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Finance – Comprehensive information on financial help

18-Mar-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

A finance expert has compiled a series of information to consider during these tough times. In this live report, The Morning Advertiser documents the latest help out there for pubs.

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12-month business rates holiday for all pubs

17-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced all pubs will benefit from a business rates holiday for the next 12 months, regardless of their rateable value.

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UKH demands more Government help

16-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has called on the Government to increase its support for the sector as the impact of coronavirus continues to spread.

Budget 2020

Pubs win in Budget 2020 with significant financial support

11-Mar-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Teetotal Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak paid critical attention to the pub trade in the release of his 2020 Budget today (11 March), as the sector braces itself for a hammering by coronavirus.

Budget 2020

Budget 2020 – Duty increase on beer, cider, wine and spirits frozen

11-Mar-2020 By MA Reporters

Freeze on alcohol duties and business rates on pubs with rateable value under £51,000 abolished. Plus, national living wage to rise to £10.50 per hour by 2024. Here is a blow-by-blow account of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak's first Budget.

Big Interview – in association with Long Live the Local

'Boris Johnson seems to enjoy a pint. It’s time to help us'

10-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Since winning TV show The Great British Bake Off, Candice Brown has not rested on her laurels and one of her latest objectives is to take the fight to save pubs to the Government.

My Shout

‘I hope the Chancellor recognises the economic, communal and cultural benefits of pubs’

09-Mar-2020 By David Cunningham

Freezes in beer duty could be the start of a recovery – but early-stage recovery is fragile and needs nurturing and further Government support, according to Long Live the Local campaign director David Cunningham.

Minimum pricing could harm pub trade

06-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub industry representatives do not believe minimum alcohol pricing in supermarkets and shops will benefit the on-trade, following the introduction of a minimum price in Wales.

Legislation to ban plastic straws and stirrers enters parliament

04-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The law to rule out the supply of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds was laid in parliament yesterday (3 March).

Illegal streaming supplier hit with £521k bill

02-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

A supplier of illegal streaming devices that provided unauthorised access to Premier League content has been ordered to pay back £521,000 to the ‘public purse’.

Pubs are an ‘extraordinary community resource’ that need protecting, MPs urge Government

27-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

Before the spring Budget on 11 March, the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has urged the Government to consider the great British pub’s potential to boost economic and social wellbeing into its policymaking.

Resolution needed over JDW carpet row

26-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A town council has said it is hopeful that a dispute over the design of a JD Wetherspoon pub carpet will be resolved without legal action.

‘I’m no fraudster’ claims cancer charity fraud publican

25-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

A publican has been found guilty of fraud after the funds raised from a event he hosted never reached the charity.

Insolvencies across hospitality businesses up 10%

25-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Underlying company insolvencies in England and Wales increased for accommodation, food and beverage companies by 10.4%, new analysis has found.

Government appoints new PCA

24-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government has announced it has appointed Fiona Dickie as the new pubs code adjudicator (PCA), a role that was previously filled by Paul Newby.