JDW blames red tape for cut back on new openings
09-Sep-2003
Concerns over red tape and the new licensing regime have prompted pub operator JD Wetherspoon to cut back on pub openings.Outspoken company founder...
Driver pleads guilty to causing £300,000 damage to JDW pub
03-Sep-2003
The driver who crashed into a JD Wetherspoon pub in May this year has pleaded guilty to three charges at Portsmouth Crown Court.Stephen Lewry, 36,...
Wetherspoon refutes discrimination accusation
15-Aug-2003
An accusation that pub operator JD Wetherspoon called a wheelchair-bound woman a 'fire risk' has highlighted the challenge the trade faces over...
Profits on course says Wetherspoon
01-Aug-2003
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has moved to reassure shareholders that profits are on track after one of the choppiest trading years in the group's...
JDW gets cold feet over £3.3m Dublin venture
24-Jul-2003
By Tony Halstead and The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon has pulled out of a scheme to develop a £3.3m pub in Dublin city centre in a major change of...
Licensees celebrate court win over JDW
19-Jun-2003
Licensees in Goole, North Yorkshire, have expressed their delight at the prosecution of JD Wetherspoon for incorrectly displaying local bar prices on...
JDW seeks over-50s in search for new blood
29-May-2003
by Tony Halstead Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is throwing a jobs lifeline to the over-50s by launching a new recruitment drive to attract older staff...
JDW denies being party poopers'
22-May-2003
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has defended a decision by one of its managers, who threatened to bar a group of girls when they started to sing "happy...
JDW disposal finds
15-May-2003
buyers beckoning Property agent Fleurets has revealed "substantial interest" from potential buyers in the 17 JD Wetherspoon pubs put up for sale last...
Martin admits to trade slowdown
08-May-2003
By The PMA Team Evidence that tough high-street trading conditions persist has come from JD Wetherspoon, which has admitted sales growth has been...
Football fans trash another JDW outlet
10-Apr-2003
JD Wetherspoon is counting the cost after football hooligans trashed another of its city centre pubs for the second time in a month. Sixteen people...
JDW to sell 17 pubs
03-Apr-2003
JD Wetherspoon is to sell 17 bottom-end suburban pubs in the largest-ever disposal of properties by the managed chain. The 17 pubs 12 freeholds...
Tax rises restrict JDW openings to 50 pubs
13-Mar-2003
By The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon has reduced the number of pub openings planned for this year to 50 compared to 87 just last year as a result of...
JDW managers hit salary super-league
13-Mar-2003
Six pub management couples at JD Wetherspoon have entered the salary super-league by earning £100,000 last year. The average single manager earned...
Wetherspoon boss slams £5m tax hit
10-Mar-2003
Tim Martin has slammed the government for wiping £5m from his company's profits this year.The JD Wetherspoon executive chairman said that was the...
JDW fined £5,000 for short pints
27-Feb-2003
Pub company JD Wetherspoon is to remind all its managers of the need to top-up pints after being fined a total of £5,000 for serving up short pints...
Merry Christmas for JD Wetherspoon
14-Jan-2003
High street discounter JD Wetherspoon last week unveiled Christmas and New Year figures showing 4.2 per cent rise in like-for-like sales figures, a...
JD Wetherspoon: pub prices set to fall
29-Nov-2002
A sharp fall in the cost of buying a pub is on the cards, according to JD Wetherspoon.The drop in prices is expected as operators cut back on...
Wetherspoon's latest cut-price drinks promotion blasted
07-Nov-2002
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has been slated following its latest cut-price drinks promotion.Bill Sharp, of the Guild of Master Victuallers, has accused...
Wetherspoon set to serve alcohol from 10am
31-Oct-2002
Pub group JD Wetherspoon is taking a radical step to try and serve alcohol from 10am in all its 630 pubs.The company is to lodge applications with...
Act now, says Tim Martin
24-Oct-2002
Most "trade leaders" have adopted a defeatist attitude to licensing reform. Peter Linacre's approach (Letters, 10 October) demonstrates the attitude...
Let's hope Gerry Martin bounces back
10-Oct-2002
There will be a lot of sympathy out there for Gerry Martin. No-one likes to see a business go under and its founder lose everything. And thefellow...
JDW drops profit forecast
16-Jul-2002
JD Wetherspoon, the quoted pub group, has issued a bullish trading update for the final two months of its financial year but said profits would be...
Wetherspoon woes
04-Jul-2002
World Cup worries are nothing compared to the impact licensing reform could have on Tim Martin's ambitious roll-out programme.With the World Cup...
JDW may scrap 'no TV' policy 4 football
04-Jul-2002
JD Wetherspoon, the managed house business, may introduce television screens to its pubs during future World Cups.JDW pubs were reported to be empty...
JDW boss joins anti-euro TV protest
04-Jul-2002
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has joined a host of celebrities in taking his anti-euro campaign to the big screen.The outspoken pub boss appears...
JDW named one of UK's 100 most innovative companies
21-Mar-2002
Fast-growing pub chain JD Wetherspoon has been tipped by BT Vision as one of the 100 most innovative organisations in the UK.It was the only pub...
Banks give a 'bad deal' says JDW boss
07-Mar-2002
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has attacked bank-owned pub companies for giving tenants a rough ride.Speaking as he revealed his company's half-year...
JDW set to open 500 Lloyd's No.1
05-Mar-2002
Pub retailer JD Wetherspoon says it will take its Lloyds No.1 offering to 500 outlets over the next 10 years.Since the managed house operator bought...
JD Wetherspoon reported to Trading Standards for "misleading customers
28-Feb-2002
Licensees in Humberside have reported pub operator JD Wetherspoon to the local Trading Standards department over a price promotion they claim is...
Dip in profits expected for Wetherspoon
27-Feb-2002
City analysts have been watching JD Wetherspoon with interest to see if the company's cut price promotions during January have harmed profits.The...
Pub boss slams Wetherspoon's pricing strategy
31-Jan-2002
Tony Brooks, director of the Head of Steam pub group, has attacked JD Wetherspoon's pricing strategy as "immoral" and "socially irresponsible".Mr...
Wetherspoon festive sales disappoint City
10-Jan-2002
Shares in JD Wetherspoon plummeted yesterday after it revealed sales figures for the Christmas and the new year period. The group reported a rise in...
Wetherspoon boss will accept euro in his pubs
28-Nov-2001
JD Wetherspoon chairman and leading anti-euro campaigner Tim Martin has said he will accept the new currency in his pubs.The euro will come into...
Wetherspoon boss anger at high tax
01-Nov-2001
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has warned that excessive taxation means licensees are paying £5 to the Government for every £1 they...
Wetherspoon chairman attacks euro
07-Sep-2001
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has launched an attack on the euro at the announcement of the company's annual results.Mr Martin kick-started his...
Wetherspoon awards two-year amusement machine deal
15-Aug-2001
JD Wetherspoon has awarded a major two-year deal for the supply of all the amusement machines to its 526 pubs.Leisure Link will provide AWPs, SWPs,...
S&N and Wetherspoon are best for investors
25-Jun-2001
Scottish & Newcastle has been named as the top operator of pubs for investors.The brewer is in the top 500 companies ranked according to how...
Luminar takes on Wetherspoon and Bass
17-May-2001
Success of 'Wetherspoon template' leads to expansion for brandBar and club operator Luminar has declared war on JD Wetherspoon and Bass' Goose with...
