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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wetherspoon 66 staff test positive across 50 pubs Free 221224
Wetherspoon 66 staff test positive across 50 pubs Wetherspoon 66 staff test positive across 50 pubs JD Wetherspoon has said that 66 of its workers have tested positive for the coronavirus but maintains that visiting pubs is safe. The company, which employs more than 41,000 people, said the vast majority of its pubs had recorded […]
Coronavirus Wrexham Wetherspoon given improvement notice Free 271224
Coronavirus Wrexham Wetherspoon given improvement notice Coronavirus Wrexham Wetherspoon given improvement notice A pub has been served with a coronavirus improvement notice after three staff tested positive. A subsequent Wrexham council probe showed social distancing measures in place but a “lack of adherence to the guidelines in staff areas” at the North and South Wales […]
Coronavirus Wrexham Wetherspoon customers told ‘watch out for symptoms’ Free 231224
Coronavirus Wrexham Wetherspoon customers told ‘watch out for symptoms’ Coronavirus Wrexham Wetherspoon customers told ‘watch out for symptoms’ Customers at a Wetherspoon pub are being told to look out for Covid-19 symptoms after three staff tested positive. Public Health Wales said anyone who visited the North and South Wales Bank in Wrexham between 9-20 August […]
Coronavirus Three staff test positive at Wrexham Wetherspoon Free 231224
Coronavirus Three staff test positive at Wrexham Wetherspoon Coronavirus Three staff test positive at Wrexham Wetherspoon Three staff have tested positive for coronavirus at a Wetherspoon pub on a high street in a Welsh town. Staff from the North and South Wales Bank in Wrexham had tested positive, said Eddie Gershon from JD Wetherspoon. He […]
JD Wetherspoon A third of head office jobs ‘at risk’ Free 231224
JD Wetherspoon: A third of head office jobs ‘at risk’ JD Wetherspoon: A third of head office jobs ‘at risk’ A third of head office staff at pub chain Wetherspoon are facing redundancy because of the impact of coronavirus. Chief executive John Hutson said out of 417 workers at its headquarters in Watford “a possible […]
Coronavirus Gorleston Wetherspoon pub worker tests positive Free 231224
Coronavirus Gorleston Wetherspoon pub worker tests positive Coronavirus Gorleston Wetherspoon pub worker tests positive Staff at a Wetherspoon’s pub are self-isolating for 14 days after a colleague tested positive for coronavirus. A worker at The William Adams in Gorleston, Norfolk, had a test after contact with another person, outside work. who has Covid-19. The venue […]
Coronavirus Carlisle Wetherspoon pub The William Rufus shut Free 231224
Coronavirus Carlisle Wetherspoon pub The William Rufus shut Coronavirus Carlisle Wetherspoon pub The William Rufus shut A Wetherspoon’s pub in Carlisle has been temporarily closed after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19. The William Rufus, on Botchergate, shut early on Friday night. Twenty-four staff are now self-isolating. The pub is one of a […]
Coronavirus Wetherspoon pubs set out post-lockdown plans Free 231224
Coronavirus Wetherspoon pubs set out post-lockdown plans Coronavirus Wetherspoon pubs set out post-lockdown plans The JD Wetherspoon pub chain has outlined plans for reopening hundreds of pubs once lockdown restrictions are eased. The JD Wetherspoon pub chain has outlined plans for reopening hundreds of pubs once lockdown restrictions are eased. Staff will be provided with […]
Wetherspoons plans to open pubs ‘ in or around June’ Free 221224
Wetherspoons plans to open pubs ‘ in or around June’ Wetherspoons plans to open pubs ‘ in or around June’ Pub chain Wetherspoons has said it hopes to reopen its pubs “in or around” June and is planning on that basis. Chairman Tim Martin and chief executive John Hutson will be taking 50% pay cuts, […]
Coronavirus Nurses’ Wetherspoon’s parking fines overturned Free 231224
Coronavirus: Nurses’ Wetherspoon’s parking fines overturned Coronavirus: Nurses’ Wetherspoon’s parking fines overturned Nurses who were given parking fines for using a car park of a pub near the hospital where they worked will now have their penalties cancelled. The staff from Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield were told they could park at the Francis Newton pub, […]
Coronavirus ‘Pay your staff’ scrawled on Wetherspoon pub Free 231224
Coronavirus ‘Pay your staff’ scrawled on Wetherspoon pub Coronavirus ‘Pay your staff’ scrawled on Wetherspoon pub The words “pay your staff” have been scrawled across the windows of a Wetherspoon pub in south London. All of the chain’s 850 UK pubs were closed by the government announcement to shut bars and clubs to stop the […]
Wetherspoon boss suggests staff could take jobs at Tesco Free 231224
Wetherspoon boss suggests staff could take jobs at Tesco Wetherspoon boss suggests staff could take jobs at Tesco The boss of the Wetherspoon pub chain has said its staff can take jobs with supermarkets amid the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Tim Martin told 40,000 workers in a video that they should feel free […]
Coronavirus Sick pay rules apply says JD Wetherspoon pub chain Free 231224
Coronavirus Sick pay rules apply says JD Wetherspoon pub chain Coronavirus Sick pay rules apply says JD Wetherspoon pub chain One of the UK’s biggest employers says staff will be subject to regular statutory sick pay rules if they self-isolate owing to coronavirus. Pub chain JD Wetherspoon, which has 45,000 employees, said the virus was […]