JD Wetherspoon

Six-months sabbatical for Martin as he goes travelling

02-Oct-2003

by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has taken six months of unpaid leave to go travelling. Martin turned off his telephone on Monday...

JDW starts online wine sales

02-Oct-2003

JD Wetherspoon pub customers can now enjoy two of the company's most popular wines at home following the launch of its online wine ordering...

JDW blasted by pubco boss over irresponsible drinking

25-Sep-2003

Pubco boss Tony Brookes has accused rival company JD Wetherspoon of exposing the entire trade to the risk of legislation to control irresponsible...

JDW rivals critical of switch to live sports

18-Sep-2003

by Max Gosney Rival pub operators have criticized JD Wetherspoons for its dramatic shift in policy over TV sports. The company announced, last week,...

JD Wetherspoon pub customers criticised

16-Sep-2003

JD Wetherspoon has pledged to take action after a school complained drinkers at one of its bars were intimidating pupils and parents.The series of...

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...

Wetherspoon profits up despite cutback in openings

05-Sep-2003

JD Wetherspoon has grown sales despite halving its number of new pub openings.The pub operator's pre-tax profits for the year to July 27 were...

De Koninck finds favour with JDW

04-Sep-2003

JD Wetherspoon has started to import a popular cask-conditioned ale from the Continent, in what the company claims is a first for a British pub...

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...

Wetherspoon launches Express Bar at Heathrow

31-Jul-2003

Wetherspoon has launched two Express Bars in Heathrow Airport's Terminal One.The "quick stop" bars are within 250 metres of each other and are...

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...

JDW piqued in spat over Bacardi rum

24-Jul-2003

A spat is developing between Bacardi and JD Wetherspoon after the latter's decision to de-list the white rum brand. JD Wetherspoon, which has now...

JD Perth pricey'

03-Jul-2003

Signing up to a local minimum pricing scheme has made the Perth JD Wetherspoon one of the most expensive in the pub chain, it has emerged. The chain,...