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40% of beer deliveries at risk as workers balloted on strike action

Beer delivery drivers and warehouse staff are to decide whether or not to strike over pay and Covid measures.

• LIVE: Government implored to 'stop meddling' with vaccine rules

Coronavirus latest: The Government should leave venues to carry out their own risk assessments on the necessity of vaccination requirements, one pub group boss has said.

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Bring your community together for a summer of sport and a brand-new sports tournament

With a back-to-back summer of sport in full swing and the start of the Premier League, the EFL, Scottish Premiership plus the new signing of the Women’s Super League just around the corner, you may have missed the buzz around the new cricket tournament,...

Night czar warns of 'conflict on the doors' amid calls for vaccine passport details

Night time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, Sacha Lord, has called on the Government to urgently provide details on vaccination requirements for venues.

Pubs ‘cannot continue’ amid self-isolation shortages

Bosses have urged the Government to stop "dithering” and introduce a ‘test to release’ scheme to allow self-isolating workers to return to work quicker.

Greenwich Spirits Company unveils debut gin, non-alcoholic mojito variants launch in Young’s Pubs

The latest batch of new drinks launches include more pours from Greenwich Spirits Company, The Balvenie, Hi-Spirits and Square Root.

All hospitality firms looking for workers

Every business in the hospitality sector has job roles to be filled currently, an industry-wide survey has revealed, with recruitment for front-of-house staff at the fore.

Calls for pubs to enter Great Roast competition

The search for the nation’s best roast dinner is on where prizes include a £3,000 catering voucher, PR support and a photoshoot.

Downing Street contradicts minister on app alerts

Downing Street has contradicted a minister who said businesses and employees should make their own “informed decisions” concerning self-isolation alerts from the NHS app.

‘The industry can't continue to live in the past’

To mark the fifth anniversary of the pubs code coming into force, and the creation of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA), current officeholder Fiona Dickie briefly reflects on the regulator’s past, present, and future.

BrewDog’s online sales growth fails to offset bar closures

BrewDog has reported a pre-tax loss of £13.1m during 2020 despite achieving 10% revenue growth during 2020. The strong growth in online sales was not enough to offset the impact of bar closures.

No clarity for pubs on vaccine entry requirements

Bosses have been left in the dark about the possibility of the Government introducing vaccine conditions for pubs and bars in the autumn.

1-in-3 hospitality leavers seek swift return, new SBPA vice president

The latest jobs news from the pub sector includes updates from the Burnt Chef Project, Liberation Group and the Scottish Beer & Pub Association.

PM's about-face on night club vaccine passports branded 'shambolic'

The night-time sector has hit back at the Government after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced proof of a double Covid jab would be made mandatory for club goers as of September.

Pub featured on Real Ghost Hunters up for sale, updates from Star, JDW, Hickory’s and Robinsons

The latest pub property round-up includes a pub featured on Amazon Prime’s Real Ghost Hunters being put up for sale, new owners of a venue housed in a Grade II-listed church, and updates from Star, JD Wetherspoon, Hickory’s and Robinsons.

Almost three quarters of Brits support vaccine passports in clubs

Some 71% of UK adults are in favour of having to prove vaccination status for club entry, a new poll has revealed.

Quarter of all furloughed employees were in hospitality

Some 25% of all workers on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme amid the coronavirus pandemic were from the hospitality sector, a study has revealed.

Loungers’ pre-‘Freedom Day’ sales 23.7% up versus 2019 levels

According to its latest financial update, café bar operator Loungers revealed that sales across its estate of 175 venues were up by 23.7% in the nine weeks from 17 May to 18 July 2021 versus the same period in 2019.

Pub PR: how can operators reassure customers returning after 'Freedom Day'?

For the hospitality industry, the road to ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July was a bumpy and tumultuous journey.

‘Our job is to put the party back into people’s lives’

Stonegate Group’s operations director for its late-night division has said venues still have a responsibility to reduce the spread of Covid, as the sector is finally freed of legal restrictions.

No more Covid legal requirements for pubs in England

Pubs and bars are no longer subject to Covid laws including the rule of six, table service and social distancing.

Arc Inspirations’ trading tops pre-pandemic levels by 35%

Bar operator Arc Inspirations has revealed that trading across its 17 sites has been 35% higher than the equivalent period in 2019 since indoor trading resumed on 17 May.

SBR changes leaves small brewers in limbo

Small independent brewers in the UK have been left in limbo, a year on from the Treasury’s changes to Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR), one trade body has warned.

Caution urged as freedom beckons

And so “Freedom Day” is upon us, and with it go the shackles of the last 18 months or more.

Stonegate files £845m lawsuit against insurers

Stonegate Group has filed a £845m lawsuit against its insurers: MS Amlin, Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe and Zurich, in the latest sector dispute over business interruption policies.

JDW to sell 7 pubs

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has appointed two agents to dispose of seven of its sites in England and Wales for an undisclosed sum.

Pubs opt to continue 'relaxed' table service

Almost half of The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) readers have said they will continue with table service beyond next week and the relaxation of Covid-secure trading measures.

In numbers: the PCA's five-year caseload

To mark the fifth anniversary of the pubs code coming into force on 21 July, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has broken down some of the numbers behind the pubs code adjudicator’s (PCA) in tray.