The Government’s new, tighter tier system is at best a restrictive straitjacket and at worst a lockdown in all but name for hospitality businesses, according to UKHospitality.   The trade body has warned that the measures, which will see businesses in tier 3...

Pub and hospitality trade bodies the British Beer & Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality have today revealed that 72% of sector businesses expect to become unviable and close in 2021. The trade bodies say the finding, from a...

The BBPA has urged the Government to provide more longer term support to its sector to save as many as 12,000 pubs from permanent closure as they enter a second lockdown. The BBPA has also called for the Government to use this time to review the effectiveness and...

Trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the Government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of those sectors.   In a letter to the Chancellor, UKHospitality, the British Beer and...

UKHospitality has welcomed the pragmatic decision to allow restaurants and pubs to sell pre-ordered takeaway alcohol.   The decision will ensure a vital lifeline for businesses is not strangled and will enable venues to retain a valuable link with their...

The 48th edition of the Campaign for Real Ale’s iconic Good Beer Guide 2021 hits bookshelves tomorrow, warning Brits of the devastating impact of COVID-19 on Britain’s pub culture and highlighting the first decline in the number of independent UK breweries in over a...

​The BBPA has today responded to the Treasury’s call for evidence on Business Rates. In its response to the Treasury, the BBPA has expressed that a much-improved Business Rates system is required if pubs are to survive the COVID-19 crisis and thrive afterwards. As...