2 January 2021

‘Some NHS staff were actually crying with relief that they could get rid of some stress over a drink’

As I watched the TV, I sat and realised that things were definitely going to change. I gathered my team and pledged we will get through […]
1 January 2021

‘Our turnover being hit by every new restriction only forced us to be more inventive’

Between October and December 2019, we converted the old Nortons Hydraulics factory into a three-bar live music venue, with a traditional tiled bar, a snug room […]
29 December 2020

‘This certainly wasn’t in the business plan we presented last Christmas’

We were excited, full of enthusiasm and had our opening night planned for Friday 13 March – we all joked that Friday 13th would be lucky […]
24 December 2020

‘We’ve served 450,000 customers since July and are unaware of any Covid cases’

I’ve been self-employed for 21 years and we’ve had tricky years before, but we’ve never had something more challenging than this year.  We’ve been quite fortunate […]
17 December 2020

Pub operator chasing more than £25,000 in outstanding grant payments

Multiple operator Ian Price – whose pub portfolio comprises 16 sites across the north of England and Wales – is still awaiting £26,335 in Government grants […]
15 December 2020

New bar group Nightcap to list on AIM after London Cocktail Club acquisition

According to an announcement on 13 December, Nightcap will work with the existing London Cocktail Club management team and shareholders to expand the business from 10 […]
15 December 2020

SA Brain ‘up for sale’

The family-owned firm was established in 1882, founded by Samuel Arthur Brain who bought the Old Brewery on St Mary Street Cardiff and the Albert pub […]
14 December 2020

Operator launches PubWars concept with free wifi offer

Darren Peachy, who’s a director of the Venture Pub Company has launched the PubWars operation to give pub customers the chance to play a wide range […]
11 December 2020

Sales ‘wipe out’ for wet-led pubs

Managed pub and restaurant groups lost up to 90% of their wet sales during England’s second lockdown in November, while tougher trading conditions in Scotland and […]
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