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Hospitality warns wage rise will ‘hurt’ jobs despite slower youth wage rise

Hospitality warns wage rise will ‘hurt’ jobs despite slower youth wage rise

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Are weight-loss jabs turning people off eating and drinking out?

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‘40p in the £1 in taxation unfair and unsustainable’

‘40p in the £1 in taxation unfair and unsustainable’

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Coffee habits are changing - are pub menus keeping up?

Coffee habits are changing - are pub menus keeping up?

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Star Pubs announces senior management changes

Star Pubs announces senior management changes

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Turning football into footfall: How pubs can make matchdays work harder

Turning football into footfall: How pubs can make matchdays work harder

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Club Soda urges VAT cut and descriptor rule change in manifesto to Gov

Club Soda urges VAT cut and descriptor rule change in manifesto to Gov

26-Oct-2026By Gary Lloyd

Are weight-loss jabs turning people off eating and drinking out?

Are weight-loss jabs turning people off eating and drinking out?

26-Oct-2026By Ed Bedington

OPINION: Marston’s Brewery closure is British beer’s ‘Cadbury’ moment

OPINION: Marston’s Brewery closure is British beer’s ‘Cadbury’ moment

23-Oct-2026By Andy Slee, chief executive, Society of Independent Brewers & Associates (SIBA)

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Are weight-loss jabs turning people off eating and drinking out?

Are weight-loss jabs turning people off eating and drinking out?

26-Oct-2026 | By Ed Bedington

Stop the slop: Is it last orders for humans as AI take over the pub?

Stop the slop: Is it last orders for humans as AI take over the pub?

13-Oct-2026 | By Ed Bedington

Forbidden fruit: is flavoured beer the future or fad?

Forbidden fruit: is flavoured beer the future or fad?

29-Sep-2026 | By Ed Bedington

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Hospitality warns wage rise will ‘hurt’ jobs despite slower youth wage rise

Hospitality warns wage rise will ‘hurt’ jobs despite slower youth wage rise

27-Oct-2026By Phoebe Fraser

Early planning ‘essential’ ahead of Martyn’s Law implementation

Early planning ‘essential’ ahead of Martyn’s Law implementation

27-Oct-2026By The Morning Advertiser

VAT cut tops readers’ Budget wish list

VAT cut tops readers’ Budget wish list

27-Oct-2026By Phoebe Fraser

‘40p in the £1 in taxation unfair and unsustainable’

‘40p in the £1 in taxation unfair and unsustainable’

26-Oct-2026By Nikkie Thatcher

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Industry leaders share costly business mistakes

Industry leaders share costly business mistakes

26-Oct-2026By Rebecca Weller

Sector confidence rebounds to highest level in over two years

Sector confidence rebounds to highest level in over two years

26-Oct-2026By Rebecca Weller

‘More and more pubs are appealing to a broader cross-section of the community’

‘More and more pubs are appealing to a broader cross-section of the community’

23-Oct-2026By Nikkie Thatcher

The role of pubs in battling against the loneliness epidemic

The role of pubs in battling against the loneliness epidemic

23-Oct-2026By Nikkie Thatcher

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