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All change: from tomorrow (Saturday 1 October), only polymer bank notes will have legal tender status (image: Flickr: Bank of England)

Last day of paper £20 and £50 notes

By Nikkie Thatcher

Today (Friday 30 September) is the final day paper banknotes will be legal tender before polymer versions replace them.

Urgent request: Trade body leaders call on Chancellor for more help (Getty/ Martin Barraud)

Further Gov support critical to sector’s survival

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Trade body leaders have written to the Chancellor following the mini-budget last week, highlighting the urgent need for further support to safeguard hospitality businesses.

Won't make a difference: licensee of the Faulkland Inn (pictured) claimed the Government is neglecting SMEs in favour of the 'big boys' of the industry

Gov looking out for ‘big boys’ of the industry

By Rebecca Weller

Last week’s announcements on energy discounts and measures addressed in the mini Budget did not have “any effect” on small businesses but made sure the “big boys” of the industry did “very nicely”, according to a Somerset-based operator.

Climbing costs: Business rates set to soar to £5bn next April (Getty/ Andrew Brookes)

Business rates up £5bn in April

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Business rates are set to rise by £5bn next April, after they were left out of the Chancellor’s mini budget today (23 September 2022).

Opinion piece: pubs and bars are once again going to be left dangling while the MPs pat themselves on the back and head off for a few weeks jollies by the seaside,' says The MA's Ed Bedington

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Missed opportunities leaves pubs swinging

By Ed Bedington

Those that were desperately hoping for some kind of support or helping hand from the Chancellor’s mini-budget have been left bitterly disappointed.

Chancellor statement: Duty rates slashed (Getty/ The Good Brigade)

Rise in duty rates on alcohol frozen

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Planned increases for duty rates for beer, cider, wine and spirits have been frozen, the Chancellor announced in a statement this morning.

Energy Relief Scheme: discount to be applied directly onto bills (Credit: Getty/Constantine Johnny)

How pubs can access Energy Relief Scheme

By Rebecca Weller

With support for businesses in tackling energy costs announced earlier this week, the Morning Advertiser has broken down exactly what this means for pubs and how to access the Energy Relief Scheme, as well as a handy calculator to estimate how much you...

Lack of detail: the trade is generally disappointed with mini budget announcement (credit: Getty/luoman)

Trade ‘left out in cold’ by lack of energy support details

By Gary Lloyd

The hospitality sector has voiced disappointment over the lack of detail expressed by chancellor the exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng’s announcement on the energy support package for businesses in his mini budget on Friday 23 September.

Heat or eat: Voluntary living wage increases by more than 10% but operators fear rising wage bills could be 'final nail in the coffin' (Credit:Gettygeorgeclerk)

Suggested living wage sees 10.1% increase

By Rebecca Weller

The real living wage has seen its biggest year-on-year increase with more than 390,000 workers across more than 11,000 living wage employers set to receive a pay boost, according to the Living Wage Foundation.

Breaching code: Gordon Ramsay's gin ad banned (Getty/ Annie Otzen)

Gordon Ramsay gin ad breaches marketing code

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

An ad campaign for celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s new gin has been banned, as was found to make nutritional claims forbidden under the UK marketing code.

Unprecedented: Energy Relief Scheme announced to help cut businesses energy bills (Credit: Getty/bernie_photo)

Pubs to receive 'unprecedented' energy discount

By Rebecca Weller

Pubs will receive an “unprecedented” energy discount under a new Government proposal outlined on Wednesday (21 September) by business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, as part of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme to help cut costs for businesses.

No cash reserves left: pubs need immediate support amid soaring energy costs (Credit: Getty/South_agency)

Wait for Gov support 'heart-breaking' for pubs

By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality businesses are “vital community assets” but face “real danger” of not surviving the winter without Government support amid soaring energy costs, according to one Wirral based operator.

Industry in need: Thousands write to MPs for help (Getty/ Dougal Watters)

Thousands write to MPs for pub support

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Thousands of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) members have written to their MPs seeking support for the pub sector, after reported delays in Government help reaching businesses.

Calls for clarity: Gov need to offer support (Getty/ Hispanolistic)

Repeated calls for energy cap clarity

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Representatives from across the sector have called for urgent clarity on the energy cap for businesses as well as a long-term plan to save UK pubs in a written letter to the Chancellor.

Time quickly running out: sector needs concise support plan (Credit: Getty/Charday Penn)

Time 'quickly running out' for sector

By Rebecca Weller

Almost half (47.7%) of night-time economy (NTE) businesses are barely breaking even as operators have been left “emotionally and mentally drained” by continued uncertainty regarding Government support, according to the Night-Time Industries Association...

Warning issued: 'Without support and investment needed from Government, we stand to lose something incredibly special and unique – our great British pubs,' says BII boss Steve Alton

BII unveils #notjustapub campaign

By Nikkie Thatcher

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has launched a campaign to call on pubs and their customers to write to MPs, repeating calls for Government support for the sector amid warnings of a threat to businesses' survival if the Government does...

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Review of the Week

Experience vs stuff is going to be key

By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with Liberation Group's Jonathan Lawson to discuss the week's news, from the Queen's funeral to Government inactivity on the spiralling cost crisis.

We’ve had to wait and wait, while costs and pressures mount, this Government needs to get back to work and get those details out there, to give operators the information they need to try and survive,' says the MA's Ed Bedington

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Time is running out

By Ed Bedington

If ever there was a time for action, it is now, yet our industry sits paralyzed by the inaction and indecision of Government as businesses burn all around it.

Price pressures: delay in help for businesses amid

Energy costs 'untenable' for SMEs

By Rebecca Weller

Further delays in the release of detailed support for businesses “unacceptable” as energy costs become “untenable” for SME’s, the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has stated.

Cost of doing business: inflation rates dip in August 2022 but food prices continue to rise (Credit: Getty/CharlieAJA)

Food costs rise despite 'positive' inflation dip

By Rebecca Weller

Inflation rates saw “positive” dip in August 2022 but battling continuously rising food prices “vital to tackling cost of doing business”, according to UKHospitality (UKH) CEO Kate Nicholls.

No plans to close: Government business will go ahead despite 10 day national mourning period (Getty/ luoman)

‘No plan’ to suspend Gov business

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There is “no plan” to shut down Government activity in the 10 day mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II who died last Thursday (8 September), a Cabinet Office spokesperson revealed.

Warning: SLTA boss Colin Wilkinson says the damage is already done

SLTA: sector crisis is ‘worse than the pandemic’

By Gary Lloyd

The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has warned the crisis for hospitality businesses struggling with the cost-of-living crisis plus spiralling energy and utilities bills is “worse than the pandemic”.

Info required: trade bodies have called for further details on the energy price cap announcement (image: Getty/coldsnowstorm)

Business energy cap announcement ‘lacks detail’

By Nikkie Thatcher

Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a new six-month strategy to combat energy cost rises for businesses, including hospitality firms, that give the equivalent support to those offered to domestic households but for a shorter time period.

Operator decisions: many businesses have been forced to increase prices, cut hours and reduce staff numbers to battle the energy crisis (image: Getty/Tom Merton)

1 in 5 firms will fail without help

By Nikkie Thatcher

Some three in five operators are no longer profitable and one in five have said they will not survive the current crisis, new figures have found.

Government change: new Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to reveal a raft of measures, which will include support for businesses amid the energy crisis (image: Getty/Andy Andrews)

Sector awaits energy help from new PM

By Nikkie Thatcher

Operators are waiting for an announcement from new Prime Minister Liz Truss to help the sector battle the ongoing energy crisis, with leaders calling for a “big, bold package of support” if hospitality is to survive the winter

Letters written: businesses have called for support amid rocketing energy costs (image: Getty/Dougal Waters)

Thousands of night-time firms call for support

By Nikkie Thatcher

More than 6,000 letters have been sent to MPs from night-time economy and hospitality businesses, demanding emergency support as the sector battles the energy crisis.

Leader reveal: the new Prime Minister is set to be announced imminently (image: Getty/ChrisHepburn)

Sector gears up for new PM to be revealed

By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs are preparing for the announcement of the new Prime Minister, which is due to be revealed early this afternoon (Monday 5 September).

Catastrophic position: Sacha Lord (pictured) requests urgent meeting with Chancellor as soaring energy costs predicted to see more than 600,000 job losses across the sector

Energy crisis could see 600,000 jobs lost

By Rebecca Weller

Night-Time Economy Advisor for Manchester, Sacha Lord, has requested an urgent meeting with Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi MP as energy bills put sector's livelhood in “catastrophic position”.

Irreparable damage: sector suffering heavily as more rail strikes announced for next month (Credit: Getty/coldsnowstorm)

More rail strikes as sector 'suffering heavily'

By Rebecca Weller

Announcement of further rail strikes to take place next month “catastrophic” for the hospitality and late-night economy which are already reporting losses and “at risk of failing”.

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