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‘Pints on us’ says M&S after ‘ripping off’ pub group logo

14-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has withdrawn a shirt from sale after “ripping off” The Craft Beer Co logo, but the pubco’s founder isn’t losing sleep over it.

Fuller's Admiralty pub reopens after 'devastating fire'

06-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller and Orla Noonan

A Fuller, Smith & Turner site in Central London reopened this week following its temporary closure due to a “devastating” fire.

Craft Union to continue growth after reaching 500 pubs

05-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Craft Union is planning to expand its estate further as it marks a milestone opening in its portfolio.

St Austell enters joint venture with ETM Group directors

04-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

South west-based brewer and pub operator St Austell has entered a joint venture with the directors of bar and restaurant business ETM Group.

JD Wetherspoon opens O2 pub

21-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A new JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub has opened at The O2 today (Tuesday 21 March) after a whopping £2.9m investment.

JD Wetherspoon shuts only wedding licensed pub

20-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The only JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub licensed to carry out weddings closed its doors over the weekend (18 March) after 24 “great years”.

Family to vacate pub after 9 years

14-Mar-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The family at the helm of award-winning north London pub the Chandos Arms are set to vacate the venue next month (April) after nine years.

Apprentices celebrated at hospitality showcase

14-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

More than 200 people from the hospitality sector came together at the House of Commons, Westminster, for the seventh Hospitality Apprenticeship Showcase last week.

Why are noise complaints shutting down music venues?

10-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

“No one should have to go what we went through,” says Kwame Otiende. The licensee had to cash out more than £15,000 on legal fees, acoustic tests, sound proofing and construction after his pub – the Jago, Hackney – was slapped with a noise abatement notice...

Great Sausage Roll Off 2023 winner revealed

10-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Previous Masterchef winner Mat Follas, from Bramble Restaurant in Sherborne, Dorset, has been crowned the winner of the 2023 Great Sausage Roll Off.

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UK’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars revealed

08-Feb-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The 2023 Top 50 Cocktail Bars sponsored by Franklin & Sons have been unveiled, with London’s Satan’s Whiskers taking the top spot.

Whelan’s & Star plough £1.35m into 6th site

03-Feb-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Whelan’s Pub Company is opening the Fox at Palmers Green, north London, this week after a joint £1.35m refurb with Star Pubs & Bars.

Little Door & Co announces record-breaking Christmas

02-Feb-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

Late night bar and restaurant concept Little Door & Co. has reported record-breaking Christmas trading, with overall revenue up by 116% throughout December 2022.

8 in 10 firms ‘on knife edge’

30-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 82% of night-time economy firms could be under threat as the new Energy Relief Scheme from the Government will have no impact on them, research has shown.

City Coyote Ugly bar to open in 2023

26-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The second Coyote Ugly bar in London is set to open its doors later this year, it has been revealed.

Pub charged £11k for ‘rogue’ meter readings

23-Jan-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Small businesses are at the “mercy” of utility providers, a south-west London-based licensee has stated after being hit with an £11,000 bill for allegedly incorrect meter readings.

Night-time businesses facing 'monumental challenge'

19-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

London night czar Amy Lamé has called on the Government for urgent support to help the capital’s high streets after 6pm.

Judging panel for Great Sausage Roll Off revealed

18-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The judges for this year’s Great Sausage Roll Off have been unveiled for the competition, which is taking place on Wednesday 8 February at the Red Lion in Barnes, south London.

Oakman eyes £5.3m shareholder raise

17-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator The Oakman Group is looking to raise £5.3m from shareholders, it revealed in a half year trading update to Sunday 1 January 2023.

Inception Group unveils new Mr Fogg’s

13-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Inception Group is set to launch Mr Fogg’s Pawnbrokers on Dean Street in Soho, London.

Fuller’s pub shuts doors

09-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Customers have flooded to social media in solidarity for the Ship in Southwark, central London, which has shut permanently due to circumstances beyond its control.

Rail strikes: music bar flattened by £50k loss

19-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A central London venue has lost more than £50,000 in revenue due to rail strikes, leaving staff “really upset” just days before Christmas.

Pub hits back at ‘watery gravy’ review

13-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

A London pub has responded to a one-star TripAdvisor review that criticised its ‘watery gravy’ and the fact it served cabbage rather than “a decent green vegetable”.

Operator loses 50% of bookings due to snow

12-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

One London operator has seen cancellations mount this morning (Monday 12 December) after the parts of the country saw heavy snowfall, resulting in yellow weather warnings in a number of areas including the capital.

'2023 will be a year of breaking even'

12-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There will be economic storms in the new year, but entertainment packages and premium drinks could help city venues stay afloat, according to the joint owner of the Phoenix Arts Club in Soho, London.

Simpson’s Tavern fundraiser hits £100k milestone

23-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Historic pub the Simpson’s Tavern has crowdfunded more than £100,000 to stay open, after its doors were locked in a dispute over rent.

Simpson's Tavern rent dispute continues

18-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The landlord of historic chophouse Simpson's Tavern said it had “no choice” but to lock its doors after the tenants failed to pay rent, a claim the tenants have rubbished as “a selectively remembered version of events”.

Fuller’s reports half year revenue up

17-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

London-based pub group Fuller’s has seen revenue increase by almost half (45%) for the 26 weeks of 24 September 2022.

KFC launches first pub

15-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

KFC has launched its first pub – the Colonel’s Arms – in Hammersmith, west London, which will open its doors from 25 November to 1 December.

£3m investment in 02 pub by JDW

15-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub group JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced a new pub opening in February next year at London entertainment venue The O2.

Hospitality needs support to keep up growth

11-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs, bars and restaurants are recording positive sales in Britain’s major cities – but high inflation is making real-terms growth very difficult, according to the latest Top Cities report.

Great Sausage Roll Off to return for 2023

08-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The search for the best sausage roll in Britain will return on Wednesday 8 February 2023 following a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Opinion

Why I’m attending Hospitality Demo & why you should too

08-Nov-2022 By Joe Cussens, managing director, The Bath Pub Company

The pub industry is facing a crisis the like of which we have never seen - rocketing costs and falling consumer confidence make the challenge of pandemic look like the good old days.

£65k raised to save historic chophouse

07-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

£65,060 has been raised to save a chophouse visited by Charles Dickens - the Simpsons Tavern in central London - after the landlord locked the doors in a dispute over rent.

Licensee urges pubs to help food banks

02-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

An Islington pub has urged hospitality businesses to add £1 onto bills as a donation to local food banks.

Meet the man behind London's only meadery

28-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

In a production site, just under Peckham train station in south London, is Gosnells- the city's only meadery.

Reading named Pubwatch of the Year

26-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Reading Pubwatch has been crowned the National Pubwatch of the Year.

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Meet the winner: Best Pub Chef sponsored by Booker/Makro – Natalie Coleman, the Oyster Shed, City of London

14-Oct-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The standard of pub food continues to rise across the sector and to take home the title of Pub Chef of the Year at the Great British Pub Awards is no mean feat.

Compton Arms retains licence

13-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A London pub favoured by Animal Farm author George Orwell has reportedly retained its licence following complaints from nearby residents claiming the venue posed a health hazard and was a public nuisance.

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Meet the winner: Best Pub for Sport sponsored by Sky – Famous Three Kings, Fulham, west London

12-Oct-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This pub has cemented its place in history with yet another victory – making it five now – in the Great British Pub Awards category of Best Pub to Watch Sport.

Multimillion-pound scheme launched to tackle staffing crisis

11-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Hundreds attended the launch of a multimillion-pound recruitment campaign in central London yesterday (10 October), which aims to breathe life back into Westminster’s hospitality sector.

Noise complaints ‘decimating UK’s cultural history’

11-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Concerns have been raised about noise crackdowns on music venues and nightclubs by night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester Sacha Lord.

Yummy rebrands and sells 'iconic' site

05-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multi-site operator Yummy Pubs has sold lakeside site the Wiremill, near Lingfield in Surrey to brewer and pub company Hall & Woodhouse for an undisclosed sum.

What’s the future for functional drinks?

30-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Creating ‘experiences’, targeting young people and engaging big players were key to the future of the functional drinks market, experts revealed at the Big Hospitality Expo on Wednesday (28 September) at London’s Olympia.

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Meet the finalists for Best Sustainable Pub sponsored by Heineken UK

23-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best pubs in the business, we take a look at some of the finalists that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the pubs that are...

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Meet the GBPA finalists for Community Hero sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

22-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Prior to the 2022 Great British Pub Awards ceremony, we've taken a look at the finalists in the Community Hero category, which sponsor Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has pledged to give the winner of £10,000 and each finalist £1,000 to donate to...

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Meet the GBPA finalists for Best City/Urban Pub

22-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Before this year’s Great British Pub Awards, find out all you need to know about the final six in the Best City/Urban Pub category.

Labour MP defends Orwell’s ‘perfect pub’

25-Aug-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A member for Islington South & Finsbury council has defended George Orwell’s ‘perfect pub’ the Compton Arms, north London, which faced threat of closure after residents complained.

Simon Bonwick to join Princess of Shoreditch

24-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Michelin-starred chef Simon Bonwick has been confirmed to be joining Noble Inns site the Princess of Shoreditch in East London as head chef at the end of August.

George Orwell’s ‘perfect pub’ faces threat of closure

23-Aug-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The favourite pub of Animal Farm writer George Orwell could be forced to shut down after residents complained it was a health hazard and public nuisance.