Bank Holiday Weekend

Jubilee weekend 'not the major boost' trade expected

09-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The Jubilee bank holiday saw a lift in food and drink sales for Britain’s pubs, bars, and restaurants, however street parties dented trading over the weekend, according to CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest trading data.

Extended hours for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee ‘fantastic news’

26-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs, bars and nightclubs in England and Wales are set to have extended opening hours over the June bank holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee; a move heralded as “fantastic news” for the sector.

Limited edition beers brewed for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend

12-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Limited edition beers will be sold by UK pubs and bars in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the Thank Brew initiative, backed by trade bodies as a “fantastic opportunity” to celebrate the sector and bring people together.

Pubs can open for extra 2 hours on Jubilee weekend

23-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The licensing hours for pubs, bars and clubs will be extended for an extra two hours for three nights over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend in June, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne.

Award winners unveil £25k revamped garden

26-May-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Ashley and Kelly McCarthy are former BII Licensees of the Year. Their pub Ye Old Sun Inn in Colton, North Yorkshire, is a roaring success and known for its quality food and drink offer.

If Carlsberg Did Bank Holiday Weekends...

09-May-2011 By Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels reflects on some positive news for the pub trade in his first blog for the Publican's Morning Advertiser.

Minimum pricing debate will hot up

27-Aug-2009 By John Grogan

The onset of the August bank holiday weekend sadly reminds us that summer is almost over and the political conference season will soon be upon us....

Comment: Cologne tour teaches service lessons

08-May-2009

Looking at how other cultures do drinks and pubs can often throw light on our own ways of doing business.Over the bank holiday weekend, I spent a...

Pubs endure miserable bank holiday

27-May-2008

Pubs endured a miserable bank holiday weekend thanks to the weather and cheap supermarket deals, according to the Association of Licensed Multiple...

Bar Talk

08-May-2008

How was trade over the Bank Holiday weekend? Ian Rigg The Taps Lytham Lancashire Absolutely brilliant. We had the first decent weather this year...

Mark Daniels: A case of mistaken identity

02-May-2008

Paul and Debbie did a great job for us, posing for photographs in the local press and generally mixing with my customers, chatting and doing small...

BarTalk

30-Aug-2007

How was trade over the bank holiday weekend? Alan Dreja Royal Oak Southampton Hampshire It was quiet, as we expected. This is a city-centre pub but...

Here comes the sun: fine bank holiday weather brings a welcome boost for business

30-Aug-2007

Long overdue bank holiday weekend sunshine gave Britain's pubs a welcome business boost. But licensees have warned that only a sustained spell of...

Bank holiday brings boost in trade

30-Aug-2007

The scorching bank holiday weekend weather came as a welcome boost for pubs across the country.Pubs have recently been hit by a series of trading...

Trade bemoans bank holiday washout

31-May-2007

Licensees across the country are counting the cost of a monsoon bank holiday weekend that washed out hopes of a major financial return for thousands...

Bank Holiday fails to raise pub profits

28-Aug-2002

Trading over the Bank Holiday weekend has failed to make up for what has been a wet and gloomy summer for many licensees.Despite reports of a £525m...

Peaceful Jubilee bodes well for licensing reform

06-Jun-2002

Peaceful celebrations over the Queen's Golden Jubilee bank holiday weekend have proved that relaxed opening does not lead to late-night violence,...