| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.07.2026 | ‘Dwarfed by other costs’ – Why cutting business rates for pubs won’t save the sector | Andy Burnham has unveiled his long-awaited support for the UK’s struggling pubs, but the hospitality industry is contending with far more pressures than just business rates
Andy Burnham’s pledge to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and mus... |
| 10.07.2026 | Pubs to pour five million extra pints during England v Norway World Cup clash | Pubs are set to score their biggest boost yet for the World Cup when they pour more than five million extra pints during England’s game against Norway this Saturday.
As many as 5.5m more pints will be served to thirsty England fans while th... |
| 07.07.2026 | Young’s pubs score World Cup trading boost | Young’s has seen a surge in trading as a result of England’s success so far in the World Cup, the pub operator said.
The FTSE-listed hospitality firm said its nine per cent jump in revenue in the last 14 weeks was in part driven by the init... |
| 18.06.2026 | Yas Queen’s: Why HSBC Championships expansion has been a smash for business | When Queen’s Club welcomed back a women’s tournament after a half-century hiatus last year, turning the HSBC Championships into a two-week festival of men’s and women’s tennis, it looked to be a no-brainer.
The men’s event at the exclusive ... |
| 03.06.2026 | How Young’s is shrugging off hospitality gloom | Like many of his Square Mile customers, Young’s boss Simon Dodd knows how to schmooze with booze.
Three years ago, the listed pub chain exec invited rival Clive Watson, the founder of City Pub Group, for lunch at Smiths, the top-notch bar a... |
| 27.05.2026 | Anglo Asian to keep Aim listing ‘under review’ in push to treble copper output | An Azerbaijani miner has said it was keeping its listing on Aim under regular review as it seeks to evolve into a mid-market commodities group that is on course to more than treble its copper output over the coming year.
Anglo Asian vice pr... |
| 22.05.2026 | Oyster Shed: Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone helps pub chain Young’s to biggest day of takings in 200 years | One of the Square Mile’s best-known watering holes has marked the biggest single day of takings of any venue owned by pub chain Young’s since it was founded nearly 200 years ago, City AM can reveal.
And the Oyster Shed had a helping hand fr... |
| 21.05.2026 | ‘We’ll keep acquiring’: Young’s sets sights on buying up dozens more London pubs | One of London’s biggest pub chains has said it wants to buy up dozens more pubs after cheering the success of recent takeovers.
Young’s, which currently operates around 280 pubs across the country, has set a medium-term target of expanding ... |
| 19.05.2026 | Old Spanish Hen? Estrella snaps up Greene King beer brand in UK expansion | The British arm of Spanish beer giant Estrella is set to snap up Greene King’s iconic Old Speckled Hen beer as it continues to expand in the UK.
Damm UK, the British arm of Barcelona based brewer S.A. Damm – which owns Estrella – will take ... |
| 17.03.2026 | Iran war: Independent pubs face ‘devastating’ energy costs | Independent pubs could be left vulnerable to spikes in energy costs caused by the Iran war, while their larger competitors enjoy the security of fixed energy deals.
Landlords across the UK could face “devastating” costs if energy prices con... |
| 24.02.2026 | Pubs to open late during World Cup – a life raft for hospitality? | Though the Labour government and the country’s thousands of pub landlords have very rarely seen eye-to-eye in recent months, the World Cup could bring a summer truce to this fiery dispute.
Hospitality trade bodies and one of the country’s b... |
| 18.02.2026 | ‘Hundreds of outdoor drinkers’: City AM’s Pub of the Week is The Wren on Watling Street | If you’re looking for a man in finance, go to TikTok, where videos streamed millions of times tell you to go to Watling Street. It’s the skinny lane with St Paul’s Cathedral at the end and four pubs along it, where in the summer hundreds ti... |
| 22.01.2026 | Young’s ditches AIM as pub chain eyes FTSE 250 inclusion | Young’s has become the latest company to unveil plans to quit London’s small-cap stock market as the pub giant sets its sights on inclusion into the FTSE 250.
The Wandsworth-based business said it will apply to join the main market of the L... |
| 13.11.2025 | Christmas comes early for Young’s as party bookings surge | One of the UK’s biggest pub groups has seen a surge in festive parties as the London-listed firm reported rising sales.
Young’s, which operates nearly 300 pubs across London and the south of England, reported a 22 per cent rise in Christmas... |
| 23.09.2025 | LAPHROAIG® SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY AND WILLEM DAFOE UNITE TO CELEBRATE BOLD SPIRIT | Two of the world's most iconic characters collaborate in an 'unphorgettable' partnership, debuting with a short film reveal
ISLAY, Scotland, Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For over 200 years, Laphroaig has been unapologetically doing things... |
| 27.08.2025 | Jubel CEO: ‘We’re doing something different and it’s working’ | When CEO and founder of Jubel, Jesse Wilson, left his corporate role to create his own lager, he knew he wanted to carve out a peach-shaped niche in a saturated beer market.
Since its launch in 2018, Jubel has reached that goal, with its tr... |
| 07.08.2025 | London pub scene ‘showing real resilience’ despite soaring costs | The number of pubs in London has barely budged in the last decade despite heavy pressure on the capital’s hospitality scene.
There are 3,523 pubs in the capital, only 10 fewer than in 2023 and just under the 3,530 venues recorded in 2017, a... |
| 14.07.2025 | Pub bosses in joint call for ‘urgent’ tax reform | Pub bosses have called for urgent reform of the business rates system, arguing that the levy places unfair pressure on hospitality venues at a time of rising costs across the board.
Greene King boss Nick Mackenzie said that business rates s... |
| 10.07.2025 | One pub to close every day in 2025, new data reveals | Small pubs are being forced to close in the face of unsustainable costs pressures, according to new data.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has estimated that 378 pubs will close this year across England, Wales and Scotland, amoun... |
| 16.06.2025 | Reeves’ tax hikes lead to spike in pubs going bust | The series of tax hikes introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Autumn Budget last year has contributed to a spike in pubs going bust across the UK in April, according to new figures.
A total of 67 pubs closed down during the month – ... |
| 05.06.2025 | Young’s: Pub giant raises dividend as earnings jump | Pub and bar operator Young & Co’s has reported a significant jump its earnings despite surging costs.
The hospitality firm, which has 277 pubs across the UK, told markets that revenue rose 24.9 per cent from £388.8m to £485.8m in the 52... |
| 28.05.2025 | Spending in pubs surges as Brits flock to beer gardens | Pubs enjoyed a boost in April during the sunny spring weather as Brits opted for outdoor beer gardens over indoor restaurants.
Like-for-like sales growth at pubs reached 9.1 per cent year on year, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality... |
| 20.03.2025 | Pints and Prices: The Rising Cost of Enjoyment in UK Pubs | The pub scene in the UK is facing a storm. A budget tax raid has sent ripples through the hospitality industry. Prices are set to rise. The cost of a pint is climbing, and consumers are feeling the pinch. This isn’t just about beer; it’s ab... |
| 19.03.2025 | All the pubs hiking the price of a pint after Budget tax raid | Shepherd Neame announced this morning that it would be forced to raise prices at its 290 pubs due to cost pressures from last October’s budget.
The family business follows a host of other hospitality companies in raising prices, with the av... |
| 16.03.2025 | Wetherspoons set for profit spike as it braces for Budget tax hit | JD Wetherspoon is expected to reveal soaring sales this week, as experts tip the pub group to seize more market share from smaller competitors amid tax rises coming in April.
The London-listed firm, which has around 800 pubs across the UK, ... |
| 25.02.2025 | Britain’s hospitality leaders face a crisis of confidence as tax rises bite | - |
| 16.01.2025 | Young’s: Pub chain in ‘great shape’ after Christmas despite Budget burden | - |
| 30.12.2024 | Last orders: Pubs call for action as locals close across the country | - |
| 14.11.2024 | London pubs giant Young’s issues Budget warning after £11m costs hike | - |
| 04.06.2024 | New law set to push the price of a pint above £7 across London | - |
