Archives for May 30, 2025

← 2025
Everything’s a challenge!

Everything’s a challenge!

By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser’s Ed Bedington caught up with Chickpea Group’s Ethan Davids to get his take on the week’s news.

Top tips to make 2025 a great summer of sport

LICENSING HUB: LEGAL WITH POPPLESTON ALLEN

Top tips to make 2025 a great summer of sport

By James Anderson, partner, Poppleston Allen

The press often talk about ‘a great summer of sport’ - and 2025 should be a good one.

OPINION: Are pubs being held over a barrel?

OPINION: Are pubs being held over a barrel?

By Tim Bird, owner of Cheshire Cat Pubs & Inns

The term ‘held over a barrel’ means ‘to be in a difficult or disadvantageous position, often where you have little choice but to do what someone else wants’...

OPINION: Two extra hours of trading pubs didn’t need

OPINION

OPINION: Two extra hours of trading pubs didn’t need

By Mark Bentley, business development director at Hospitality Data Insights (HDI)

When the Government announced extended licensing hours for VE Day, the official line was it would be “a welcomed boost to the hospitality industry”.

Scottish cruise levy ‘potentially damaging’

Scottish cruise levy ‘potentially damaging’

By Michelle Perrett

The Scottish Government’s proposal for a levy on cruise ships and passengers could be ‘potentially damaging’ to tourism, UKHospitality Scotland (UKHS) has said.