Pubs & Bars

Pub group Marston’s pre-tax losses widened from £22m to £100m due to pandemic restrictions, but Christmas bookings were “encouraging and in line with 2019” following strong sales since reopening.

Pub group JD Wetherspoon has accused one of its major investors of paying “lip service” to the 2018 Corporate Governance Code by using a "box-ticking" approach to its guidelines while breaking the code itself.

The team behind the Light bar in London’s Shoreditch has opened a pub called the Flowerhouse in Marylebone, which aims to support women in the hospitality industry.

Pub group Young’s has reported strong trading for the first half of its financial year, benefitting from its capex programme last year and pent-up demand.