Wetherspoons bans playing music or calls on phone speakers after customers driven ‘nuts’ Chairman and founder Sir Tim Martin labelled the pubs as ‘an oasis of tranquillity and contemplation’ The Independent UK · Aug 17
Wetherspoons bans customers from playing music and taking calls on speaker Chairman and founder Sir Tim Martin is ‘kindly asking phone users to pipe down’ Evening Standard · Aug 17
2 steakhouses in Scotland to close as chain announces closures for all UK sites A steakhouse chain is shutting all of its UK restaurants, including two in Scotland. The National (Scotland) · Aug 8
Wetherspoon reveals opening date for new Edinburgh pub amid UK expansion JD Wetherspoon will open 11 new UK pubs, including one in Edinburgh, and one in Spain The National (Scotland) · Aug 8
Wetherspoons issues profit warning after hopes of World Cup sales boost dashed Shares in Wetherspoon dropped by around 9% on Wednesday morning The Independent UK · Jul 22
Wetherspoons dashes hopes of World Cup boost with another profit warning The latest update from the pub chain warns over a plethora of cost pressures coming from the likes of food and energy. Evening Standard · Jul 22
Only ONE Wetherspoon pub in London is staying open for England's 1am World Cup match against Mexico Staffing issues and depleted beer stocks means hundreds of pubs in London won’t be open for the game Evening Standard · Jul 3
The West End’s Trocadero is being turned into one of London’s largest Wetherspoon pubs The 3,600 square foot pub will open in London’s Theatreland The Independent UK · May 22
Wetherspoon boss hits out at Ryanair proposal to ban pre-flight pints on early morning flights Michael O’Leary said airport pubs should be banned from serving alcohol before early morning flights Evening Standard · May 7
What impact will surging costs have on pub giant Wetherspoon? The pub chain has warned over profits due to higher than expected costs and experts fear the Iran war could compound its woes. Evening Standard · Mar 13
Huge new Wetherspoons planned for central London station as pub company targets capital's transport hubs London’s railway stations have become a growing focus for the pub chain in recent years Evening Standard · Jan 29
Wetherspoon reveals profit blow amid surging costs It said profits in the first half are ‘likely to be lower’, with the annual trading result also set to come in below the previous year. Evening Standard · Jan 21
JD Wetherspoon issues warning after ‘higher than anticipated’ costs Christmas helped boost sales by 8.8 per cent The Independent UK · Jan 21
Wetherspoon to reveal Christmas trading amid challenging backdrop for pubs The pub group will update shareholders and analysts on Wednesday January 21. Evening Standard · Jan 18
Evening Standard · Jan 16 Wetherspoon to reveal Christmas trading amid challenging backdrop for pubs The pub group will update shareholders and analysts on Wednesday January 21.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Wetherspoons to open first pub in Spain as chain eyes overseas expansion The Castell de Santa Barbera is set to open in departures at Alicante airport at the end of January.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025 Wetherspoon to open its first pub abroad at popular British holiday spot The new venue will offer ‘traditional British pub classics with a Spanish twist’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025 Wetherspoons boss vows to keep price rises to a minimum as he criticises energy bills Beefed-up packaging tax will triple pub chain’s costs from the levy to £2.4m a year, says Tim Martin
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025 Wetherspoons will be even cheaper as brand slashes prices for a day this week The company will drop prices by 7.5 per cent on Thursday
Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025 Wetherspoons to slash prices for one day this week over tax ‘disparity’ The company, which runs 794 pubs in the UK and Ireland, said it will drop food and drink prices by 7.5% on Thursday September 18.
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Wetherspoon hails ‘standout’ Guinness sales while breakfasts rebound The chain, which runs 794 pubs in the UK and Ireland, said sales increased by 5.1% in the three months to July 20.
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025 Which galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way? The Saturday quiz From Tim Martin’s pubs and Wardle and Makin’s shops to a computer glitch and minor illness, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Wetherspoons removes Conor McGregor beer from sale after civil rape case loss Tesco and Asda also among big name retailers to pull alcoholic products associated with MMA fighter
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 London pubs failing to enforce Ask for Angela safety scheme, investigation finds The ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme aims to make bars and clubs safer at thousands of venues across the country
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024 Tim Martin of Wetherspoon’s: ‘For a while I was hated based on false information’ Britain’s most famous and most outspoken pub landlord is not afraid of controversy. But even he was shaken by the rough ride he got over Covid furloughs