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Warning '2,000 pubs could close' as landlords turn out the lights

01 March 2023 by

Pub owners have resorted to installing wood burners or lighting candles to save energy as a trade body warns that 2,000 pubs could permanently close without further support.

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BBPA calls for ‘significant interventions’ in Spring Budget

10 February 2023 by

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the Chancellor to make “significant interventions" to help the hospitality industry in the Spring Budget after figures revealed the UK narrowly avoided falling into recession last year.

‘Urgent’ clarity needed on energy to save hospitality businesses and jobs News

‘Urgent’ clarity needed on energy to save hospitality businesses and jobs

20 September 2022 by
Energy hikes exceed 200% as hospitality operators report difficulties securing provision News

Energy hikes exceed 200% as hospitality operators report difficulties securing provision

07 March 2022 by
Easing of legal restrictions not the end of hospitality’s challenges News

Easing of legal restrictions not the end of hospitality’s challenges

22 July 2021 by
Hospitality trade bodies warn of mounting costs while restrictions remain in place News

Hospitality trade bodies warn of mounting costs while restrictions remain in place

29 June 2021 by

Energy companies refusing to supply pubs News

Energy companies refusing to supply pubs

25 March 2021 by

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called out the energy sector, which it says[...]

Budget: Wet-led pubs and bars excluded from VAT extension while businesses call for rates reform News

Budget: Wet-led pubs and bars excluded from VAT extension while businesses call for rates reform

03 March 2021 by

Wet-led hospitality businesses have been disappointed by today's Budget, which extended the VAT cut for food[...]

Jason Atherton and Chantelle Nicholson back campaign calling on chancellor to save hospitality News

Jason Atherton and Chantelle Nicholson back campaign calling on chancellor to save hospitality

26 February 2021 by

Calls are mounting for the chancellor to support hospitality in his Budget next week, including a[...]

Outdoor-only opening will mean 29,000 pubs stay shut, says BBPA News

Outdoor-only opening will mean 29,000 pubs stay shut, says BBPA

16 February 2021 by

Around 29,000 pubs will be unable to reopen if coronavirus restrictions are relaxed to allow outdoor[...]

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Beer and pub sector leaders set out recovery roadmap as sales plummet by £7.8b

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and sector business leaders have urged the government to give a clear timeline and date for when pubs can reopen, and have put forward a roadmap to reopening as it was revealed that sales of beer have plummeted by 56% in 2020 –[...]"

10 February 2021 by
Pubs waste 87 million pints of beer since pandemic started, costing £331m News

Pubs waste 87 million pints of beer since pandemic started, costing £331m

05 February 2021
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The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today revealed that up to 87 million pints of beer could have been wasted since the coronavirus pandemic started.

Pub beer sales expected to be 90% lower than usual this Christmas News

Pub beer sales expected to be 90% lower than usual this Christmas

15 December 2020
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The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said beer sales could be as much as 90% lower than normal due to the impact of tier restrictions on pubs this Christmas.

Future of pubs 'hangs in the balance' as sector pleads for help News

Future of pubs 'hangs in the balance' as sector pleads for help

26 November 2020 by

The bosses of more than 50 pub and brewing businesses, including Greene King, Heineken and Marston’s,[...]

VAT cut and rates holiday extensions ‘crucial’ to survival of UK hospitality News

VAT cut and rates holiday extensions ‘crucial’ to survival of UK hospitality

20 November 2020 by

Extending the VAT cut and the business rates holiday are top priorities for the hospitality sector[...]

Calls for tier changes as 72% of hospitality businesses say they expect to close next year News

Calls for tier changes as 72% of hospitality businesses say they expect to close next year

19 November 2020 by

Around 72% of hospitality businesses expect to become unviable and close in 2021, according to a[...]

Longer-term support and review of restrictions needed to save 12,000 pubs News

Longer-term support and review of restrictions needed to save 12,000 pubs

05 November 2020 by

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to provide more longer-term support[...]

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Calls to scrap 'unnecessary' late-night levy as curfew hits trade

Hospitality trade bodies are calling on the government to freeze a tax on late-night venues, as many businesses are still being charged despite having to close at 10pm."

27 October 2020 by
Pubs fight for survival with further 540,000 jobs at risk News

Pubs fight for survival with further 540,000 jobs at risk

24 September 2020
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Pubs are “teetering on the edge” of survival, with a further 540,000 jobs at risk, the latest findings reveal, and 23% fear their business will fail by the end of the year without additional government support.

Thousands of pubs risk permanent closure with £800m business rates bill ‘last straw’ News

Thousands of pubs risk permanent closure with £800m business rates bill ‘last straw’

14 September 2020
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A business rates bill for £800m could be “the last straw” for many UK pubs, forcing thousands to close permanently with hundreds of thousands of jobs lost, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned.

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