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Tim Martin takes £19k pay cut

28-Oct-2011 By Mark Wingett

Tim Martin, chairman of managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW), took a £19,000 pay cut in 2011, according to the company’s annual report.

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 to create 1,000 jobs for school leavers

03-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to create 1,000 new jobs for 16 and 17 year-olds in the next 12 months. Last year, Wetherspoon announced it would...

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...

City broker: don't rule out a Wetherspoons rights issue

15-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ

Investors should not rule out the possibility of managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon launching a rights issue in the near future, according to a City...

Wetherspoons welcomes new wines for festival

22-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon will serve six new wines at its pubs during a 19-day festival.The wines have been crafted by Matt Thomson, who was named...

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...

Hats off to Blackpool

05-Jun-2008

We often use the expression "the exception proves the rule" without knowing what it really means. But in Blackpool recently, they made an exception...

Wetherspoon's ale fest aims to shift 2.6 million pints

27-Mar-2008

High street pub operator JD Wetherspoon is aiming to sell 2.6 million pints of cask beer in just 19 days during its International Real Ale Festival,...

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...

JDW delivery truck to use bio-diesel from cooking oil

10-May-2007

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is to operate one of its delivery vehicles using bio-diesel produced from its own cooking oil from early June. The...

What the Sunday papers said

29-Jan-2006

Despite the company's share price climbing from last summer's 289.25p to its current 363p, the Sunday Telegraph is sticking with its sell...

New JDW menu offers healthy options for kids

07-Oct-2004

by MA Reporter Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has launched its new children's menu ­ with an emphasis on healthy eating. The menu is available to...

JDW has three Loo of Year awards in the can

18-Dec-2003

By MA Reporter Managed pub operator JD Wether-spoon has won three top awards in the pubs and clubs category of the Loo of the Year competition 2003....

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...

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...