Wetherspoons warns prices could rise if sales do not continue to grow ‘We try to remain competitive in every pub’, pub boss Tim Martin told The Independent The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023
Wetherspoon’s boss: hospitality holding off price rises could be ‘catastrophic’ Tim Martin says Bank of England is right to ask firms to be mindful but advice should not be taken too literally The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023
Wetherspoon returns to profit after ‘ferocious’ inflation hit Pub chain reports pre-tax profit of £4.6m, compared with a loss of £21.3m in the same period last year Insider UK · Mar 24, 2023
Wetherspoons resumes staff bonus with boss Tim Martin optimistic price pressures will ease Martin also said supply issues, which have now “largely disappeared”, had been caused by the pandemic reopening rather than Brexit Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023
Wetherspoons pays £1 in every £1000 of government tax City Comment: ‘Spoons is a national treasure Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023
Wetherspoon pub chain sees profits down 90% The pub chain reported a 5% increase in sales over the six months to January 29 Wales Online · Mar 24, 2023
OPINION - Talking Point: Should the Government do more to help pubs? The duty charged on draught pints is to be frozen to help “the great British pub”, Jeremy Hunt has announced Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Budget 2023: ‘Brexit pubs guarantee’ cheered by beer sector The government has announced Draught Relief has been extended to 9.2%, higher than the 5% duty discount that was due to come in from August Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023
Fancy running your own pub? More than 400 up for grabs as Stonegate 'to sell 1,000 sites' Although it may not be the best time to try your hand at running a boozer, but if you fancy achieving your dream of pulling some pints at your good old local then here are some venues that are possibly up for grabs Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023
Wetherspoons is closing multiple pubs this month - full list shows which are shutting The giant has said 19 pubs have been sold off and 35 hostelries have been put on the market, and now a further outlet has also been added to the list as customers are hit by the cost of living crisis Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023
Major pub chain behind Slug and Lettuce 'to sell 1,000 pubs' citing energy bill as 'biggest concern' Thousands of jobs are now reportedly at risk Wales Online · Feb 1, 2023
Pub giant behind Slug and Lettuce 'to sell 1,000 pubs' in fresh blow for Brit boozers Stonegate - which is behind brands such as Slug and Lettuce and Be At One - is planning to put 1,000 pubs on the market due to a £2.6 billion debt pile while admitting their 'biggest concern' right now is the cost of energy Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023
JD Wetherspoon confirms ANOTHER Scottish pub will shut down next month JD WETHERSPOON has confirmed that one of its pubs in Glasgow will cease trading next month. The National (Scotland) · Feb 1, 2023
Sting and Mike Ashley among UK's biggest taxpayers - see full list of top 100 names The top taxpayers including Tim Martin, James Dyson and JK Rowling paid more than £5bn in tax collectively, with the youngest person on the list aged just 30 Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Americans' hilarious reactions to Wetherspoons - and issue which confuses them most Many Americans have shared their experiences of visiting the British institution - and are baffled that you have to get up to order drinks
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Youngest person on UK's biggest taxpayers list started out in parents' garage Millionaire Ben Francis is the youngest to appear in the Sunday Times Tax List - here is how he came up with his £1.25bn business Gymshark
Daily Record · Jan 27, 2023 UK's top 100 biggest taxpayers revealed as billionaire trader claims top spot Alex Gerko, who is the founder of trading company XTX Markets, paid around £487.4m in tax, taking the crown from Bet365 founder Denise Coats.
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Wetherspoon's boss Tim Martin said he was 'born to work' and shares age he'll retire Tim Martin is the boss behind the iconic pub chain and he's been named among the UK's biggest taxpayers - but speaking in an interview he said that he had no plans to retire just yet
Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023 Wetherspoons pub closures: Full list for London, the UK and Ireland The pub chain is rejigging its portfolio to concentrate on fewer, larger sites, and has offloaded more than a hundred in recent years
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Wetherspoons chef shatters microwave myth offering glimpse into kitchen secrets Wetherspoons founder Tim Martin has revealed how much tax he paid in 2023, but others are wondering how the kitchen operates behind the scenes - one chef has spilled the beans
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 True meaning behind Wetherspoons name unearthed - and it's not related to Tim Martin Wetherspoons founder Tim Martin was revealed today to be one of the biggest taxpayers in the UK - but do you know the real reason his empire of pubs got its name?
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Behind Tim Martin's £448million fortune as Wetherspoons' boss named among UK's biggest taxpayers Tim Martin is the boss behind the iconic pub chain and he's been named among the UK's biggest taxpayers - here's how he started out in life and built his high street empire of 872 pubs
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 Top 20 taxpayers in UK revealed as Russian-born mathematician tops list Sunday Times tax list shows XTX founder Alex Gerko as having paid close to half a billion pounds in tax
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 UK's biggest taxpayers revealed as £8billion betting boss loses crown - see full list The Sunday Times Tax List 2023 has been released this morning and Bet365 boss Denise Coates has been knocked off top spot by Russian-born billionaire and XTX Markets founder Alex Gerko
Liverpool Echo · Jan 27, 2023 Wetherspoons closing pubs across the UK this year, including two in Merseyside 11 pubs will be closing following the chain suffering a huge £30 million loss