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OPINION - Will the last Londoner to leave the pub please turn out the lights?

The pub has forever been regarded as a home away from home, especially for sports fans, so it’s no surprise that people flocked to the pub to cheer on our fantastic Lionesses as they romped to victory over Spain in the Euro Finals. And my organisation, the BBPA (British Beer…

Evening Standard

Britain Set To Lose One Pub A Day In 2025 Amid Soaring Beer Prices

The UK pub industry faces crisis as rising beer prices and inflation force one pub to shut down daily in 2025. Here's why closures are accelerating — and what it means for other sectors.

International Business Times UK

Last orders: Pubs in Britain will close at rate of one a day in 2025, trade body warns

The British Beer and Pub Association calls for help to cut pub costs with 378 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales likely to call time this year

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One pub will close every day this year with 5,600 jobs at risk, industry body warns

An industry body has urged the government to reform business rates for the sector

The Independent UK

More than one pub a day set to close this year, industry body warns

The British Beer and Pub Association has estimated that 378 pubs will close this year across England, Wales and Scotland.

The Independent UK

The multi-million pound boost pubs could cash in on during Euro 2025

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The Independent UK

Pubs reveal how many extra pints they expect to pull during Euro 2025

Beer sales are expected to surge as the tournament kicks off

The Independent UK

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Women’s Euros forecast to boost UK economy with pubs hoping to serve more pints

Pubs will be allowed to stay open later if England or Wales reach the final stages of the tournament.

The Independent UK

Budget measures will send average price of a pint in London to brink of £6

The impact of Budget announcements across the beer and pub sector will add around £650 million to costs

Evening Standard

Belfast named UK’s biggest pub music scene outside London

South-east London was found to have more venues than the entire cities of Newcastle, Glasgow and Leicester.

Evening Standard

Revealed: The shocking number of pubs that closed for good last year

Pubs are set to come under further pressure when a raft of cost increases linked to the October Budget

The Independent UK

Almost 300 pubs closed last year ahead of cost rises

The British Beer and Pub Association warned that urgent Government action is needed to avoid more ‘completely avoidable’ closures.

The Independent UK

No and low-alcohol beer soaring in popularity, pubs report

Pubs are expected to sell a record 140 million pints of low and no-alcohol beer across the UK this year, up from more than 120 million last year.

Evening Standard

Pub opening hours extended for Euro 2024 final as England face Spain

Football fans will be able to stay out late on Sunday in a move that will also provide a boost in revenue for pub landlords

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

England’s pubs prepare to pull 10m extra pints on Euros final day

Flights to Berlin are fully booked and Tesco thinks it will shift 1m pizzas in massive boost to the economy

The Guardian - UK

Want to book a pub table for Euro 2024? It may be too late

Pub and restaurant trade reporting high demand for tournament bookings, as football fans prepare to follow fortunes of England and Scotland on the big screen

The Guardian - UK

‘Hard month’ for pubs as UK’s dry January set to be driest ever

Almost as many people said they had attempted to go teetotal at the start of this year as in any of the previous 10 years

International Business Times

Last Orders? UK Pubs Hit By Rising Costs And Changing Tastes

They've served Roman soldiers, knights and poets and have been a gathering place for communities to enjoy a brew beside a crackling fire for centuries.

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The Guardian - UK

Pubs urge licensing change as Women’s World Cup fans left waiting for beer

Drinks should be served outside usual hours during ‘national moments’, says trade body

Evening Standard

Relax opening and alcohol rules for Lionesses’ final, say pub bosses

The BBPA said ‘most’ pubs are likely to be unable to serve alcohol until 11am on the day of the game, with some being restricted until midday

Evening Standard

Publican heckles pint-pouring Rishi Sunak over alcohol duty hikes during promo visit

The Prime Minister was yelled at over the ‘irony’ of visiting a beer festival as the tax on various drinks goes up

The National (Scotland)

Scotch whisky 'hammer blow' as Tories to tax 75 per cent on a bottle

THE Tory government has been accused of a “complete betrayal” of Scotland’s whisky industry with new rules set to come into force that will…

The Independent UK

Pubs set for £120m boost from bumper coronation weekend

New figures from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) show local pubs and breweries expect to pour 62 million pints during the celebrations.

Daily Mirror

Chancellor urged to act NOW with Budget help or 2,000 British pubs will be lost forever

Three in 10 pubs are at risk of going to the wall in a devastating blow to communities across Britain as beer and energy prices threaten to drag our much-loved boozers under

Evening Standard

Many pubs and breweries will close without further energy help

New research showed energy costs are the biggest threat to the viability of pubs and breweries

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