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Wetherspoons manager sacked for giving colleague half-price chicken and fries set to get payout

Bar shift leader was unfairly dismissed for letting staff member have ‘eat-in’ discount on take-home food, tribunal rules

The Independent UK

Guinness is helping Wetherspoons thrive — so why is its own parent company struggling?

BUSINESS COMMENT: Analysis: Guinness maker Diageo has been on a downward curve for three years. Now a new CEO faces a big turnaround task, writes Karl Matchett

The Independent UK

When should you arrive at the airport? Our travel team reveal how long they leave (without missing a flight)

As 'airport theory' prompts passengers to dash to the boarding gate, does our travel team cut it fine while flying, or is there plenty of time for a Pret?'

The Independent UK

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Wetherspoons boss speaks out on gender neutral toilets in pubs after Supreme Court ruling

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has spoken out about gender neutral toilets in pubs after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.

The Independent UK

"The guy who was in charge of the label hated us": Black Spiders' 20-year career has been littered with hurdles and drawbacks, but now they're back

And his time they’re doing it all on their own terms

Louder

Meet the young Londoner on quest to visit all 800 Wetherspoon pubs in UK: 'Wouldn't it be cool to tick them all off?'

Charlotte Toller, 20, has so far visited 13 Wetherspoon pubs and hopes to go to every one in the UK by the time she is 30

Evening Standard

Man dies after assault outside Wetherspoons pub in Lewisham

The victim, 63, suffered serious injuries and later died in hospital

Evening Standard

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“I’m trying to coin the phrase ‘spy-chedelic rock’ – but everyone thinks it’s just a typo!” Why Rosalie Cunningham broke the fourth wall with her cinematic sort-of concept album To Shoot Another Day

Inspired by a passion for Bond movies, she investigates movie glamour, fake mediums, teenage drinking and her smutty partner in her third solo album – the first one she’s made at home

Louder

Wetherspoons calls for pub food tax cuts ahead of Budget cost increases

It came as the hospitality giant revealed stronger sales for the half-year so far despite selling off more venues.

Evening Standard

Wetherspoons boss demands pub tax cut to end ‘discrimination in favour of dull dinner parties’

The pub chain will face an extra £60m in labour costs bill from April

The Independent UK

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin blames 'dinner party classes' for catastrophic decline of pubs

Pub boss warned ‘the VAT distortions that exist today will inevitably create more supermarkets and less pubs’

Evening Standard

Prince William surprises Wetherspoons drinkers with pre-match pint

The future King was said to love Aston Villa and the passion supporters share

The Independent UK

William joins fellow Aston Villa fans in a Birmingham Wetherspoons

The Prince of Wales asked his club to arrange the gathering with some die-hard supporters while he was in the city

Evening Standard

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's 2024 list of enemies

Michael O’Leary has found time to rile rival airlines, local government, and even a pub landlord.

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Big UK pub chains signal price rises as result of budget hit

Warnings from Young’s and Wetherspoons as business leaders say impact of Reeves’s tax rises have not been fully considered

The Independent UK

Job losses and price hikes inevitable, warn UK’s biggest firms in stark message to Rachel Reeves over Budget

The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest firms have accused the government of failing to engage with them ahead of the Budget, while a survey of business chiefs finds two thirds believe it will make Britain a less attractive country to investors

Evening Standard

Why is Wetherspoons axing San Miguel?

Some customers reacted negatively to the news

The Independent UK

Wetherspoons axes nation’s favourite beer amid pint price rise warnings

‘I will be protesting’ said one unhappy social media user

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Michael O’Leary questions Britain's 5 a.m. airport drinking culture

Ryanair boss O'Leary says airport pubs are to blame for rising air rage on Ryanair flights over the summer.

The Conversation

The rise of the ‘megapub’: is bigger really better?

Wetherspoons has unveiled its latest venture at London’s Waterloo Station – a vast new pub called The Lion The Unicorn. This so-called “Superspoons” is part of a growing trend in the UK’s hospitality industry, where ever-larger venues are reshaping traditional experiences.

Evening Standard

Wetherspoons pubs in the UK at risk of closure: full list revealed

JD Wetherspoon has 809 pubs in the UK as of September 2024 — but this number could soon decline

Fortune

Michael O'Leary calls Wetherspoons chief’s bluff with 2-drink Ryanair limit pledge

Michael O'Leary challenged pub landlords like Wetherspoons' Tim Martin to bring in a two-drink limit.

Fortune

Wetherspoon boss attacks Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary over calls for 2-drink limit

Founder Tim Martin defended Wetherspoon, which has pubs in airports across the U.K., after Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary called for a drinking cap.

The Independent UK

Wetherspoons boss hits back at Ryanair’s call for pre-flight drink limits

Sir Tim Martin said the pub chain has received ‘no complaints’ from the airport authorities

The Independent UK

Pre-flight rituals are changing as flyers are switching pints for probiotics and vegan food

WH Smith, Burger King and Wetherspoons have all reported an increase in purchases of vegan food and health drinks

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