Operator Jd Wetherspoon

Wetherspoon scraps Jersey plan

14-Jun-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has scrapped plans to open its first Channel Islands outlet.

Wetherspoon hits 800-site milestone

03-May-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has reached the milestone of 800 venues following the opening of its 19th pub-hotel last week.

Wetherspoon opens fourth site in Brighton & Hove

21-Dec-2010 By The PMA Team

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon opened its last pub of 2010 today — and its fourth in Brighton.

Exclusive: JDW scales back breakfast hours

08-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon has moved to open later for breakfast at around 70% of its sites. The company began opening for breakfast at 7am...

JDW nets £14.9m machine tax refund

05-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has claimed back £14.9m in overpaid VAT on gaming machines in its pubs. The money has been claimed back from HM...

JDW snaps up three hotels

30-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon is buying three hotels as part of its plan to open 50 pubs a year for the next five years. The company has...

Wetherspoon re-opens Newport Walkabout

17-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon is re-opening the former Walkabout in Newport as a pub and hotel with 29 en-suite bedrooms today. The company has...

Wetherspoons to freeze drinks prices for at least four months

28-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has said it will hold drinks prices in its 700-odd pubs until the start of September, despite the recent hike in...

JD Wetherspoon cautious as sales fall

22-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has added its own note of caution about pub trading to those of other operators as it updated the market on...

JD Wetherspoon profits drop 20%

10-Mar-2005

by The PMA Team Managed operator JD Wetherspoon saw profits drop by 20% to £22.3m in its first half-year, after increased costs and a cut-price...

U-turn on price cuts as JDW sees margins fall

18-Nov-2004

by The PMA Team High street operator JD Wetherspoon has performed a U-turn and increased its prices in an attempt to boost its margins. The price...

JDW in hot water for Pricewatch claims

09-Sep-2004

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon has angered licensees after it allegedly quoted inaccurate prices for drinks at their pubs as part of its Pricewatch...

Wetherspoon refutes discrimination accusation

15-Aug-2003

An accusation that pub operator JD Wetherspoon called a wheelchair-bound woman a 'fire risk' has highlighted the challenge the trade faces over...

JDW denies being party poopers'

22-May-2003

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has defended a decision by one of its managers, who threatened to bar a group of girls when they started to sing "happy...

JD Wetherspoon reported to Trading Standards for "misleading customers

28-Feb-2002

Licensees in Humberside have reported pub operator JD Wetherspoon to the local Trading Standards department over a price promotion they claim is...