Manchester

Behind the UK #1 cocktail bar's success

16-Feb-2024 By Charli Tomney

Schofield's Bar was announced the number one earlier this month at the Top 50 Cocktail Bars list reveal, but what is behind the bar’s success?

Mayors of the North call for VAT cut

14-Feb-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Mayors of the North united to call for an industry-wide VAT cut in the Spring Budget at the Night Time Economy Summit last week.

Kate Nicholls: ‘Pick battles wisely stand your ground and fight them’

13-Feb-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Hospitality trade body leaders called for a reduction in VAT and opened up about the challenges of negotiating with politicians at the 2024 NTIA Night Time Economy Summit last week.

Schofield’s Bar unveiled as UK’s top cocktail bar

07-Feb-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Manchester’s Schofield’s Bar has been named as the number one on the 2024 Top 50 Cocktail Bars list.

Squawk Brewing Co announces closure

25-Jan-2024 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Squawk Brewing Co, founded in Manchester in 2013, will close its doors for good, with a final beer coming out in March.

Team takes full control of historic pub

13-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Full control of a historic pub in Salford will be handed over to the team who have operated it for the past two years, making it one of the only independently owned pubs in Manchester.

Fears for Grade II-listed pub's future after closure

28-Nov-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A Grade II-listed pub in Greater Manchester is shutting doors after owners sold the property, but its operator is worried about the building’s future.

Joseph Holt pub launches dementia support group

18-Nov-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A Joseph Holt site has set up a group for those with dementia and their carers after the operator’s mother-in-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

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Meet the winner of Community Hero 2023 sponsored by CCEP

25-Sep-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

The Old Abbey Taphouse in Hulme, Manchester, is so much more than a pub to local people – it’s a place that drives social action that makes a real positive difference to their lives.

INTERVIEW

How can crowdfunding be used to help grow businesses?

20-Jul-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Research and honesty are key to success when crowdfunding, Seven Bro7hers co-founder and co-owner Keith McAvoy told The Morning Advertiser.

Alphabet Brewing Company ceases trading

17-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Alphabet Brewing Company (ABC) shut its doors for good last Friday (14 April) after almost 10 years of operation.

Manchester tourism tax 'disappointing' for pubs

30-Mar-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Now is “not the time” to introduce tourism taxes and place “additional deterrents” on consumers, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Hydes celebrates 160 years of brewing

09-Mar-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

North west-based brewer and pub business Hydes is marking 160 years with a number of activities during 2023 including serving pints for £1.60.

Greater Manchester to host 2024 NTIA Summit

21-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greater Manchester will host the NTIA Night Time Economy Summit 2024, which the trade body claimed will be one of its most ambitious projects to date.

Why are noise complaints shutting down music venues?

10-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

“No one should have to go what we went through,” says Kwame Otiende. The licensee had to cash out more than £15,000 on legal fees, acoustic tests, sound proofing and construction after his pub – the Jago, Hackney – was slapped with a noise abatement notice...

8 in 10 firms ‘on knife edge’

30-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 82% of night-time economy firms could be under threat as the new Energy Relief Scheme from the Government will have no impact on them, research has shown.

Licensing hub - legal with Poppleson Allen

Martyn’s Law – What is it? Who does it apply to? When will it take effect?

16-Jan-2023 By Alex Tomlinson, trainee solicitor, Poppleston Allen

With a view to stepping up the UK’s resilience to terrorism, the Government recently announced details for the Protect Duty, to be known as 'Martyn’s Law' in tribute of Martyn Hett, who alongside 21 others died in the Manchester Area terrorist...

Manchester Brewing Company ceases trading

04-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Manchester Brewing Company is the latest in a long line of operations forced to shut due to financial pressures, the business announced yesterday.

Hospitality needs support to keep up growth

11-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs, bars and restaurants are recording positive sales in Britain’s major cities – but high inflation is making real-terms growth very difficult, according to the latest Top Cities report.

North to open 10th site

01-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Leeds-based business North Bar/North Brewing Co is set to open its 10th venue, which is located in Manchester.

Noise complaints ‘decimating UK’s cultural history’

11-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Concerns have been raised about noise crackdowns on music venues and nightclubs by night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester Sacha Lord.

Were you spotted at The Great British Pub Awards 2022?

07-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

On Tuesday (4 October), The Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022 were celebrated at Escape To Freight Island in Manchester in an action-packed, festival-themed event. Here, we round up the best pics from the evening. Can you spot yourself?

Pics of all the 2022 GBPA winners

05-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Yesterday (Tuesday 4 October), saw Escape To Freight Island, Manchester, transform into a fun-filled festival site to celebrate the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022. Below is a round-up of this year's winners, including the Great British Pub...

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GBPA 2022: What the winners had to say

05-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Last night (Tuesday 4 October), saw this year’s Great British Pub Awards revealed at Manchester’s Escape to Freight Island.

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Meet the finalists for Best Pub for Entertainment

26-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

We've taken a deeper look into the pubs that have made it to the finals in the Best Pub for Entertainment category for the Great British Pub Awards.

1 in 7 licensed venues lost in capital centre

15-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Licensed premises in the City of London have seen a net decline of 14% since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, new research has found.

Glasgow now nation’s most vibrant city

26-Jul-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Scottish city Glasgow has been named as Britain’s most vibrant city, new information has revealed.

Sacha Lord offers free drinks to pubgoers this summer

22-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Night-Time Economy Advisor for Greater Manchester, Sacha Lord, has announced he will provide an hour’s free drinks for Manchester pubgoers with the launch of ‘Hospitality Hour’.

Food & drink sales in Britain’s cities back in growth

25-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs, bars and restaurants in Britain’s major city centres are achieving solid growth in sales from pre-Covid levels, new research from CGA and Wireless Social has revealed.

Gov urged to slash VAT rates as inflation hits 40-year high

18-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Big players in the hospitality sector urged Government to slash VAT rates and provide financial help as inflation hits a 40 year high of 9%.

Pub reveals throne made from carvery ingredients for Platinum Jubilee

18-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Farmhouse Inns pub the Bramley Farm, West Timperly, has today (Tuesday 17 May) unveiled a royal throne, made from carvery ingredients ahead of the Platinum Jubilee.

Review of the week

'Everyone has got so creative with outside space, it's fantastic'

13-May-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Directors of Green Salmon Co Jason Green and David Salmon spoke with The Morning Advertiser's Nikkie Thatcher to discuss the top headlines of this week including outlining how they retain staff and a trading update on the business.

MA LEADERS CLUB

A Very inc to transform factory into site with night market, circus and plant shop

11-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A Very inc. marketing director Andy Windsor took to the stage at yesterday’s MA Leaders Club in Manchester to discuss the company’s role in Manchester’s hospitality scene, which include plans for the development of a 200,000sq ft factory into a site...

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'Without the team, it's just an empty building': Hospitality staff have their say

11-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Staff from Manchester’s hospitality scene had their say on issues facing the sector at yesterday’s MA Leaders Club (10 May).

MA LEADERS CLUB

'You don't go to college to learn to run a business, you learn every single day'

11-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Multi-site operators at the Inn Collection Group, North Brewing and Adventure Bars discussed the current challenges and future plans in store for their businesses at the MA Leaders Club yesterday (10 May).

Supply chain heroes celebrated at Pride of Greene King Awards

09-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Teams who went above and beyond to ensure pubs were well stocked and smoothly run during the unprecedented challenges of the past year were recognised at the annual Pride of Greene King awards last Wednesday (4 May).

Rising prices and Covid difficulties force city brewery to close

03-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Manchester-based Beatnikz Republic Brewery has ceased trading, with rising prices being the “last straw” after two years of Covid-related difficulties.

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Manchester MA Leaders stellar line-up revealed

03-May-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This month (May) will see MA Leaders hit the iconic city of Manchester where we’ll also be hearing from a number of speakers and experts about business growth, the ongoing pricing issues and more.

Opinion

'Hospitality left out in the cold by Chancellor's failure to plan'

28-Mar-2022 By Sacha Lord, night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester

As is so often the case with big fiscal events, what is missing from a speech is just as important, if not more so, than what is actually said.

Sacha Lord: Sunak must help hospitality recover from ‘perilous financial position’

21-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Hospitality needs help bouncing back from its “perilous financial position” in Wednesday’s Spring Statement (23 March), to stave off closures and save thousands of jobs, said night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester Sacha Lord.

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MA Leaders Club May location revealed

14-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The next MA Leaders Club event will be taking place in May this year and we can now reveal whereabouts in the country it will be.

Opinion

'As one saga draws to a close, we are steeling ourselves for a new crisis dawning on the horizon'

14-Mar-2022 By Seb Heeley-Wiggins, co-founder, The Spirit of Manchester Distillery

We can all agree that the past 24 months have been difficult. For the hospitality operators who rely on customers for their bottom line, and also for the producers who rely on such operators to fuel their supply line. Both have faced enormous financial...

Operators offer tips for running LGBTQ+ venue

13-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Community, entertainment, and inclusivity must come first when running a successful LGBTQ+ venue reveal operators, with the rise in homophobic hate crimes over the pandemic stressing the need for safe spaces.

‘Absolutely no way’ operators can unofficially enforce restrictions

21-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

UK Government must make an official decision on hospitality Covid measures, otherwise staff could face "fed up" customers refusing to obey unofficial rules, said the owner of the Atlas Bar in Manchester.

Licensee hosts centennial for WWII veteran

09-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

A Manchester licensee and Iraq veteran is set to hold a 100th birthday party for local WWII veteran and long standing regular.

Business rates ‘woefully out of date’ for city venues

25-Oct-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Eliminating business rates should be the Government’s focus in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget (27th October), said the owner of the Atlas Bar in Manchester.

Return of students a ‘large boost’ for UK pubs

22-Oct-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The return of students to universities across the UK this month has boosted business in pubs due to an increased footfall, a number of publicans have said.

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‘Consumers aren’t putting up with average anymore’

23-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

A shift in consumer behaviour where pubgoers are looking for more when visiting the trade is something that has changed, one operator has stated.

Greater Manchester leaders urge hospitality business to improve pay and conditions

20-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Greater Manchester business leaders are urging hospitality employers to sign up to Greater Manchester’s Good Employment Charter and raise the standards of working conditions in the sector in order to attract and retain staff.

Time at the bar?

02-Jul-2021 By David Hillier

The scrum at the bar is as much a British rite of passage for the cash-waving customer as it is for the freshly trained recruit charged with marshalling a four-deep crowd.