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Tough Budget: Prime Minister Keir Starmer (pictured) side-stepped questions on employer NI rises

Starmer refuses to rule out employer NI hike

The Prime Minister has refused to rule out a National Insurance (NI) increase for employers in the upcoming Budget.

Publican Awards 2025 open for entry

Are you running the best business in the pub and bar sector? The search is now underway for the best in the business as entries for the Publican Awards 2025 are now open.

Carling named most ‘boring’ draught tap at pubs

Carling, Foster’s and Stella Artois have been voted the most boring draught products to see in pubs and bars in the UK.

New opening: Cahoots: Postal Office opened in October (image: Johnny Stephens)

Cahoots: Postal Office 'first of many'

The latest opening from multisite operator Inception Group is the 'first of many', co-founder Charlie Gilkes told The Morning Advertiser.

The Burnt Chef Project report shows increase in users

Burnt Chef reports reveals boost in numbers using services

The Burnt Chef Project’s Social Impact Report 2023-24 has revealed a surge in people using its services and a plea to help with further funding.

How to make a Cinnamon Roll Old Fashioned with MONIN

This week's Drinks Masterclass features a seasonal take on an Old Fashioned from syrups producer MONIN.

Something different: Pub in the Woods offers a nature-focused experience (Credit: Three Six Seven Nine Photography/ Pub in the Woods)

Pub in the Woods project is uniting pubgoers outdoors

Pub in the Woods, located in Wild Park Derbyshire, is a family-run project centred around championing the outdoors and uniting pubgoers.

Government statement: the Chancellor is set to deliver the Budget on Wednesday 30 October

£2.66bn tax hike looming

Hospitality, retail and leisure firms are set to pay £2.66bn more in business rates, experts have warned.

Dealing with noise complaints

Noise can arise from your premises in a variety of ways, this could be from the provision of entertainment such as live or recorded music, people waiting outside for taxis or refuse collection.

Slow start for Q4: CGA data shows declining growth for drinks sales (Credit:Getty/Henrik Sorensen)

Drinks sales start Q4 in year-on-year decline

On-premise drinks sales have been recorded at significantly lower than this time last year according to the latest CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker.

Major ramifications: Specialists warn pubs to prepare for Employment Rights Bill changes (Credit: Getty/Cecilie_Arcurs)

Employment Rights Bill will have 'major ramifications' for pubs

Employment law specialists have advised the pub sector to review their employment practices now so they are ready to implement changes when the Employment Rights Bill comes into force.

Don't miss out on food sales: people are not being tied down to eating at specific times (credit: Getty/SolStock)

FEATURE: Don’t rule out the summer food trends yet

Pies, casseroles, soups and roasts are the kinds of hearty, warming dishes pub chefs would naturally choose to put on their menus during the winter months.

Final nail in the coffin: Sector braces for further NLW increases in the Budget later this month (Credit: Getty/georgeclerk)

Sector braces for NLW increase in Budget

Publicans are bracing themselves for another possible jump in the national living wage (NLW) when Rachel Reeves addresses parliament in her first Budget as chancellor on 30 October.

New appointments: Gavin George (left) and Charlie McVeigh

The Revel Collective adds George and McVeigh to board

The Revel Collective, formerly Revolution Bars Group, has appointed two industry heavyweights as non-executive directors to its board.

Urgent action: More pubs will close without target support in Budget says BBPA (Credit:Getty/track5)

BBPA: 'Pubs will close and it will be the end of the affordable pint'

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned “pubs will close and it will be the end of the affordable pint” without targeted support in the Budget later this month.

100 days in power: Sector calls for clarity and action ahead of Budget as Labour marks three months in Parliament (Credit:©House of Commons)

'Words must be met with action' as Labour marks 100 days

Voices from across the sector have urged the Government to be clearer on its plans for future growth and make good on its pre-election promises after it marked 100 days in power.

Employment Rights Bill: New measures include positive and inclusive steps but are not without challenges for employers (Credit: Getty/alexskopje)

Employment Rights Bill 'not without cost' for sector

Employment Rights Bill represents “significant shift” for workers but the changes “are not without cost” for employers, voices from across the sector have warned.

Low & no groups demand alcohol descriptors update from Gov

Low & no collective urges Gov to update alcohol descriptors

Almost 80 alcohol-free brands, suppliers, drinks experts and even a celebrity have united to urge the Government to take action on outdated alcohol-free drinks descriptors.