JD Wetherspoon

Almost half of JDW estate to reopen for outside trading from 12 April

04-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) will be reopening outdoor areas in almost half (45%) of its pubs from Monday 12 April.

JDW pumps £1.8m into city site

03-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is set to start developing on a Leeds pub, spending £1.8m and creating about 60 jobs in the process.

JDW and M&B among pubcos to claim most furlough in December

02-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon and Mitchells & Butlers were among the pub companies to claim the most through the furlough scheme in December 2020.

378 roles made redundant at JDW

20-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than 300 staff have been made redundant across JD Wetherspoon (JDW)’s airport sites and head office, as the operator revealed it expects pubs to remain closed until at least the end of March.

JDW takes down 'slap in the face' anti-lockdown posters

13-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has removed posters from some of its pubs' windows following backlash against its 'lockdown-sceptic' comments.

Tim Martin: Government ‘often relies on false information rather than truth’

17-Dec-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) boss Tim Martin will accuse the Government of “relying on false information” in its handling the coronavirus pandemic.

JDW closes 46 Scottish pubs until restrictions ease

17-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon has shut three quarters (75%) of its pubs in Scotland and these will remain closed until measures are relaxed.

Second lockdown ‘costs JDW £14m’

11-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has estimated the ‘cash burn’ of the month-long enforced closure of its pubs under national lockdown will be approximately £14m.

JDW ‘not considering further redundancies’

16-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) boss Tim Martin has told The Morning Advertiser the business is currently not considering making more redundancies, but wouldn't rule out more cuts if trade continues to drop.

1% of JDW staff tested positive for coronavirus

16-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Just 1% of JD Wetherspoon’s 43,000 employees have tested positive for coronavirus since pubs reopened, boss Tim Martin said in the company’s delayed financial results today.

Curfew measures will not curb virus, say pubco bosses

22-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Chief executives have called the Government’s pub curfew decision “pointless” and “unnecessary” in the fight to curb a second coronavirus wave.

400 possible redundancies at JDW airport pubs

22-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub staff at JD Wetherspoon (JDW)'s airport sites have been told a possible 400 to 450 roles are at risk of redundancy due to a drop in passenger numbers, it has announced.

JDW to pump £6.6m into two new sites

16-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is set to begin development work on two new pubs in the next three weeks, costing £6.6m.

JDW sales slump on Saturday before ‘rule of six’ enforced

14-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) saw year-on-year sales drop by more than a fifth (22.5%) on Saturday 12 September amid national reports of pubs and bars being flooded with customers ahead of the Government’s ‘rule of six’ coming into force today (Monday 14 September).