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Closures and postponements – Greene King to close central London pubs

18-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Many operations are being forced to close or scale back business after Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public not to visit the on-trade despite not declaring sites should go into lockdown.

JDW hotel ‘unsure when it will reopen’ due to severe floods

26-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) hotel has been closed since 18 February after futile efforts to pump out water due to floods rising through the cellar.

Pubs positively linked to economic value of rural areas

26-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

There is a strong positive relationship between an increase in the number of pubs and an increase in house prices, according to research from Northumbria University, Newcastle.

Last orders for Mad Hatter Brewing Company

30-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Mad Hatter Brewing Company, a popular Liverpool-based operation, has announced it has ceased trading.

Greater London and east Midlands hardest hit by pub closures

07-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Greater London and the east Midlands have been the hardest hit by pub closures in the past six months, according to new research.

Fire closes historic south London pub

25-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A pub in south London has closed until further notice after a fire damaged two floors at the weekend.

Legal analysis

Checking closure powers

03-Jul-2015 By James Anderson & Nick Arron, Poppleston Allen

So far as licensed premises are concerned, the main provisions of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 came into effect on 20 October 2014, but it is only recently that we have seen evidence of these provisions being put into force.

BBPA refutes accusation of 'duping' Govt over pub closure figures

26-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has moved to correct what it calls “false and misleading” statements about its interpretation of pub closure figures.

Cavendish Bars in pre-pack administration

12-Apr-2012 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Cavendish Bars has undergone a pre-pack administration, which has seen the closure of subsidiary Cavendish Bars Trading.

Trade must fight instant pub closures

08-Jun-2011 By Peter Coulson

Two more glaring examples of police misuse of their closure powers have come to light recently, involving two different parts of the law. In the...

Pub closures slow to 25 a week

16-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore

The rate of pub closures has slowed to 25 a week, but nearly 1,300 outlets still shut for good last year, new figures published today reveal. The...

Pubs closing at rate of 39 per week

19-Jan-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

The number of pubs closing per week in Britain has accelerated to a staggering 39 per week. The figures, compiled by CGA Strategy for the British...

Laurel Pub Company closes 60 pubs

17-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

Laurel Pub Company has today closed 60 of the 65 trading pubs it has on the market.A spokesman for the group, owned by property tycoon Robert...

Screwcap is not the only answer

23-Jun-2005

FIONA SIMS Now, I know many of you are still getting your heads around the screwcap. Its presence in the on-trade is increasing significantly year on...