York fire crew rescue man stuck in Wetherspoon pub loo Free 221224
York fire crew rescue man stuck in Wetherspoon pub loo York fire crew rescue man stuck in Wetherspoon pub loo Firefighters were called to a Wetherspoon pub to rescue a man who had become trapped in a toilet cubicle. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said they were contacted by staff at The Punch Bowl, in […]
Wetherspoon profits jump as Covid recovery continues Free 221224
Wetherspoon profits jump as Covid recovery continues Wetherspoon profits jump as Covid recovery continues Pub chain Wetherspoon has reported an eightfold jump in profits, saying its recovery from the Covid pandemic is continuing. Pre-tax profits leapt from £4.6m to £36m in the first six months of the financial year, as more people visited the group’s […]
Wetherspoon profits surge as customer demand grows Free 221224
Wetherspoon profits surge as customer demand grows Wetherspoon profits surge as customer demand grows Founder and chairman Tim Martin said it has seen sales ‘continue to improve’ into the new financial year. Pub giant JD Wetherspoon revealed a jump in profits for the past year as it witnessed higher customer demand in the face of […]
Essex firefighters ‘save’ man choking on Wetherspoon steak Free 221224
Essex firefighters ‘save’ man choking on Wetherspoon steak Essex firefighters ‘save’ man choking on Wetherspoon steak Firefighters due to attend a vigil for Ukraine “saved a man’s life” as he choked on a “large piece of steak” in a pub, the service said. Three firefighters were about to leave Saffron Walden Fire Station in Essex […]
Filey holiday park pub wants to serve alcohol from 0800 Free 251224
Filey holiday park pub wants to serve alcohol from 0800 Filey holiday park pub wants to serve alcohol from 0800 A pub at a holiday park in North Yorkshire has applied for permission to serve alcohol to guests from 08:00, two hours earlier than its current licence. A pub at a holiday park in North […]
Wetherspoons game sees 300 meals ordered for Birmingham’s homeless Free 221224
Wetherspoons game sees 300 meals ordered for Birmingham’s homeless Wetherspoons game sees 300 meals ordered for Birmingham’s homeless Around 300 meals have been sent to a man’s table in Wetherspoons as part of a drinking game which aimed to feed the homeless. Kind strangers ordered hundreds of portions of burgers and chips to Chris Illman’s […]
Pub chain Wetherspoon reveals jump in sales as boss warns about costs Free 221224
Pub chain Wetherspoon reveals jump in sales as boss warns about costs Pub chain Wetherspoon reveals jump in sales as boss warns about costs Wetherspoon now operates more than 800 pubs. Pub chain J D Wetherspoon said that sales have risen by around £1 in every £10 in the last six months as it outperformed […]
Global stocks rise amid hopes of China economy boost Free 221224
Global stocks rise amid hopes of China economy boost Global stocks rise amid hopes of China economy boost The FTSE 100 moved 41.94 points higher, or 0.56%, to close at 7,527.67. The UK’s top share index was buoyed by gains for mining giants on Wednesday as global stock markets surged ahead on growing hopes of […]
Wetherspoon Imperial in Exeter temporarily closes after staff fall ill Free 221224
Wetherspoon Imperial in Exeter temporarily closes after staff fall ill Wetherspoon Imperial in Exeter temporarily closes after staff fall ill A Wetherspoon’s pub in Devon had to temporarily close after multiple staff fell ill. The Imperial on New North Road in Exeter shut on Monday but it is due to reopen at 08:00 BST on […]
Kent charity fined over escape of ‘ladies’ man’ emu Free 251224
Kent charity fined over escape of ‘ladies’ man’ emu Kent charity fined over escape of ‘ladies’ man’ emu An animal charity has been given a £100 fine after a “ladies’ man” emu escaped. Dugee broke out of The Happy Pants Ranch in Bobbing, Kent, on 4 January, prompting a fine from Swale Borough Council for […]
J D Wetherspoon to open pubs at Haven holiday parks Free 221224
J D Wetherspoon to open pubs at Haven holiday parks J D Wetherspoon to open pubs at Haven holiday parks Pub chain J D Wetherspoon has signed an “exclusive agreement” with Haven Holidays to operate at its parks. Haven, which runs 38 parks in the UK, said the first on-site pub would open at its […]
Tim Martin Wetherspoon boss knighted in New Year Honours Free 221224
Tim Martin Wetherspoon boss knighted in New Year Honours Tim Martin Wetherspoon boss knighted in New Year Honours Wetherspoon pub chain founder Tim Martin has been knighted in the New Year Honours list. The Brexit campaigner has been recognised for his services to hospitality and culture. He was one of the most high-profile business people […]
Wonky Haverhill Christmas tree outside a Wetherspoons ‘de-wonked’ Free 221224
Wonky Haverhill Christmas tree outside a Wetherspoons ‘de-wonked’ A Christmas tree which had started to lean “a little too far” outside a pub in Suffolk has been straightened to a “respectable angle”. The festive fir, outside The Drabbet Smock on Peas Hill in Haverhill, had a slight lean when installed and became a “fun talking-point” […]
Man jailed after urinating on Wetherspoon’s worker Free 221224
Man jailed after urinating on Wetherspoon’s worker Man jailed after urinating on Wetherspoon’s worker A man who exposed himself in a Wetherspoon’s pub and urinated on a member of staff has been jailed. Mohammed Fatah, 25, was asked to leave The College Arms in Broadway, Peterborough, after he was caught by management trying to drink […]
Wetherspoons pub chain considers CPR training after customer death Free 221224
Wetherspoons pub chain considers CPR training after customer death Wetherspoons pub chain considers CPR training after customer death Pub chain Wetherspoons is considering a request to promote CPR training among staff after the death of a customer. Christopher Locke, 37, suffered a cardiac arrest in the Lord Caradoc, Port Talbot, in October 2021, and died […]
Wetherspoon selling another 22 pubs amid estate overhaul Free 221224
Wetherspoon selling another 22 pubs amid estate overhaul Wetherspoon selling another 22 pubs amid estate overhaul The group has already sold 28 pubs this financial year, but insisted the move was not a ‘money-raising exercise’. Pub group JD Wetherspoon has said 22 of its pubs remain up for sale after offloading 28 already so far […]
Buoyant bank shares support strong trading session for London markets Free 221224
Buoyant bank shares support strong trading session for London markets Buoyant bank shares support strong trading session for London markets The FTSE 100 moved 1.83%, or 133.59 points, higher to finish at 7,416.11. Banking stocks helped lead the charge on Wednesday as London stocks had a strong trading session while the pound struck a 15-month […]
Derbyshire man completes tour of every Wetherspoon pub Free 221224
Derbyshire man completes tour of every Wetherspoon pub Derbyshire man completes tour of every Wetherspoon pub A man who has spent four years crossing the country to visit every Wetherspoon pub has reached his 876th – and final – destination. David Bingham bought a cheap flight ticket to Ireland just so he could get through […]
Wetherspoon Derbyshire man visits every pub in Britain and Ireland Free 221224
Wetherspoon Derbyshire man visits every pub in Britain and Ireland Wetherspoon Derbyshire man visits every pub in Britain and Ireland A man is due to celebrate the end of a pub pilgrimage this week, when his mission to visit every Wetherspoon pub in Britain and Ireland concludes. David Bingham has visited 875 of the chain’s […]
Wetherspoons bouncer planted hoax bomb in toilet Free 221224
Wetherspoons bouncer planted hoax bomb in toilet Wetherspoons bouncer planted hoax bomb in toilet At a glance Stephen Oliphant “found” his fake bomb in the toilets of the pub where he worked The Hat and Feathers in Seaham, County Durham, was evacuated in November 2021 A bingo dabber had been used with other materials to […]
UK top listed firms targeted in biggest ethnicity pay gap push Free 221224
UK top listed firms targeted in biggest ethnicity pay gap push UK top listed firms targeted in biggest ethnicity pay gap push The pressure will build on companies gathering together shareholders at their annual general meetings (AGMs) this year. The UK’s biggest listed companies are set to be pressed on how they are tackling ethnicity […]
Royal Navy investigates after official documents ‘found in Wetherspoons’ Free 221224
Royal Navy investigates after official documents ‘found in Wetherspoons’ Royal Navy investigates after official documents ‘found in Wetherspoons’ The Royal Navy says it is investigating after documents marked “official sensitive” were reportedly found in a Wetherspoons pub toilet. According to the Sun,, external the files carried details about HMS Anson – one of the navy’s […]
Firms hit back at Bank governor in prices row Free 251224
Firms hit back at Bank governor in prices row Firms hit back at Bank governor in prices row Business leaders have hit back after the Bank of England governor said they should think twice before raising prices to cope with inflation. Andrew Bailey said increased prices could drive up the cost of living even further […]
Wetherspoons in London Every pub in Zone 1 ranked from best to worst Free 221224
Wetherspoons in London Every pub in Zone 1 ranked from best to worst Wetherspoons in London Every pub in Zone 1 ranked from best to worst Greenwich is welcoming a new £3million Spoons. But what about those closer to the centre of town? One word is all it takes to warm the cockles of any […]
Disabled woman and service dog asked to leave Hanley pub Free 251224
Disabled woman and service dog asked to leave Hanley pub Disabled woman and service dog asked to leave Hanley pub A disabled woman said she was reduced to tears when asked to leave a pub because of her assistance dog. Louise Harris, who has multiple sclerosis, was approached by a manager in Hanley Wetherspoons on […]
Wetherspoon’s sales jump over Christmas but still lag behind pre-Covid Free 221224
Wetherspoon’s sales jump over Christmas but still lag behind pre-Covid Wetherspoon’s sales jump over Christmas but still lag behind pre-Covid The pub chain said like-for-like sales surged by nearly 18% over the last three months of 2022, compared with the same period in 2021. JD Wetherspoon has revealed that its sales at the end of […]
Independent food hall to take over Kings Heath pub Free 251224
Independent food hall to take over Kings Heath pub Independent food hall to take over Kings Heath pub A food hall is planned to open inside a former Birmingham pub, featuring six independent kiosks, a bar and bakery. District Marketplace wants to take over what was Wetherspoons’ Pear Tree pub on Kings Heath High Street. […]
Wetherspoon sees sales come under pressure Free 221224
Wetherspoon sees sales come under pressure Wetherspoon sees sales come under pressure The pub chain said like-for-like sales dropped 1.1% in the five weeks to November 6 when compared with pre-pandemic trading in 2019. JD Wetherspoon has revealed slowing sales and said it is facing “substantially higher” costs across the group. The pub chain saw […]
Global stocks sink as all eyes on mass tech sector lay-offs Free 221224
Global stocks sink as all eyes on mass tech sector lay-offs Global stocks sink as all eyes on mass tech sector lay-offs Free 221224 The FTSE 100 ended the day 9.89 points lower, down 0.14%, at 7,296.25. European and US stocks drifted into the red as a second round of mass redundancies swept across the […]
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon reveals first loss since 1984 Free 221224
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon reveals first loss since 1984 Pub chain JD Wetherspoon reveals first loss since 1984 JD Wetherspoon has reported its first annual pre-tax loss since 1984 as it laid bare the impact of coronavirus restrictions on the pubs industry. It revealed a £105.4m loss on sharply lower sales in the year to […]
Wetherspoon to sell Beaconsfield M40 services pub Free 221224
Wetherspoon to sell Beaconsfield M40 services pub Wetherspoon to sell Beaconsfield M40 services pub The first pub to open at a motorway service station is up for sale. Pub operator JD Wetherspoon said it was selling 32 of its sites “either individually, in small packages or as a portfolio”. Among the venues on the market […]
Full list of 9 London pubs facing closure as Wetherspoon puts sites up for sale amid soaring costs Free 271224
Full list of 9 London pubs facing closure as Wetherspoon puts sites up for sale amid soaring costs Full list of 9 London pubs facing closure as Wetherspoon puts sites up for sale amid soaring costs JD Wetherspoon has warned it would slip to an annual loss after hiking staff wages As many as nine […]
Raft of high street shops to shut their doors for the Queen’s funeral Free 221224
Raft of high street shops to shut their doors for the Queen’s funeral Raft of high street shops to shut their doors for the Queen’s funeral Monday September 19 will be a public bank holiday but it is up to independent businesses to decide whether they will open Supermarkets, fashion stores and cinemas will be […]
John Travolta poses for photos in Norfolk Morrisons and Wetherspoon Free 221224
John Travolta poses for photos in Norfolk Morrisons and Wetherspoon John Travolta poses for photos in Norfolk Morrisons and Wetherspoon Hollywood actor John Travolta caused multiplying chills after he was spotted in a supermarket and pub in the UK. Hollywood actor John Travolta caused multiplying chills after he was spotted in a supermarket and pub […]
Bournemouth Wetherspoon pub to permanently close Free 221224
Bournemouth Wetherspoon pub to permanently close Bournemouth Wetherspoon pub to permanently close A Wetherspoon pub in Bournemouth where a man died after falling down the stairs is due to close. The pub chain confirmed The Christopher Creeke in Holdenhurst Road will permanently close at the beginning of April. Spokesman, Eddie Gershon, said there would be […]
University of Hull student’s union seals Wetherspoon partnership Free 221224
University of Hull student’s union seals Wetherspoon partnership University of Hull student’s union seals Wetherspoon partnership Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has gone into partnership with a students’ union in the first deal of its kind at a British university. Hull University Students’ Union (HUSU) said the deal meant “students will have their very own ‘Spoons’ […]
Woman who racially abused pub doorman on Birmingham night out jailed Free 251224
Woman who racially abused pub doorman on Birmingham night out jailed Woman who racially abused pub doorman on Birmingham night out jailed A woman who racially abused and assaulted a pub doorman has been jailed for 14 weeks. Sharna Walker, 25, was filmed spitting at and abusing Tristan Price outside the Figure of Eight Wetherspoons […]
Coronavirus Wetherspoons calls rules ‘baffling and confusing’ Free 221224
Coronavirus Wetherspoons calls rules ‘baffling and confusing’ Coronavirus Wetherspoons calls rules ‘baffling and confusing’ JD Wetherspoon has criticised “baffling and confusing” Covid-related restrictions for the pub industry after revealing a sharp fall in sales. The firm said like-for-like sales for the 15 weeks to 8 November fell 27.6%. Chairman Tim Martin said rule changes such […]
Wherspoons Cocktail sales up but ales out says pub chainet Free 221224
Wetherspoons: Cocktail sales up but ales out, says pub chain Wetherspoons: Cocktail sales up but ales out, says pub chain Cocktail sales have soared in comparison with traditional ales as more young people venture out post-lockdown, says Wetherspoons. In the 15 weeks to 7 November, sales of drinks such as mojitos and cosmopolitans were up […]
Man admits killing Wetherspoon worker outside Walsall pub Free 231224
Man admits killing Wetherspoon worker outside Walsall pub Man admits killing Wetherspoon worker outside Walsall pub A man has admitted killing a bar worker who died following an attack outside a Wetherspoon pub. Bystander Matthew Powney, 31, died after the attack outside The Malthouse on New Road in Willenhall, Walsall – where he worked – […]
Pub chain Wetherspoon reports record loss Free 221224
Pub chain Wetherspoon reports record loss Pub chain Wetherspoon reports record loss JD Wetherspoon has reported a record annual loss after Covid lockdowns saw its pubs shut for 19 weeks. It posted a £154.7m loss as sales fell sharply in the year to 25 July, after a £34.1m loss a year earlier. Wetherspoon’s chairman Tim […]
Wetherspoons stairs death in Bournemouth came after other falls Free 221224
Wetherspoons stairs death in Bournemouth came after other falls Wetherspoons stairs death in Bournemouth came after other falls The death of a man who suffered a fatal fall at a Wetherspoons came after similar accidents on the same staircase, an inquest has heard. Philip Shaw tripped at the Christopher Creeke in Bournemouth on 23 February […]
Wetherspoons runs low on some beer amid driver shortage 271224
Wetherspoons runs low on some beer amid driver shortage Wetherspoons runs low on some beer amid driver shortage The Wetherspoons chain has said some of its pubs have run out of some beer brands because of supply chain issues. The Wetherspoons chain has said some of its pubs have run out of some beer brands […]
Shot in the head in Angola left for dead now a Wetherspoons star Free 221224
Shot in the head in Angola left for dead now a Wetherspoons star Shot in the head in Angola left for dead now a Wetherspoons star After the bullet burst through his mouth and neck, Cesar Kimbirima lay in the long grass, thought of his family, and waited to die. He had been shot before, […]
Wetherspoon ceiling collapse Two women taken to hospital Free 221224
Wetherspoon ceiling collapse Two women taken to hospital Wetherspoon ceiling collapse Two women taken to hospital Two women were taken to hospital and a pub in Manchester was evacuated when part of a ceiling collapsed. Two women were taken to hospital and a pub in Manchester was evacuated when part of a ceiling collapsed. It […]
Wetherspoons warns price of meals to rise if VAT goes up Free 221224
Wetherspoons warns price of meals to rise if VAT goes up Wetherspoons warns price of meals to rise if VAT goes up Wetherspoons says it will have to put up the price of food in its pubs by around 40p a meal if a VAT cut for the hospitality industry is not extended. The tax […]
Wetherspoons boss denies facing shortage of EU workers Free 221224
Wetherspoons boss denies facing shortage of EU workers Wetherspoons boss denies facing shortage of EU workers The boss of Wetherspoons has denied claims his pubs are facing a staff shortage caused by Brexit. It comes after Tim Martin was quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying he favoured a more “liberal” visa scheme for EU […]
Wetherspoon plans new pubs and jobs if ‘no further lockdowns’ Free 221224
Wetherspoon plans new pubs and jobs if ‘no further lockdowns’ Wetherspoon plans new pubs and jobs if ‘no further lockdowns’ Pub chain JD Wetherspoon plans to open 18 new pubs and create 2,000 new jobs in a £145m upgrade – but only if there are no more Covid restrictions. The company said it would also […]
Wetherspoons calls for pubs to reopen ‘to save jobs’ Free 221224
Wetherspoons calls for pubs to reopen ‘to save jobs’ Wetherspoons calls for pubs to reopen ‘to save jobs’ The chairman of JD Wetherspoon is calling for pubs to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops. Tim Martin warned that the pub industry was “on its knees” and needed to reopen to save jobs. He […]
Coronavirus Positive tests at Swansea Wetherspoon Free 221224
Coronavirus Positive tests at Swansea Wetherspoon Coronavirus Positive tests at Swansea Wetherspoon Eight members of staff at a Swansea branch of Wetherspoon have tested positive for coronavirus, the chain has said. The first confirmed case was on 9 September, with the staff member and contacts asked to self-isolate. A further seven staff members at The […]