Closures
Only JD Wetherspoon pub with wedding licence closes
JD Wetherspoon has closed the Knights Templar in London’s Chancery Lane, the only Wetherspoon pub to hold a wedding licence.
Water damage to Cardiff’s Coal Exchange hotel ‘far greater than first thought’
Cardiff’s Coal Exchange hotel has said that, following a burst water pipe, the property and its water system sustained “far greater damage than first thought”.
Last quarter of 2022 ‘worst on record for restaurant closures’
Gino D'Acampo's Cheshire restaurant sold to San Carlo Group
Byron 'to halve in size' through administration
Oklava announces closure
Third of hospitality businesses to reduce opening hours over Christmas due to staff shortages
A third of hospitality businesses have said they will have to reduce their opening hours during[...]
Bao Fitzrovia to close after nearly seven years
Bao Fitzrovia in London is set to close at the end of the year following nearly[...]
Coast & Country Hotel Collection closes two hotels for winter
The Coast & Country Hotel Collection, which operates nine properties in the south-west, has temporarily closed[...]
Oriole to close due to Smithfield market redevelopment
Oriole jazz club and cocktail bar in London’s Clerkenwell is to close after New Year’s Eve[...]
More than a third of hospitality businesses ‘on the brink’ of closure
More than a third of hospitality businesses are “on the brink” of going bust in early 2023 due to spiralling costs, according to a recent report."
Chuku’s looks to secure 600 bookings in six weeks as restaurant at risk of closure
Nigerian tapas restaurant Chuku’s is hoping to secure 600 bookings over the next six weeks to help it stay open into next year.
Crockers Henley closes due to ‘bleak economic outlook’
The Crockers Henley restaurant in Oxfordshire has closed, despite its owners trying "everything" to stay open.
Hospitality loses 2,200 sites in three months as business cost challenges mount
Britain’s licensed hospitality sector saw a net decline of one closure every hour in the third[...]
Hospitality needs immediate support to prevent a tidal wave of insolvencies
Businesses closing down will have a ripple effect across the whole economy that will worsen and[...]
HospoDemo to stage third government protest
HospoDemo is to return to Westminster next month to stage a third protest following Friday’s mini[...]
The Glasshouse in Kew to close after 23 years
The Glasshouse restaurant in Kew is to close on 17 September after 23 years of trading.
'Catastrophic' rail strikes could wipe out 'a month's profit'
Hospitality operators fear losing a “month’s profit” from three days of disrupted trade following National rail and Transport for London (TfL) strikes starting today."
Hospitality businesses in the City of London and Birmingham hit hardest by the pandemic
The City of London and Birmingham have both lost one in seven of their pubs and restaurants since March 2022.
UK restaurant insolvencies jump 64% in a year
UK restaurant insolvencies have jumped 64% from 856 in 2020/21 to 1,406 in the past year as rising inflation and labour shortages drive restaurants out of business.
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