An amateur football team has hit back at Wetherspoons staff for reporting them to police for breaking Tier 2 Covid rules after ‘taking their money and letting them drink outside’. Josh Robertson, 26, said he was among the players fined for gathering at The Wouldhave in South Shields after a match on Sunday. They were … Read more
Glass full: Wetherspoons chief Tim Martin has had his pay topped up Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is back on full pay after taking a pandemic pay cut – despite the pub chain crashing to its first annual loss since 1984. The pubs group’s founder and chairman slashed his £324,000-a-year salary in half in March but … Read more
At least 30 staff at Wetherspoons pub in Liverpool are forced to isolate after 12 workers tested positive for Covid – as bosses blame staff attending ‘private event’ outside work At least 30 staff at Lime Kiln in Liverpool are isolating after positive Covid results Twelve workers at the Wetherspoons pub have tested positive for … Read more
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin warns new Covid restrictions would be ‘devastating’ for pubs and restaurants amid fears up to a MILLION hospitality jobs could be lost Tim Martin says second lockdown would be ‘even more devastating’ for sector Ministers are considering new measures this weekend as Covid-19 cases rise Hospitality representatives have said that 900,000 … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Wetherspoons slumps 5% as it is rocked by staff Covid infections and the ‘rule of six’ restrictions By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 14 September 2020 It was a choppy start to the week for Wetherspoons investors as traders digested an update … Read more
Wetherspoons warns coronavirus crisis will push it into red despite ‘rapid acceleration’ in sales this month thanks to Eat Out To Help Out scheme By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 24 August 2020 Wetherspoons warned that the coronavirus crisis will push it into the … Read more
Wetherspoons customer uses Eat Out To Help Out scheme to help feed homeless by getting friends to donate meals through a table service app Dominic Dietrich used the Eat Out to Help Out scheme to feed the homeless Used a Manchester Wetherspoons as a base for people to send food via an app He then boxed up … Read more
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has demanded scientists publish evidence of coronavirus transmission in pubs after an expert said drinking indoors in bars raised the risk of transmission. Bacteria expert Professor Hugh Pennington said there has been a Covid-19 ‘outbreak associated with pubs’ and for ’90 per cent of cases, that was how they caught it.’ The Aberdeen … Read more
Wetherspoon has written to its head office staff to say that nearly a third of them risk losing their jobs amid a round of cuts at the pub chain. The company said that 110 to 130 of the 417 roles in its head office could be axed as it scales back its expansion. Chief executive … Read more
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin sells £5m of shares in pub chain days after Government announces boost for firms in hospitality sector By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:48 BST, 11 July 2020 The chairman of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, sold £5million of shares in his pub … Read more