.
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NewsSt Austell cuts opening hours
St Austell is the latest operator to be affected by staff shortages, after being forced to temporarily decreased its food service hours and opening hours in some of its managed sites.