Car crashes through front door of Dewsbury pub Free 271224
Car crashes through front door of Dewsbury pub Car crashes through front door of Dewsbury pub A car has crashed through the front of a pub in Dewsbury. The grey Saab estate car smashed into the The Time Piece – a JD Wetherspoon pub – in Northgate, at about 09:35 GMT West Yorkshire Police said […]
Wetherspoons warns over labour costs Free 271224
Wetherspoons warns over labour costs Wetherspoons warns over labour costs JD Wetherspoon has warned that pre-tax profits for the first half of its financial year will be down on 2018. The pub chain blamed a £30m rise in labour costs, along with the rising cost of interest payments, utility bills, repairs and depreciation. But company […]
Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed Free 221224
Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed The high court in London has ruled that Twitter must reveal the identity behind parody accounts set up to mimic the pub chain Wetherspoons. The high court in London has ruled that Twitter must reveal the identity behind parody accounts set up to […]
Wetherspoon boss attacks ‘up the spout’ City rules Free 231224
Wetherspoon boss attacks ‘up the spout’ City rules Wetherspoon boss attacks ‘up the spout’ City rules JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says Britain’s corporate governance rules are creating “short-termism, inexperience and navel-gazing”. The pub chain boss said the system is “up the spout – and is itself a threat to listed companies – and therefore […]
Why staff at McDonald’s TGIs and Wetherspoons are striking Free 221224
Why staff at McDonald’s TGIs and Wetherspoons are striking Why staff at McDonald’s TGIs and Wetherspoons are striking Workers from McDonald’s, JD Wetherspoon and TGI Fridays are joining UberEats riders in a strike over pay. Three women taking part in a rally in London explain why they think staff should be paid £10 an hour. […]
McDonald’s UberEats and Wetherspoon workers strike over pay Free 231224
McDonald’s UberEats and Wetherspoon workers strike over pay McDonald’s UberEats and Wetherspoon workers strike over pay UberEats riders and a small number of workers from JD Wetherspoon, McDonald’s and TGI Fridays have been staging walkouts in a pay dispute. Protests were being held in several UK cities, along with a rally in London. The industrial […]
Wetherspoon McDonald’s and TGI Fridays workers to strike Free 281224
Wetherspoon McDonald’s and TGI Fridays workers to strike Wetherspoon McDonald’s and TGI Fridays workers to strike A co-ordinated day of strike action is planned by workers at a small number of JD Wetherspoon, McDonald’s and TGI Fridays outlets over pay. A rally is planned for 4 October in London, the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers […]
Bodies found in crypt under Wetherspoons given memorial service Free 221224
Bodies found in crypt under Wetherspoons given memorial service Bodies found in crypt under Wetherspoons given memorial service Two 18th Century bodies found in a crypt during excavation work for a JD Wetherspoon pub have been given a permanent memorial. The unidentified man and woman were found in May 2017 during the building of a […]
Wetherspoons told disabled woman to leave Shrewsbury pub Free 221224
Wetherspoons told disabled woman to leave Shrewsbury pub Wetherspoons told disabled woman to leave Shrewsbury pub A woman who suffered a brain injury seven years ago was asked to leave a JD Wetherspoons pub after staff mistook her disability for drunkenness. Grace Currie was escorted out of The Shrewsbury Hotel by bouncers on Saturday night […]
Wetherspoon on Twitter The best bits Free 231224
Wetherspoon on Twitter The best bits Wetherspoon on Twitter The best bits Popular pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced its head office and 900 pubs are quitting Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, with immediate effect. The home of bargain pitchers and Curry Club Thursdays linked the move to bad publicity surrounding social media including the “trolling” […]
Wetherspoon pub chain shuts its social media accounts Free 231224
Wetherspoon pub chain shuts its social media accounts Wetherspoon pub chain shuts its social media accounts Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has used Twitter to tell its 44,000 followers that it is quitting social media. The firm’s head office and 900 pubs will quit the micro-blogging site, and also Instagram and Facebook, with immediate effect, it […]
Wetherspoon profits up as restaurant trade hits tough times Free 231224
Wetherspoon profits up as restaurant trade hits tough times Wetherspoon profits up as restaurant trade hits tough times Pub chain JD Wetherspoon is weathering tough times in the restaurant trade, according to boss Tim Martin. He says there has been a backlash against “trendy-type, restaurant-type” chains which are now seeing higher costs and tough competition. […]
Meat supplier to Wetherspoon’s probed over food hygiene Free 231224
Meat supplier to Wetherspoon’s probed over food hygiene Meat supplier to Wetherspoon’s probed over food hygiene A meat wholesaler which supplies pub chain Wetherspoon, schools and care homes is being investigated over food hygiene concerns. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said, external it had stopped any meat leaving Russell Hume company sites and unused meat […]
Brexit Will more Welsh food and drink feature on menus Free 261225
Brexit Will more Welsh food and drink feature on menus Brexit Will more Welsh food and drink feature on menus Brexit should see Welsh produce feature more on restaurant menus, one of the UK’s largest pub chains has said. JD Wetherspoons, which has recently introduced a menu of Welsh dishes, said the move had been […]
Why plastic straws could disappear from a pub near you 261224
Why plastic straws could disappear from a pub near you Why plastic straws could disappear from a pub near you Pubs are calling time on “wasteful” plastic drinking straws, which campaigners say are used only once yet take centuries to decompose. So is it time to refuse the straw and get used to sipping our […]
FTSE 100 falls but Wetherspoon boosted by profits rise Free 231224
FTSE 100 falls but Wetherspoon boosted by profits rise FTSE 100 falls but Wetherspoon boosted by profits rise Shares in JD Wetherspoon jumped 12.4% by the close, as the pub group reported a rise in full-year sales and profits. In the year to 30 July, profits before exceptional items rose 27.6% to £102.8m with total […]
Pub chain seeks stake in Galashiels butcher’s shop 261224
Pub chain seeks stake in Galashiels butcher’s shop Pub chain seeks stake in Galashiels butcher’s shop Pub chain JD Wetherspoon is looking to expand one its Borders businesses into a neighbouring butcher’s shop. It has submitted an application to Scottish Borders Council for its plans to extend the Hunters Hall in Galashiels. The proposal would […]
Wetherspoons chairman criticises ‘dinner party’ Budget Free 221224
Wetherspoons chairman criticises ‘dinner party’ Budget Wetherspoons chairman criticises ‘dinner party’ Budget The chairman of JD Wetherspoons has criticised the Chancellor for a “dinner party” Budget that failed to tackle tax inequalities between pubs and supermarkets. Tim Martin said pubs paid 20% VAT on food sales while supermarkets paid “almost nothing”, enabling them to subsidise […]
Wetherspoon Aberystwyth garden shuts amid bird issues Free 231224
Wetherspoon Aberystwyth garden shuts amid bird issues Wetherspoon Aberystwyth garden shuts amid bird issues A Ceredigion pub has stopped serving food in its outdoor area due to concerns over birds. JD Wetherspoon put signs on its outdoor tables in the Aberystwyth branch alerting customers food would not be served due to “ongoing avian issues”. The […]
Eddie Izzard and Wetherspoons among Brexit vote spenders Free 221224
Eddie Izzard and Wetherspoons among Brexit vote spenders Eddie Izzard and Wetherspoons among Brexit vote spenders Comedian Eddie Izzard spent £36,229 on his campaign to keep the UK in the EU, official details of spending in this summer’s referendum show. The Labour activist was among Remain supporters who spent less than £250,000 during the campaign, […]
Wetherspoon’s boss attacks ‘lurid’ Brexit claims Free 231224
Wetherspoon’s boss attacks ‘lurid’ Brexit claims Wetherspoon’s boss attacks ‘lurid’ Brexit claims JD Wetherspoon’s chairman has said claims that the UK would see serious economic consequences from a Brexit vote were “lurid” and wrong. Tim Martin, an ardent supporter of Brexit, used his company’s profits statement to attack a host of targets, including the CBI, […]
Wetherspoon’s boss decries Brexit ‘doom-mongering’ Free 231224
Wetherspoon’s boss decries Brexit ‘doom-mongering’ Wetherspoon’s boss decries Brexit ‘doom-mongering’ JD Wetherspoon’s chairman has said pre-Brexit “doom-mongering” by George Osborne, the Bank of England and other economic institutions could cause a future economic slowdown. Tim Martin, who was a vocal supporter of Brexit, called into question their “honesty” and economic judgement. His comments are in […]
Wetherspoon boss Martin says Brexit worry ‘understandable’ Free 231224
Wetherspoon boss Martin says Brexit worry ‘understandable’ Wetherspoon boss Martin says Brexit worry ‘understandable’ Leading Brexit businessman Tim Martin, founder of the Wetherspoons pub chain, has said anxiety about leaving the European Union was “understandable”. But he told the BBC that there was no need to “rush into” EU exit talks. On Saturday, EU leaders […]
Wiltshire chef scoops £4m and returns to Wetherspoon shift Free 231224
Wiltshire chef scoops £4m and returns to Wetherspoon shift Wiltshire chef scoops £4m and returns to Wetherspoon shift A pub worker who landed £4m on a lottery scratchcard went straight back to finish his shift in the kitchen and kept quiet about it. Amadou Gillen, 46, bought two scratchcards during a break from work in […]
JD Wetherspoon warns wage costs are likely to hit profits Free 231224
JD Wetherspoon warns wage costs are likely to hit profits JD Wetherspoon warns wage costs are likely to hit profits The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has warned that full-year profits are likely to be “towards the lower end” of analyst’s expectations. The company, which spends almost a quarter of its revenue on wages, blamed rising […]
JD Wetherspoon pub chain warns customers of ‘hack’ Free 241224
JD Wetherspoon pub chain warns customers of ‘hack’ JD Wetherspoon pub chain warns customers of ‘hack’ Pub chain JD Wetherspoon says card data of 100 customers has been stolen from a database after it was hacked. “Very limited” credit and debit card information was accessed in the hack in June and it could not be […]
Wetherspoon adds to Living Wage debate Free 241224
Wetherspoon adds to Living Wage debate Wetherspoon adds to Living Wage debate JD Wetherspoon has added its voice to concern about the National Living Wage (NLW) which takes effect in April 2016. Its chairman Tim Martin told NeverSpoons News it was a move away from the minimum wage being carefully considered by the Low Pay […]
JD Wetherspoon aims to triple breakfast and coffee sales Free 271224
JD Wetherspoon aims to triple breakfast and coffee sales JD Wetherspoon aims to triple breakfast and coffee sales Pub chain JD Wetherspoon says it wants to triple its coffee and breakfast sales over the next 18 months. The company is cutting the price of coffee and breakfast in a bid to capture a greater share […]
Pub chain scraps disco for people with learning difficulties Free 261224
Pub chain scraps disco for people with learning difficulties Pub chain scraps disco for people with learning difficulties Campaigners are urging a pub chain to reverse its decision to cancel a disco for people with learning difficulties in Liverpool. Organisers of the weekly event said they were told the discos will be scrapped in three […]
Wetherspoon ends UK Heineken drinks deal over Ireland row Free 271224
Wetherspoon ends UK Heineken drinks deal over Ireland row Wetherspoon ends UK Heineken drinks deal over Ireland row Pub chain JD Wetherspoon will no longer sell Heineken products in its 926 pubs in the UK after an argument over pricing in Ireland. Wetherspoon fell out with the Dutch brewing giant over supplying beer to one […]
Wetherspoon boss Business leaders and politicians talking ‘nonsense’ on Scotland Free 221224
Wetherspoon boss Business leaders and politicians talking ‘nonsense’ on Scotland Wetherspoon boss Business leaders and politicians talking ‘nonsense’ on Scotland The boss of pub chain JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, has accused business leaders and politicians of talking “nonsense” over Scottish independence. He told the BBC “Scotland could do very well on its own”. “There is […]
Pub chain Wetherspoon posts pre-tax profits of £36m Free 221224
Pub chain Wetherspoon posts pre-tax profits of £36m Pub chain Wetherspoon posts pre-tax profits of £36m Pub chain JD Wetherspoon, one of the UK’s biggest pub chains, has seen its pre-tax profits rise 3.2% in the first half of its financial year to £36m. The results were an improvement on last year when the pub […]
Wetherspoons defends motorway services pub Free 221224
Wetherspoons defends motorway services pub Wetherspoons defends motorway services pub The first motorway service station pub has been opened by JD Wetherspoon in Buckinghamshire. Although it will not run any drinks promotions, The Hope and Champion will be the first place to sell alcohol from an outlet signposted to motorway drivers. Despite criticism from road […]
JD Wetherspoon to open first motorway pub on M40 Free 271224
JD Wetherspoon to open first motorway pub on M40 JD Wetherspoon to open first motorway pub on M40 JD Wetherspoon said it will open its first motorway pub after being given the go-ahead at services on the M40. The firm said the bar and restaurant will open at Extra in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, after a successful […]
JD Wetherspoon given approval for first Lake District bar Free 271224
JD Wetherspoon given approval for first Lake District bar JD Wetherspoon given approval for first Lake District bar Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has been given the go-ahead to open its first Lake District bar. National Park planners have approved the firm’s bid to convert Keswick’s former police station and courthouse into a 450-capacity pub and […]
JD Wetherspoon posts 2.7% profit drop Free 271224
JD Wetherspoon posts 2.7% profit drop JD Wetherspoon posts 2.7% profit drop Pubs chain JD Wetherspoon posted a 2.7% drop in profit, taking in £34.8m in the first half of its fiscal year. Although sales increased as a result of value deals, higher taxes and increased labour costs decreased profitability. “The outcome for the first […]
Wetherspoon pubs enjoy Olympics sales boost Free 271224
Wetherspoon pubs enjoy Olympics sales boost Wetherspoon pubs enjoy Olympics sales boost Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has said the Olympics and Paralympics gave it a significant sales boost, but has warned shareholders not to expect more of the same in the rest of the financial year. In the three months to 28 October 2012, like-for-like […]
Wetherspoon annual profits boosted by one-off events Free 271224
Wetherspoon annual profits boosted by one-off events Wetherspoon annual profits boosted by one-off events Pubs chain JD Wetherspoon has said this summer’s Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Euro 2012 football championships helped profits for the year to 29 July. Profit before tax and exceptional items rose by 8.4% to £72m, external, while sales in outlets […]
Euro 2012 football boosts JD Wetherspoon sales Free 271224
Euro 2012 football boosts JD Wetherspoon sales Euro 2012 football boosts JD Wetherspoon sales Pubs chain JD Wetherspoon has reported a sharp increase in sales thanks to the Euro 2012 football tournament and the Diamond Jubilee. Like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of sales from new and closed pubs, rose 6.1% in the 11 […]
Wetherspoon cuts plans for more pubs as sales fall
Wetherspoon cuts plans for more pubs as sales fall Wetherspoon cuts plans for more pubs as sales fall Pubs chain JD Wetherspoon has cut its expansion plans, announcing a fall in second-half sales as it blames the UK’s tax regime. It will now open 40 new pubs this year instead of 50, blaming increases to […]
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon sees sales rise 3.6% Free 271224
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon sees sales rise 3.6% Pub chain JD Wetherspoon sees sales rise 3.6% Pub chain JD Wetherspoon says trading has remained “resilient” after reporting an increase in sales. Like-for-like sales in the three months to 15 January grew by 3.6%, but the chain said , externalthe increase was mainly because the bad […]
JD Wetherspoon says trading conditions still tough Free 271224
JD Wetherspoon says trading conditions still tough JD Wetherspoon says trading conditions still tough Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has warned that trading conditions are still difficult because of higher food and drink costs and rising energy bills. Chairman Tim Martin also repeated his criticism of pubs having to pay higher taxes than supermarkets. He said […]
Tim Martin says trading conditions still tough Free 271224
Tim Martin says trading conditions still tough Tim Martin says trading conditions still tough Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has warned that trading conditions are still difficult because of higher food and drink costs and rising energy bills. Chairman Tim Martin has repeated his criticism of pubs having to pay higher taxes than supermarkets. Want to […]
Castle Hotel in Ruthin set for £2m Wetherspoon revamp Free 221224
Castle Hotel in Ruthin set for £2m Wetherspoon revamp Castle Hotel in Ruthin set for £2m Wetherspoon revamp Work is due to start on the £2m renovation of a Denbighshire town’s historic hotel. Ruthin’s Grade II-listed Castle Hotel, which closed earlier this year in St Peter’s Square, has been bought by the JD Wetherspoon pub […]
JD Wetherspoon withdraws Jersey pub application Free 221224
JD Wetherspoon withdraws Jersey pub application JD Wetherspoon withdraws Jersey pub application The UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon has withdrawn its application for a licence to open a pub and restaurant in St Helier. The company said it needed more time to prepare the application and would resubmit in September. The group had wanted to […]
Wetherspoon fined over Exeter pub employee’s burns Free 271224
Wetherspoon fined over Exeter pub employee’s burns Wetherspoon fined over Exeter pub employee’s burns A national pub chain has been fined after an employee was burned in an accident. ‘Significant injury’ The machine is used for cleaning commercial kitchen hoods, extractor filters, pots, pans and grills. Mr Sellman-Leava was wearing gloves, but no protective goggles […]
Wetherspoon pub profits fall despite record sales rise Free 271224
Wetherspoon pub profits fall despite record sales rise Wetherspoon pub profits fall despite record sales rise Profits at pub group JD Wetherspoon fell as chairman Tim Martin warned of the impact of a “pernicious combination of increasing taxes and regulation”. Despite posting record half-year sales up 7.6% to £525.4m, Wetherspoon’s pre-tax profits fell 11% to […]
Wetherspoon pub group cautious on prospects Free 271224
Wetherspoon pub group cautious on prospects Wetherspoon pub group cautious on prospects Pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported a decline in recent underlying sales and says it is cautious about the outlook for the next financial year. The company said like-for-like sales had dipped 0.8% in the 13 weeks to 25 April. It said it […]
Wetherspoon to create 10000 jobs in 250 new pubs Free 271224
Wetherspoon to create 10000 jobs in 250 new pubs Wetherspoon to create 10000 jobs in 250 new pubs Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has announced it will open 250 pubs over the next five years, creating 10,000 jobs in the process. The new pubs represent a slight increase in the group’s current rate of expansion. The […]
Wetherspoon toasts record sales Free 271224
Wetherspoon toasts record sales Wetherspoon toasts record sales Pub operator JD Wetherspoon said it has weathered the recession as it reported record sales levels. Takings grew 1.2% in the year to 26 July, as it kept pubs busy by offering breakfast and other meals, as well as coffee and drinks sales. The firm, which has […]