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Insect repellent: avoiding having bright colours in your garden is one tip to deter wasps from buzzing around your customers (image: Getty/marcophotos)

9 ways pubs can ward off wasps

With summer well under way and the warm weather bringing out all creatures great and small, we’ve put together a few tips on how operators and deter wasps from buzzing around their customers in the garden.

Guest beer right: SIBA wants tied tenants to have the right to stock one local beer even if tied (credit: Getty/miodrag ignjatovic)

SIBA: tied tenants should have right to sell a local beer

UK pub licensees should have the right to serve at least one beer from a small, local brewery even if tied by their pubco, according to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).

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Star Pubs & Bars offers advice on staff recruitment and retention

Staff recruitment and retention are two of the biggest issues facing the on trade now, with turnover high and many staff vacancies available within the sector.

Capital gained: Nightcap founder and CEO Sarah Willingham (credit: Nicky Johnston)

Nightcap secures £10m funding for expansion

Multiple operator Nightcap is set to continue its expansion after securing £10m funding from HSBC UK.

Job vacancies: British Beer & Pub Association boss Emma McClarkin called on the Government to make it easier to recruit and retain staff (image: Getty/skynesher)

Vacancies up more than a third on 2021

Job vacancies in the hospitality sector have risen by 44,000 (34%) compared to last year despite a small fall over the past three months, according to official figures.

Growing business: the Three Tuns in Biddenham, Bedfordshire takes Black Diamond Pub Company's estate with Greene King Pub Partners to three

Multiple operator takes third site in 12 months with GK

Food-led pub group Black Diamond Pub Company has added its third site with Greene King Pub Partners.

Behaviour change: the City of London has been particularly hard hit by people working form home (image: Getty/Gary Yeowell)

1 in 7 licensed venues lost in capital centre

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.

Government decision: the result of the leadership contest is set to be announced in September (image: Getty/RichVintage)

What should the new PM make a priority?

With Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak fighting it out to become the next Conservative Party leader, we want to know what you think should be a priority for the next PM to concentrate on to help to the sector.

Rail disruption: the ongoing train strikes have impacted like-for-like sales particularly in London (image: Getty/ Cultura/Monty Rakusen)

July saw flat sales for managed venues

Like-for-like (LFL) sales at managed pubs dropping by 0.6% in July 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Setting the tone: pubs not using social platforms missing a trick (Credit: Getty/We Are)

Pubs not using social media 'missing trick'

Operators not utilising social media have been “missing a trick” according to one London-based operator.

Deadline ahead: the paper notes cease to be legal tender from 30 September 2022 (image: Flickr/Bank of England)

Under 2 months left of paper £20 notes

There are just 46 days left of the paper £20 and £50 notes being axed with the 30 September deadline looming.

Rising costs: business leaders are also planning to increase menu prices by a further 6% over the next 12 months, according to the CGA and Fourth survey (image: Getty/NatashaPhoto)

Firms push up menu prices by 9%

Business leaders have increased prices by 9% on average over the past 12 months with plans to hike them by a further 6% in the next year, research has found.

Operator comment: Brendan Padfield of the Unruly Pig outlines his thoughts on the current landscape facing the sector

'Things can only get better'

I am old enough to remember when Tony Blair first got elected and particularly the Labour Party’s then electoral anthem “things can only get better “.

Breaking point: SIBA and SPBA have demanded clarity on the Deposit Return Scheme due to be implemented in Scotland in August 2023 (credit: Getty/Yuji Sakai)

Brewers await clarity on extra charge for deposit scheme

Small brewers are still waiting for clarity on how much extra they will have to pay in Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which goes live in just under a year.

Spiralling prices: Rising energy costs are crippling pubs across the country, says BBPA boss Emma McClarkin

Energy crisis: ‘Situation dire’ for pubs

Trade body the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has written to the two Conservative party candidates, urging them to meet with business leaders to help save pubs and other hospitality venues from closure.

Out of control: trade bodies say many sites face permanent closure (credit: Getty/claudiodivizia)

Trade bodies demand Gov act on energy costs

Hospitality sector heavyweights have demanded urgent action from the Government as soaring energy prices have become an “existential emergency” that have put businesses and jobs at “grave risk”.