JD Wetherspoon

Tim Martin ‘wants Pubwatch schemes everywhere’

17-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) boss Tim Martin has said if he was in charge of the country, he would want Pubwatch schemes everywhere.

JDW pub limits parents to two drinks

24-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub is restricting parents to just two alcoholic drinks to prevent “unruly” behaviour by their children if left unsupervised.

JD Wetherspoon to spend £80m on estate

22-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon has announced it will spend £80m on opening new sites and revamping existing pubs as it celebrated a sales boost.

JDW to continue sales of EU brands

20-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon’s EU alcohol brand discounts in the run-up to Brexit do not signal an intention to ditch continental names, despite pubco boss Tim Martin’s keenness to stock more homegrown products.

JDW unveils final picture of £7m pub expansion plan

06-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed what its £7m investment will transform the Moon Under Water pub, Wolverhampton, into with a freshly revised pub plan.

JDW slashes drinks prices by up to 30p

03-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has dropped its prices by between 10p and 30p per product in its January sale.

JDW back serving pigs in blankets again

18-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub bemouth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is serving pigs in blankets again after a problem with supply meant a handful of pubs didn’t have them for a short time.

JDW pub closed after mouse spotted

12-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub in Essex was closed for a short period after a mouse was discovered, which the pub group put down to local building activity.

JDW to plough more than £200m into estate expansion

10-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced it will launch a £200m spending spree as the giant pubco is set to develop its estate over the next four years.

Tim Martin wins re-election battle at JDW

26-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Despite corporate governance warnings, Tim Martin has been backed in a re-election to the position of executive chairman at JD Wetherspoon.

Under-age gambling sees JDW pub stripped of machines

22-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub in Wanstead has been stripped of its gambling machines, bar two, after it repeatedly failed to stop children playing on them.

Man dies after choking on food at JDW pub

18-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A diner choked to death after eating at a JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub, a spokesperson for the pub group confirmed.

JDW plans to open 10 to 15 more pubs

13-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) intends to open between 10 and 15 new sites by the end of July 2020, it has revealed in its latest trading update.

JDW says Brexit beer mats were illegal claims are ‘truly pathetic’

29-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has hit back at claims that his pro-leave Brexit beer mats were in breach of company law for failing to seek shareholder approval before the EU referendum.

JD Wetherspoon joins charity's accessible toilets campaign

29-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon has installed signs in its toilets that support the charity Crohn’s & Colitis UK and its Not Every Disability is Visible campaign.