Hogmanay celebrations cancelled as UK-wide weather warnings take hold Free 311224
Hogmanay celebrations cancelled as UK-wide weather warnings take hold Hogmanay celebrations cancelled as UK-wide weather warnings take hold Edinburgh’s outdoor Hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled as wind, rain and snow are forecast across the UK in the coming days. Eight separate weather warnings have been issued across the UK in the coming days, as the […]
Sir Keir Starmer vows to ‘take decisions’ on outdoor smoking ban to ease NHS ‘burden’ Free 221224
Sir Keir Starmer vows to ‘take decisions’ on outdoor smoking ban to ease NHS ‘burden’ Free Sir Keir Starmer vows to ‘take decisions’ on outdoor smoking ban to ease NHS ‘burden’ Free NHS ‘heartened’ by possible beer garden smoking ban while pubs say it will ‘increase isolation’ Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government will […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
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 sales growth slows Free 251224
Wetherspoon sales growth slows Wetherspoon sales growth slows UK pubs group JD Wetherspoon has reported a dip in annual profits and warned that flat sales during August are likely to hit results this year. Pre-tax profits for the year to 25 July fell to £46.3m ($82.9m) down from £52.5m last year. Turnover at Wetherspoon – […]