JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin calls on Starmer to reduce pub taxes January 22, 2025 Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin has once again called on the government and Keir Starmer to reduce the tax gap between supermarkets and pubs in his company’s latest trading update. Martin said following the government’s decision to hike the national minimum wage, business rates and employers’ national insurance, costs at Wetherspoon will increase by around £60m [...]
Ryanair tells passenger who caused diversion to pay £5,800 for everyone’s hotels January 13, 2025 Ryanair wants a “disruptive” flyer who caused a flight diversion to pay €7,000 (£5,886) for its crew and passengers’ replacement accommodation, amid a developing spat over alcohol consumption at European airports. The low-cost giant is suing the customer after being forced to divert a Dublin-Lanzarote flight to Porto in April last year. The individual was [...]
Sales skyrocket at London Waterloo after biggest ever Wetherspoons opens December 19, 2024 Sales at London Waterloo shops have soared to the top of a leader-board of Britain’s busiest train stations, following the opening of the UK’s largest ever railway station Wetherspoons. The London hub reported the most quarterly sales growth of any of the 19 stations Network Rail runs in the UK, up 47 per cent year-on-year, [...]
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin fires fresh price rise warning following Budget November 6, 2024 The pub giant reported record sales in the most recent quarterm even as cost inflation and tax hikes continue to bite British boozers.
Tim Martin warns against pub crackdown as JD Wetherspoon smashes profit expectations October 4, 2024 Profit at JD Wetherspoon over the last year exceeded even the high expectations from the market, bringing in £73.9m of pre-tax profit, compared to expectations of £72m. The chain of pubs reported it had made more than £2bn in sales over the year to the end of July, an eight per cent increase from last [...]
The Debate: Wetherspoons – is it magical or miserable? September 12, 2024 Wetherspoons, JD Wetherspoon, or Spoons as most of us call it. Should we be proud or ashamed?
Wetherspoons pubs to make huge price cuts in VAT protest September 5, 2024 Pub giant JD Wetherspoon will make a huge cut to its prices next week in a bid to highlight what it describes as the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry. The London-listed giant, which has sites across the country, will be reducing the price of its food and drink by 7.5 [...]
Fuller’s snaps up pint-sized Warwickshire pub chain Lovely Pubs August 6, 2024 Fuller’s has snapped up a chain of seven pubs in Warwickshire in a deal worth £22.5m. Fuller’s said it had bought the Lovely Pubs group, which has a seven-strong portfolio of six freehold sites and one pub with a 16-bedroom inn. The firm said the deal would expand its presence in the Midlands as it [...]
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin nets almost £10m in share sale July 29, 2024 The founder of JD Wetherspoon has sold almost £10 million worth of shares in the pub giant.
Sir Tim Martin: Wetherspoon boss on Brexit, his successor and how he lost £100m July 16, 2024 Wetherspoon boss Sir Tim Martin reveals the toll being a prominent Brexit campaigner had on him, succession plans and how he once lost £100m.