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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Michelle Perrett |Rebecca Weller |Nikkie Thatcher
He has stressed the decision was taken in good faith by a member of the team at the M&B-owned pub to protect the public. In the letter he said: “Clearly the felling of a beautiful old tree is a very emotive subject and is not something that any of us would undertake lightly.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Michelle Perrett |Rebecca Weller
It is calling on other operators to follow suit and make a stand against the tariffs until the US “sees sense.” Titanic Board director Dave Bott said that in protest he was buying Canadian Maple Syrup at home and realised that he could make a bigger statement by introducing a policy across its venues. Titanic brought in the new policy last week (Friday 11 April) with all American alcoholic products being removed across all its sites.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Michelle Perrett |Felicity Giles |Rebecca Weller
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said the rate of consumer prices index inflation eased to 2.6% for the year to March, from 2.8% in February. But there has been concern that this is only a temporary fall and there is likely to be further increases. The data showed that food and non-alcoholic beverages prices rose by 3% in the 12 months to March 2025, down from 3.3% in the 12 months to February 2025.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Nikkie Thatcher |Gary Lloyd |Rebecca Weller
The offer is across the bank holiday weekend from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April in BrewDog bars in England, Wales and Ireland. In Scottish bars, the pint price will be £1.92. For the rest of the month, pints of Punk IPA will be sold for £5 across all bars while £10 pint and burger vouchers will be available on four, eight and 12 packs of Punk IPA, which are redeemable at bars. The brew has featured in the top 10 craft beer brands on multiple times.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Michelle Perrett |Felicity Giles |Rebecca Weller
The latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) in the Labour Market in the regions: April 2025 revealed there were 84,000 jobs vacant in the period January to March 2025 – down from 107,000 in the same period in 2024. The complicated picture also showed vacancies were down from the previous quarter (October to December 2024) by 4,000 or 4.6%.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Rebecca Weller |Gary Lloyd
Pub favourites such as chicken wings, burgers, skewers and the popular Sunday roast are all under pressure on pub menus as the supply chain faces major challenges. Concerns have been raised that UK chicken producers, who have been unable to expand operations due to restrictive planning laws, will be unable to meet demand. This is due, in part, to higher welfare standards, which means that lower number of birds are being kept in barns.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Michelle Perrett |Nikkie Thatcher |Felicity Giles |Rebecca Weller
This site is part of their strategy to expand in sites in west London where they can add value. Their gastropub site the Red Lion in Shepperton is a former winner of Great British Pub Awards Star Pub of the year. This latest venture marks the partners 10th anniversary in the pub industry. They had previously run the Fish Club restaurants in London.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd |Shwetali Sapte |Rebecca Weller
The now Bakewell-based business was established in 2005 by Webster and Jim Harrison in outbuildings at Thornbridge Hall country house near the village of Great Longstone in the Derbyshire Dales. It is famed for its 5.9% ABV Jaipur IPA and operating a number of pubs, including the Market Cat, in York; the Bankers Cat, in Leeds; and the Colmore, in Birmingham. There are plans to open the Wild Swan in London, plus two more pubs in 2025.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Rebecca Weller |Gary Lloyd
The Morning Advertiser’s (The MA) Drinks List 2025, based on data from CGA, showed the overall spirits category saw a 4.5% drop in volume and 10.1% decrease in value last year. Of all the segments measured, gin saw some of the biggest losses in the category. See The MA’s Drinks List 2025 hereGordons, Beefeater, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks, Whitley Neill and Tanqueray all made the list, though each brand saw falls in volume and value in 2024.
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morningadvertiser.co.uk | Michelle Perrett |Felicity Giles |Rebecca Weller
According to the CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker, average drinks sales in the week to 5 April 2025 were up by 5% from the same period in April 2024. This followed a positive March 2025 for sales, which were up by 2%. According to CGA by NIQ, this raised hopes for some sustained real-terms growth for the on premise after a sluggish start to 2025.
