JD Wetherspoon

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 boss warns of euro entry

15-May-2003

Tim Martin is again urging the government to rule out any quick attempt "to bounce Britain into the euro".With Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown...

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...

Wetherspoon hit by slowing sales

07-May-2003

JD Wetherspoon has been hit by slowing sales following price rises in its 630-strong managed estate.The pub operator, best known for its cheap...

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...

Martin to the defence of happy hours

27-Mar-2003

JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has defended the way happy hours operate in "the vast majority of pubs". Martin, who was giving evidence to a select...

Thugs close Wetherspoon pub

27-Mar-2003

Talks are being held between the police and JD Wetherspoon after the company's biggest venue in Scotland was forced to shut when football hooligans...

10am opening across the UK for JD Wetherspoon

14-Mar-2003

As exclusively revealed by thePublican.com in October of last year, Wetherspoon is to serve alcohol in its pubs from 10am.Many of its pubs already...

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...