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All Pubs articles – Page 7
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NewsWetherspoon announces NED appointment
John Herring joins the pub company’s board and will become chair of the audit committee
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Weekend PressBailout for pubs will put out one fire, but Reeves could still get burnt
Senior ministers have warned that the chancellor’s business rates bailout for pubs must be extended to other sectors to prevent the death of high streets, reports The Times
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Weekend PressStarmer stumbled into a battle with the British pub and lost
A grassroots campaign against business rates changes pushed the Labour party to change policy, highlighting Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s vulnerability, says Bloomberg
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Weekend PressCream of the crop: small brewers take on Guinness with rival ‘nitro’ stouts
Independents muscle in on craze for the black stuff with dark beers that use same nitrogen process as Irish favourite, writes The Guardian
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Weekend PressWhere Labour’s business rates blow will hit hardest
As Rachel Reeves considers backtracking on changes in her budget to the rateable value of commercial properties, The Times reveals which UK areas will suffer most
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars acquires sites from Brunning & Price
The London-based pub group has further boosted its estate with five new acquisitions including a package of four sites from Brunning & Price
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NewsTrade bodies demand sector-wide concessions to business rates
There’s growing concern that only pubs will receive business rates relief with trade bodies insisting there must be a ‘hospitality-wide solution’
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NewsGovernment set to announce U-turn on business rates hikes
After weeks of mounting pressure from industry groups and MPs, it is understood the Chancellor is looking at how to offer additional financial support to pubs facing huke increases in their business rates bills
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Analysis & InsightChristmas week offers boost to pubs
Like-for-like sales at managed pub operators were up by 4.8% in the seven days from 22 December, the latest NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker shows
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NewsMinisters explore concessions on business rates
As pressure continues to mount over rates hikes for pubs, reports suggest ministers are engaging with the sector to reach a resolution, while the PM assured the Commons the government was looking into further action and support
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NewsJonathan Neame: ‘There’s a risk Labour is doing to us what Thatcher did to the miners’
The Shepherd Neame CEO has told The Times he believes the pub sector is now at one of the most critical points in its history
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NewsHospitality warned not to protest over business rates hike as cabinet revolt brews
The government has reportedly been warning businesses not to protest over the changes if they want to get any concessions amid ‘ongoing cabinet-level opposition’ to the hike
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NewsScottish hospitality warns rates rise will serve as ‘closure notice’ to country’s high streets
The Scottish Hospitality Group has described the latest non-domestic rates revaluation as ‘totally disconnected from the trading reality’
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NewsPrime Minister admits pubs will struggle under business rates changes
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that for pubs and others, the re-evaluation of properties ”means that they will struggle in relation to the business rates applicable to them”
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NewsStonegate invests ‘record’ £12m in its pubs in first quarter of the year
The pubco has also confirmed a development pipeline of £30m for the remainder of the financial year that includes the launch of a new co-investment programme in early 2026
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NewsPunch Pubs reports EBITDA uplift
The pub company achieved revenue for the period of £337.9m, compared to £323.5m in FY2023/24, with growth largely driven by the further conversion of pubs from its L&T model to its Pub Partnerships business.
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NewsJW Lees achieves strong retail sales growth in year to date
The seventh-generation family brewer and pub operator achieved a +10.8% increase in retail sales in the 38 weeks from April 2025, on the back of this year’s hot summer.
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OpinionLet’s raise a glass-half-full this Christmas
Despite a prevailing sense of gloom over costs, it was refreshing to hear some genuine positivity from hospitality leaders looking ahead to 2026
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NewsAll Bar One invests £2.3m to refurbish transport hub sites
The Mitchells & Butlers owned bar brand is overhauling sites in Birmingham and Edinburgh with design-led upgrades tailored to cater for the high-footfall locations
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NewsHospitality urges FCA to extend business insurance claims window by two years
Law firm Stewarts warns that thousands of hospitality businesses remain significantly out of pocket more than five years after the Covid-19 pandemic forced venues across the country to close