HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Pubs in England and Wales allowed to go on selling takeaway pints

Pandemic-era rules extended again after industry body ‘disappointed’ they were to expire in September

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

How 'drinkflation' affects the price of your pint

The cost of living crisis has seen the prices of many goods and services rise sharply in the past 18 months, but food and drink prices have been particularly hard hit.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023

Thousands of businesses can’t afford crippling rates on taxpayer-backed Covid loans

Exclusive: Figures show £26bn was loaned out to around 100,000 firms under the government-backed scheme, but only one in four have paid off the debt

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Pubs, clubs and bars to stay open an extra two hours over Coronation weekend

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will extend licensing hours from the normal 11pm to 1am to allow people to ‘enjoy an extra pint or two’

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Pubs, clubs and bars to stay open an extra two hours over coronation weekend

Home secretary Suella Braverman will extend licensing hours from the normal 11pm to 1am to allow people to ‘enjoy an extra pint or two’

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Three in 10 pubs to close across Britain next year due to crippling energy price hikes

Fifty pubs in England and Wales were turned into something else last month, according to property experts Altus Group – a steep rise from the average of 32 a month last year

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

Six million extra pints set to be drunk thanks to England World Cup quarter-final

The 7pm kick-off time means fans are likely to be tempted out to their local early, delivering a possible £26 million boost to the sector

Wales Online · Dec 9, 2022

‘We are not even full for Christmas’ – England’s restaurants count their lost bookings

Cost of living crisis has deterred customers just as cost of food ingredients, energy, rent and wages surge

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Liverpool pubs 'tighten their belts' as grim energy price warning issued

'I think worrying is the biggest enemy, you have to throw off the stress and worry and project a positive outlook'

Liverpool Echo · Aug 30, 2022

Restaurant owner fears he'll be 'closed by Christmas' as energy bills rocket

Pubs and restaurants have spoken of their alarm and despair over soaring prices with one owner saying his bill would be £9k a month

Wales Online · Aug 29, 2022