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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.

Almost 1,000 closures in second quarter of 2022

18-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

While there were nearly 1,000 closures of licensed premises over the second quarter of this year, almost the same number opened as other businesses took their place.

Pubs not using social media 'missing trick'

17-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Operators not utilising social media have been “missing a trick” according to one London-based operator.

1 in 7 licensed venues lost in capital centre

15-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Licensed premises in the City of London have seen a net decline of 14% since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, new research has found.

Inception Group to open eighth Mr Fogg's site

09-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Inception Group has announced the lease assignment of the former ‘Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote’ restaurant at 50 Dean Street, Soho, London.

TfL confirms night tube services return

28-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Building confidence in the nations transport infrastructure is “vitally important” as businesses regain pre-pandemic levels of trade, the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has stated.

Average pint price soars by 13p since January

28-Jul-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The current average cost of a pint of draught lager has now tipped over the £4 mark – up almost 3.3% since January, official figures have found.

Glasgow now nation’s most vibrant city

26-Jul-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Scottish city Glasgow has been named as Britain’s most vibrant city, new information has revealed.

Award-winning Top 50 Gastropub manager to exit pub

25-Jul-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Oisin Rogers, the award-winning manager of Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub the Guinea Grill in Mayfair, west London is set to leave the pub for a new venture.

Free ‘alfresco’ licences up for grabs to city pubs

20-Jul-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs and bars in Square Mile, central London, are gearing up for a summer of ‘alfresco’ dining after the City of London Corporation agreed to grant free pavement licences to hospitality businesses.

UK heatwave: Pubs tackle wildfires

20-Jul-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs were hit by the impact of wildfires yesterday (19 July), with some battling flames and others hosting evacuees as the UK sweltered in unprecedented 40°c heat.

'Major incident' fire forces pubs to close windows on hottest day

20-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs in Wennington, east London, were forced to trade with windows and doors closed on the hottest day of the year as fires broke out across the city yesterday (Tuesday 19 July).

Fuller's pub suffers 'serious' fire

13-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A Fuller, Smith & Turner site in Central London will remain temporarily closed until further notice after a “serious” and “challenging” fire broke out at the premises yesterday (Tuesday 12 July) afternoon.

London Mayor unveils £2m phase of tourism campaign

04-Jul-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced the latest addition to his tourism campaign, to encourage people across the UK to visit the capital.

Camden Town Brewery Tank Party Tour returns for second year

20-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Camden Town Brewery’s Tank Party Tour will hit the road for the second time this summer, helping build national awareness of the brand.

Doghouse Distillery sees 'flying' sales despite soaring energy costs

17-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Soaring energy and fuel prices are the biggest issue facing Battersea-based Doghouse Distillery, despite a huge uptick in sales since Easter.

Greene King announces 'milestone' tenth Hive pub

14-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King pub partners has announced the launch of its “milestone” tenth Hive pub following a £100,000 investment.

7 of top 100 UK restaurants are pubs

14-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Under a tenth of the UK’s best restaurants are pubs, according to the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards 2022.

Being a bartender ‘coolest job in the world’

07-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Blue Boar in Westminster, central London manager George Dean believed valuing staff, creative strategy and making hospitality fun again was key to overcoming challenges in the sector, after his pub was dubbed the ‘One to Watch’ at the 2022 Top 50...

Night Time Enterprise Zones will boost London’s recovery

07-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Mayor of London has announced today (7 June) a £500,000 programme to create Night Time Enterprise Zones in the capital to fuel London’s economic recovery.

Little Door & Co to open first central London site

01-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Little Door & Co, owned by Jamie Hazeel and Kamran Dehdashti, has opened its first site in central London, the Little Scarlet Door in Soho.

Coyote Ugly opens new site in Camden

31-May-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Coyote Ugly is bringing its ‘high-octane style of hospitality’ to London for the first time with the opening of a site in Camden.

Platinum Jubilee weekend: How are pubs celebrating?

31-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

With licenced premises permitted to open for two hours extra across the Platinum Jubilee weekend, pubs are pulling out all the stops with events ranging from beer festivals to art exhibitions, Rolls Royce rides to BBQs, and afternoon teas to fancy dress...

Food & drink sales in Britain’s cities back in growth

25-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs, bars and restaurants in Britain’s major city centres are achieving solid growth in sales from pre-Covid levels, new research from CGA and Wireless Social has revealed.

UKH summer conference to take place in June

12-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality leaders and MPs are among those expected to take part in the UKHospitality (UKH) Summer Conference to showcase the sectors vision for the future to key Government and political figures.

Britain’s city centres edge to recovery as sales and footfall rise

29-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

London’s hospitality centre has edged back to pre-Covid vibrancy levels as sales and footfall have increased in Britain’s cities following two years of disruption.

Three pubs crowned in London’s top 100 restaurants

19-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Three gastropubs have been credited in SquareMeal’s list of London’s best 100 restaurants, after they were acknowledged by the Top 50 Gastropub awards at the start of the year.

Equality and inclusion key to recovery, as night-time workforce side-lined in pandemic

13-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Leading night-time economy advisers joined forces to discuss the economic, cultural and community value of the night-time sector at the Night Time Economy Summit in Bristol last Friday (8 April 2022).

Publican awards 2022

Best New Site sponsored by Heineken – Cahoots Ticket Hall & Control Room

06-Apr-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Inception Group’s unique 1940s theme bar the Ticket Hall, and downstairs event space the Control Room, near Oxford Circus, impressed judges with its authentic storytelling, with this new bar linking well with the story of the original Cahoots Underground...

Publican Awards 2022

Best Food Offer sponsored by Guinness – Provenance Inns

05-Apr-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

North Yorkshire company Provenance has a passion for high-quality, locally-sourced fresh food in pubs at the heart of the community.

CAMRA festival returns after 2 year hiatus

29-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) will return to London Olympia from 2 to 6 August 2022 following a 2-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

City Pub Group sells package of pubs to Portobello

22-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Freehold managed pubs firm Portobello Starboard has bought six pubs, including five from multiple operator The City Pub Group as well as a separate seaside venue.

Metropolitan Pub Company acquires gastropub

17-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Metropolitan Pub Company has acquired the Bull in Highgate, north London, which will open as a gastropub come spring.

Operator donates 15% of profits to Ukraine aid after raising £5k

16-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A London-based cocktail bar has announced it will donate 15% of its profits to aid in Ukraine.

Bristol overtakes Leeds as Britain’s most vibrant city

01-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Hospitality sectors in British cities including Bristol and Manchester are recovering their vibrancy as Covid restrictions wind down, according to new research by CGA and Wireless Social.

MA Leaders Club

Consumer confidence has risen but inflation poses threat

25-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs are still standing and optimistic for the year ahead, but inflation and VAT rises alongside the staffing crisis pose big challenges for 2022, according to operators across the sector.

MA Leaders Club

‘We might have survived the black swan of Covid but still have grey rhinoceros of debt’

25-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

While the sector has battled the pandemic, it still has the debt as a result of the crisis, UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls has warned.

Licensing hub - legal with Poppleston Allen

A little slice of European culture in west London

18-Feb-2022 By Felix Faulkner, solicitor, Poppleston Allen

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catastrophic time for the licensed industry, however not in every sense.

Investment in London tourism 'exactly sort of support needed'

16-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, has today (Wednesday 16 February) announced a further £10m investment into attracting visitors to London following the success of the Let’s do London campaign.

13 injured by collapsed mezzanine at city bar

14-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Emergency services were called to Two More Years bar in Hackney Wick, east London following reports parts of the building had collapsed on Saturday (12 February) afternoon.

MA Leaders Club

MA Leaders London line-up revealed

11-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Our first MA Leaders Club event of 2022 will be taking place at the iconic Fabric nightclub in Farringdon, London this month (Thursday 24 February) as well as exploring Smiths of Smithfield before hitting the streets to uncover some of the most exciting...

Leeds bags title as Britain’s most vibrant city while London ranks last

09-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Leeds has been crowned Britain’s most vibrant city while London placed last, in new research assessing the current vibrancy of the hospitality sector in the country’s 10 most popular cities.

Operators offer tips for running LGBTQ+ venue

13-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Community, entertainment, and inclusivity must come first when running a successful LGBTQ+ venue reveal operators, with the rise in homophobic hate crimes over the pandemic stressing the need for safe spaces.

Pub to serve free meals to those alone on Christmas day

15-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Alexandra in Wimbledon, London, will serve free Christmas dinners to guests spending the 25 December alone to combat loneliness, a scheme the owners started in 2014.

One in five bouncers leave the industry

09-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

One in five bouncers have left the security industry and staff levels were at 80% compared to pre coronavirus levels, a City Hall report into London’s night-time economy has found.

Virtual spaces key to high-end venues

07-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Virtual spaces are here to stay, with high end venues using them to unite customers safely, increase revenue and engage with a global audience, operators have said.

Why are London bars giving out free drinks?

29-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Bars across London are giving away free drinks in a bid to increase footfall through drawing in customers who wouldn’t otherwise visit the pub.

Award winning interior designer shares the biggest design trends for pubs

17-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Founder and managing director of award-winning, global strategic architecture and design consultancy Harrison, Philip Harrison, has had a design career spanning over four decades with offices in London, Birmingham, Dallas, and Melbourne.

The British Guild of Beer Writers 2021 shortlist

17-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

The British Guild of Beer Writers has announced its shortlist of 35 writers, journalists, and bloggers in its Annual Awards with winners to be announced in London on 2 December 2021.

Club owner calls for support rather than contempt for late-night sector

03-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The late-night sector, which is “still in recovery mode” from lockdown, is treated with “contempt” and a “lack of support” from Government and local councils, said the co-owner of the Soho-based Phoenix Arts Club.