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Pubs warn wage hikes threaten youth employment

Pubs warn wage hikes threaten youth employment

By Rebecca Weller

Increases to the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) will cost pubs thousands, discourage them from employing young people and result in more job losses, operators have warned.

‘We need to keep fighting’

‘We need to keep fighting’

The MA’s Ed Bedington caught up with BII boss Steve Alton to get his reflection on a week which saw what many felt was a Budget betrayal by the Government.

OPINION: why beer festivals matter

OPINION

OPINION: why beer festivals matter

By Georgina Young, brewing director and head brewer, St Austell Brewery

Last weekend, we celebrated the return of our Celtic Beer Festival – the biggest charitable beer event in the south-west – and what a day it was.

The Hospitality Rides diaries

The Hospitality Rides diaries

By Amanda Thomson, managing director of Avani Solutions

Today marks the start of diary series in which Amanda Thomson, managing director of Avani Solutions, will take part in the Hospitality Rides charity cycle and tells The Morning Advertiser about the event.

Operators condemn ‘anti-business’ Budget

AUTUMN BUDGET 2025

Operators condemn ‘anti-business’ Budget

By Rebecca Weller

Pubco bosses and operators have slammed Reeves’ “anti-business” Budget, warning more closures and job losses are on the horizon.