Archives for December 10, 2013

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JD Wetherspoon to open 900th site

By Lewis Brown

JD Wetherspoon, the managed operator, has bought a pub in the area of London where chairman Tim Martin opened his first Wetherspoons pub in 1979 and at the same time announced it will open its 900th site next week in Lancashire.

Calderdale Council to target planning loophole

By Ellie Bothwell

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, in West Yorkshire, has passed a motion to close the planning loophole that allows pubs to be converted or demolished without planning permission.

Food inflation will continue to rise in 2014

By Lesley Foottit

Food inflation is expected to reach 3.8% next year, according to Prestige Purchasing.The procurement specialist predicts that food inflation will...

CAMRA reveals Pub Design Award winners

By Ellie Bothwell

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has unveiled the winners of the Pub Design Awards 2013, with pubs as diverse as a bar made from shipping containers and a railway platform conversion achieving accolades.