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Wetherspoons has issued an update on which pubs are at risk of closure and which new branches will soon be opening. The popular chain has shut 26 of its pubs across the country since July 2023 ...

Sir Tim Martin is considering opening Wetherspoon pubs overseas as he chafes against the high taxes in Britain. The founder and chairman of JD Wetherspoon said he was weighing up the possibility ...

JD Wetherspoon today confirmed the locations of ... The new sites will be located at Devon Cliffs in Exmouth, Kent Coast in Allhallows, Cleethorpes Beach in Lincolnshire and Haggerston Castle ...

The latest update from JD Wetherspoon follows a few other reports from pub chains over the last couple of weeks. These include Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) and Fuller, Smith & Turner. Like-for-like ...

“It is a clear principle of taxation that taxes should be fair and equitable, as between different types of companies” – Sir Tim Martin JD Wetherspoon’s vocal founder and chairman Sir Tim ...

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JD Wetherspoon has said its labour costs will increase by £60million a year from 1 April as a result of tax changes announced in Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget. Businesses will be affected by a ...

JD Wetherspoon has reiterated calls for the government to eliminate the tax gap between pubs and supermarkets, claiming the government’s budget has exacerbated existing inequalities. Wetherspoons boss ...

The boss of JD Wetherspoon (JDW.L) has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to cut pub food taxes ahead of a jump in costs linked to the Budget. It came as the hospitality giant revealed stronger ...

Read our privacy notice. Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin today blamed dinner party-loving politicians for the decline in the pub trade as he revealed the chain will have to shoulder £60 million in ...