Urban Fun expands to Kingston
Urban Fun has opened its second site in Kingston as the competitive socialising brand prepares to expand across the UK.
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2026 Publican Awards finalists revealed
The first round of judging is done and we can now reveal which pub companies are in the running to take a title in the Publican Awards 2026.
‘UK pub culture is the most revered in the world’
The MA’s Ed Bedington caught up with Ardent Pubs MD Dom Jacobs to get his take on the week’s news.
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OPINION: A little less conversation, a little more action please...
The growing campaign that is seeing pubs posting signs banning Labour MPs is gaining traction and starting to have an impact.
Gov needs to ‘act now’ on business rates before it’s too late
Governments take what the hospitality industry does for the economy and communities for granted, an industry leader told MPs this week.
The 2026 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub list revealed
The list is confirmed and the best food pubs in the country will soon be revealed - but who will be this year’s number one in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2026?
Luxury retail rates cut sparks anger from hospitality
In a further blow to the Government’s claims of rebalancing taxation and supported small businesses, tax analysts have revealed that luxury retail operations Harrods and Selfridges have been handed a rates cut.
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OPINION: Incompetent Gov launches job subsidy to tackle its own unemployment issue
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the Government turns round and does something even more spectacularly idiotic.
Life-changing pub operation launches in Brighton
A ground-breaking pub designed to prepare young people with learning disabilities and autism for employment has opened in Brighton.
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Stop the lies - dishonest rates ‘reform’ nothing more than industrial sabotage
Let’s not beat about the bush here, it’s fair to say that this Government seems hell-bent on an extreme mission of gaslighting the industry right now.