Cornwall pub owner urges people to ‘think of others’ before travelling to the county to go drinking in the only Tier 1 area in mainland England Cornwall is the only area of mainland England that has been placed into Tier 1 Helen Nathan, 36, owner of The Kings Arms in Mevagissey has issued a warning … Read more
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin today branded Boris Johnson’s contentious tier system ‘lockdown by stealth’ as landlords said the policy amounts to ‘business torture’. The Prime Minister has imposed brutal Tier 2 and 3 rules on 99 per cent of the country with the restrictions expected to last until mid-January at the earliest. Mr Martin, the founder … Read more
Two of Britain’s biggest pub groups announced 1,700 job cuts as tens of thousands of businesses were told they will not reopen on December 2. Toby Carvery owner, Mitchells & Butlers, and Fuller, Smith & Turner swung the axe in a new blow to the hospitality industry. The job losses came as Boris Johnson said … Read more
A London pub landlord will start selling scampi and chips for just £3 next week when he is forced to sell a ‘substantial meal’ to every drinker under Tier 2 restrictions. Gary Murphy, of the Ye Old Mitre in High Barnet, said it would be impossible to grill his regular £10 dishes for each punter … Read more
Ministers have been warned that clamping harsh restrictions on pubs and restaurants next month would be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for thousands of venues and trigger a jobs bloodbath. Hospitality bosses today railed against the tighter tiers system, which have been trailed ahead of an announcement by Boris Johnson, and said it represents … Read more
Pub landlord who claimed chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown rules because its an ‘elite sport’ is hit with prohibition notice Craig Harker, 33, landlord of The George Pub and Grill served prohibition notice The pub in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham hosted a chilli eating contest on Nov 7 He insists no rules were broken because competitive eating … Read more
Michael Reilly, 65, was on Wednesday arrested under the Terrorism Act by West Midlands Police officers, assisted by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) A Belfast man arrested over the murders of 21 people in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has been released after police trawled his home in a dawn raid. Michael Reilly, 65, … Read more
An American burger chain has demanded a Plymouth pub stops serving its ‘smashed’ burgers – because they say it infringes on their trademark rights. Smashburger, an American fast-food chain with over 300 restaurants, say people may confuse their brand with the ‘Howey’s Smashed Burgers’ menu item at The Colebrook Inn in Plympton. Management at independently-owned pub … Read more
Counter-terrorism police were last night searching the end-terrace house of Michael Reilly (pictured), 65 A suspect in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings was held in a dawn raid at his Belfast home yesterday. Counter-terrorism police were last night searching the end-terrace house of Michael Reilly, 65. The arrest comes days before the 46th anniversary of the … Read more
A 65-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murders of 21 people in the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham. Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands, working with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, detained the suspect in Belfast today. The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act and a search of his … Read more