Pub Track, from industry analyst NIQ, has compiled a ranking of consumers’ favourite pub operators in 2026. The lists are based on a variety of metrics including quality,...
Pubs and Bars News Articles
Publicans are ready to invest, if taxes fall
Seventy-five per cent of publicans stand ready to invest if taxes are reduced -- but two in five expect to close if the tax burden rises yet again. That's the takeaway from...
North Star shines in CAMRA’s heritage awards
CAMRA has honoured two sets of publicans for their immense efforts in reviving important heritage pubs, just in time for Heritage Open Week. Kerry Tyrrell, licensee of the...
High temperatures puncture August on-trade sales
On-trade drinks sales have fallen year on year for three straight weeks after consumers sweltered in uncomfortably high temperatures,...
New brewers for Wetherspoon autumn festival
Wetherspoon's autumn beer festival, from 7th-18th October, will feature brewers from Ukraine and Singapore for the first time. Other overseas brewers come from China,...
Who could take on the Star Inn, Netherton?
CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group is appealing to experienced pub owners and operators to consider taking on the Star Inn, Netherton before its marketing...
How lower tax at the bar could help the economy
Getting the Chancellor to Drop the Tap Tax in the Budget could create more than 7,600 extra jobs in the pub and beer sector and add more than £300 million to the economy....
Fuller’s acquires 10 ‘outstanding’ pubs from Stonegate
Fuller's has exchanged contracts with Stonegate to purchase 10 pubs -- nine in prime London postcodes, and one in the centre of Bath. The total purchase price, before fees...
Minister hears concerns of Welsh hospitality
UKHospitality Cymru has told the Welsh government that hospitality needs practical help to reduce its tax burden, which is one of the highest of any sector in the UK. David...








