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Human rights: Bars will encourage charity donations during World Cup (Getty/ Image Source)

Bars to donate to human rights charity during World Cup

By Amelie Maurice-Jones


Liverpool bars Bobo and Abditory in Merseyside are asking customers to support human rights charity Amnesty International during the Qatar World Cup to remind of the “wider issues at stake than football glory”.

Businesses need more help: many say the Autumn Statement has not gone far enough (Credit: Getty/Aleli Dezmen)

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Business rates reform top of trade bodies’ wishlist

By Gary Lloyd

Sector bodies have demanded an urgent reform of business rates as their first priority of the Government after Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement on Thursday 17 November.

Uncorked: The future of wine is glass (Getty/ Luis Alvarez)

Glass wine bottles are here to stay

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Glass bottles are vital to the cultural “magic” of wine which needs to be protected, despite sustainability concerns, according to experts.

Listening to customers: Leeds pub turns back on decision to show World Cup

Pub U-turns on decision to screen World Cup

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Mustard Pot in Leeds has reversed its decision to show the World Cup due to human rights abuse in Qatar, after selling more than 70 tickets.

A new chapter: 350 year old pub gets new name

The Black Bitch pub to be renamed

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Plans to rename the ‘offensively named’ Black Bitch pub in West Lothian, Scotland, are set to go ahead despite backlash from locals.

Recruitment crisis: Everyone deserves a chance to build a career (Getty/ Hispanolistic)

Pubs should keep ‘open mind’ in recruitment

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Employers should keep an open mind when recruiting those facing homelessness, who can prove invaluable members of a team, according to founder of Only A Pavement Away.

Chris Jowsey of Admiral Taverns on government demands and future

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BIG INTERVIEW: Great value key in next year says Jowsey

By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns chief executive Chris Jowsey believes community wet-led pubs are going to be able weather the storms of the next 12 months more admirably than most so long as they provide great value and make every visit something to remember.

Football boycott: Chester pubs choose not to broadcast World Cup (Getty/ DaveBolton)

Pubs boycott World Cup over LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Liverpool Arms and the Commercial Hotel & Bar in Chester, Cheshire will boycott the upcoming World Cup due to worries over LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar where being gay is illegal.

Get guests onside: responding to more reviews can turn neutral or negatives into positives (credit: Getty/Hispanolistic)

Guest satisfaction rises but pubs can do more

By Gary Lloyd

Customer satisfaction is on the rise at hospitality sites but businesses could still do more when it comes to responding to online reviews, according to a Reputation study.

A warm welcome: Pubs open doors to customers wanting free heating (Getty/ IanGoodPhotography)

Pubs offer free warm spaces for guests

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs are opening their doors to customers for free warmth, hot drinks and company as the cost-of-living crisis forces some to pick between heating or eating at home.

Thumbs up: government guidance on the deposit return scheme for single-use drinks containers in Scotland has been welcomed by its administer Circularity Scotland (credit: getty/bunhill)

DRS administrator welcomes ‘cost-cutting guidance’

By Gary Lloyd

Circularity Scotland (CS), the scheme administrator for the deposit return scheme (DPS) in Scotland, has welcomed new guidance from the Scottish government that will “significantly reduce the cost of the scheme for industry and consumers”.

Vitally important roles: NTIA calls on major cities across the UK to establish NTE advisors (Credit: Getty/ alexkoral)

Support for UK NTE 'lagging behind' other countries

By Rebecca Weller

The Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called for cities across the UK to build on the network of Night-Time Economy (NTE) Advisers in order to support the country’s nightlife.

Making a difference: Stonegate team raises more than £13,000 for Motor Neurone Disease Association

Stonegate raises more than 13k for charity

By Rebecca Weller

Pubco Stonegate Group has raised more than £13,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association through its Tour de Stonegate 2022 virtual cycling fundraising drive.

SIBA concerns: sales of cans and bottles have already stopped at many small breweries in Scotland (credit: Getty/FotografiaBasica)

SIBA Scotland urges gov to rethink DRS

By Gary Lloyd

The Society for Independent Brewers (SIBA Scotland) has urged the Scottish government to take another look at its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) proposal because it threatens the existence of small breweries.

Hard times ahead: Blackouts would be last resort (Getty/ IanGoodPhotography)

National Grid: Blackouts would be last resort

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Blackouts would be a last resort this winter if energy supplies run low, National Grid has revealed, after operators voiced concerns they would damage the sector.

Going Green: Consumers want to make sustainable decisions when dining out (Getty/ FG Trade Latin)

Brits want sustainability when dining out

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Brits want to make more sustainable choices when eating or drinking out, but according to new research, two-thirds of UK consumers are not able to.

Mixed response: BBPA CEO Emma McClarkin has welcomed some of the review’s outcomes but expressed disappointment with other aspects

BBPA disappointed with recycling review outcome

By Gary Lloyd

Sector trade body the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has expressed disappointment over a packaging recycling consultation that has failed to extend a compliance period that has previously proved valuable in the past.

Unprecedented step: UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has announced the trade body’s energy advice is free to all businesses

UKH makes guidance on energy pricing public

By Gary Lloyd

UKHospitality (UKH) has taken the unprecedented step of making its energy guidance available to all hospitality businesses as soaring energy prices threaten sites this winter.

Drinks on James: 'Good vibe' pints from BrewDog CEO

Free pints from BrewDog CEO

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

BrewDog co-founder James Watt is handing out free pints to the public for three days this week to spread “positivity and good vibes”.

Crucial times: Kate Nicholls says the sector must continue to be swift to embrace change

UKH plans for sector to be net zero by 2040

By Gary Lloyd

UKHospitality (UKH) has set out bold plans for the sector to reach net zero by the year 2040 with unnecessary single-use packaging eliminated by 2025.

Help welcomed: however, Kate Nicholls also warns the sector still faces a huge struggle to survive

Energy contracts discount 'extremely welcome'

By Gary Lloyd

The Government's move to expand its Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) to help businesses, including pubs, deal with energy prices has been welcomed by UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls.

Giving Back committee members: back row (l-r): tenant Sean Arnett; finance & systems analyst Matt Godwin; leased & tenanted marketing manager Emma Sweet; beekeeper John Farrell; tenant Claire Sugg; chief executive Tom Davies and business development manager Gerard Winder. Front row (l-r) tenant Pete Collie; marketing manager Jacqueline Fletcher; and Alexa Davies, chairperson of Brakspear's Giving Back

Brakspear creates a buzz with initiatives

By Gary Lloyd

Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has announced it will launch an initiative called ‘Brakspear’s Giving Back’ that will support worthy causes chosen by its 120 pubs through a fund-matching scheme and upscale its efforts to protect Britain’s bee population.

Thinking out loud: Ed Sheeran recognises the importance of music venues such as pubs (credit: Dan Martensen)

Ed Sheeran backs MVT plan to save music pubs

By Gary Lloyd

Music star Ed Sheeran is backing a campaign from Music Venue Trust (MVT) to take control of the freeholds of music venues, such as pubs, that put on live music to save them from closure.

Final shortlist: the six contenders for Best Sustainable Pub have illustrated their green credentials

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Meet the finalists for Best Sustainable Pub sponsored by Heineken UK

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...

Helping out: LTC has created a website that offers financial advice (Getty/ Adam Gault)

LTC launches financial support platform

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) has compiled useful resources to help the sector manage finances as the cost-of-living crisis bites, including financial grants and a 24/7 helpline.

No plans to close: Government business will go ahead despite 10 day national mourning period (Getty/ luoman)

‘No plan’ to suspend Gov business

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There is “no plan” to shut down Government activity in the 10 day mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II who died last Thursday (8 September), a Cabinet Office spokesperson revealed.

Boost for businesses: beer trade bodies want support to be long term (credit: Getty/franckreporter)

Gov vow on energy will ‘keep wolves from door’

By Gary Lloyd

Leading beer industry bodies have said Liz Truss’s announcement to give support to the sector will “keep the wolves from the door” but fear what will happen after the initial six-month period ends.

Warning: SLTA boss Colin Wilkinson says the damage is already done

SLTA: sector crisis is ‘worse than the pandemic’

By Gary Lloyd

The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has warned the crisis for hospitality businesses struggling with the cost-of-living crisis plus spiralling energy and utilities bills is “worse than the pandemic”.

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