Media Stories - Campaign for Pubs

April 5, 2022
Campaign for Pubs seeks urgent review of eviction measures

March 24, 2022
Chancellor ‘asleep at the wheel’ says Campaign for Pubs

March 24, 2022
York publican Paul Crossman and JRD hit out after Spring Statement

March 10, 2022
Running a pub ‘is getting harder’, admits city landlady

February 22, 2022
Scottish pub bosses call on office staff to take boozy lunches and post-work drinks and slam Nicola Sturgeon for ‘forcing them into a perpetual Covid hell’ as study reveals SIX pubs closed every WEEK during the pandemic

January 2, 2022
‘Our trade has just died a death’: Ninety per cent of Red Lion pubs saw Christmas takings fall on 2019 after PM urged Britons to ‘think carefully’ over festive period, shows poll – as bosses say it will be a miracle if they all survive

December 30, 2021
Pub owners in Wales and Scotland slam ‘ridiculous’ New Year Covid rules with customers set to head to England

December 30, 2021
Keep going to pubs during dry January, UK hospitality bosses urge

December 29, 2021
Fury as Scottish and Welsh punters flood England for a New Year without Covid rules

December 29, 2021
English pubs brace for up to 100,000 New Year’s Eve revellers from Scotland and Wales

December 29, 2021
English pubs braced for 100,000 New Year’s Eve revellers from Wales and Scotland

December 28, 2021
New Covid rules in January for England if hospital cases soar as ‘rule of six considered’

December 27, 2021
DRINK AGAIN Boris Johnson fights to save New Year’s Eve as he pushes against new Covid rules that could ban indoor drinking in pubs

December 27, 2021
Boris Johnson accused of going into hiding as no new Covid rules until New Year

December 26, 2021
D-Day for New Year’s parties as pub bosses beg Boris Johnson to avoid more Covid rules

December 23, 2021
‘We’ve NO other option but to open on NYE’: Pub boss says hospitality firms need clarity on Covid curbs during ‘critical week’ for trade – as photos show London’s party capital Soho DESERTED at 10pm just three nights before Christmas

December 21, 2021
Christmas cancellations over COVID-19 fears hit UK hospitality sector

December 16, 2021
‘We NEED a Christmas cancellation fund’: Pub and restaurant bosses forced to shut due to Omicron demand urgent cash boost or mini-furlough scheme to prevent thousands of firms going under by 2022

December 14, 2021
BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Vaccine passport loophole means pubs with dance floors will only have to start enforcing Covid papers at 1am

December 13, 2021
Omicron: Pubs warn of impact of Covid cancellations

December 13, 2021
Wetherspoon boss hits out at ‘lockdown by stealth’ and pubs lose ALL Christmas bookings ‘overnight’ in wave of cancellations sparked by Omicron fears and mixed messages

December 11, 2021
PLAN C Plan C news latest – Michael Gove hints Omicron Covid restrictions could get TOUGHER with ‘pub table service’ an option

December 9, 2021
WFP How to get around new Covid rules – Working From Pub – as Boris slaps Brits with Plan B restrictions

December 9, 2021
Covid Plan B: Vaccine certificates raise ‘civil liberties issues’, warns Norwich MP Clive Lewis

November 12, 2021
Wine prices will ‘skyrocket’ by 10 per cent in New Year due to wet weather, wildfires and label and bottle cost hikes, makers warn

October 28, 2021
‘It won’t help us’ – Norwich pubs react to alcohol changes

October 27, 2021
Craft Breweries “Furious” At Rishi Sunak’s Draught Relief Which “Directly Discriminates” Against Them

October 6, 2021
Long-fought campaign continues over Henry Jenkins pub

September 14, 2021
‘Disappointing, damaging, drastic’: Pubs, shops and small business warn the ‘Plan B’ threat of a return to working from home will cripple the economy – and comes at the worst possible time for companies FINALLY getting back on their feet

August 19, 2021
Pubs running out of beer after deliveries cancelled due to driver shortages

August 17, 2021
Now BEER runs out: Pubs and breweries run dry as shortage of lorry drivers and ‘pingdemic’ exasperates supply chain – ahead of HGV strike set to cause MORE chaos

August 17, 2021
Beer shortage at UK pubs amid pingdemic

August 17, 2021
As UK restrictions end, what will be the new normal for pubs?

July 23, 2021
BAR HUMBUG Hospitality bosses rage that their staff will be kept in pingdemic isolation until August 16

July 21, 2021
Campaigners fight to save historic Pool pub

July 13, 2021
It’s mask confusion! Sadiq Khan orders face coverings must STAY on London transport after Freedom Day – but Jacob Rees-Mogg says he WON’T wear one in Commons amid fears of a free-for-all

July 13, 2021
We’ve enough ‘Freedom’ ALREADY: Anxious Britons vow to avoid pubs and restaurants after July 19 while a third of staff are ‘uncomfortable’ with return to office and 120,000 sign petition demanding masks remain on public transport

July 10, 2021
UEFA EURO 2020 final | England pubs expected to sell 13 million pints on D-Day: Report

July 10, 2021
England pubs expected to sell 13m pints on Euro 2020 final day

July 6, 2021
‘It’s Freedom Day, NOT free-for-all day’: Pub chain boss says he doesn’t want a ‘scrum at the bar’ and will urge punters to continue ordering from tables, encourage social-distancing and wear masks after July 19 changes come into force

July 5, 2021
‘To the pub!’: Jubilant landlords celebrate as social distancing, QR codes and table limits are dropped and customers are able to order at the bar – and there’s joy for nightclubs as they FINALLY reopen after 18 months

July 3, 2021
England fans arrive in Italy for tonight’s Euro 2020 quarter final clash with Ukraine (who seem to have some VERY cheeky supporters) – and even the GERMANS have flown out to cheer on the Three Lions!

July 2, 2021
Football fans could drink pubs dry while watching England this weekend amid fears national driver shortage will hit booze supplies

June 19, 2021
The government’s intervention on rent arrears for pubs is too little, too late

June 10, 2021
Plans submitted to convert Pool’s Half Moon pub into housing

May 14, 2021
Fresh Standard Brew Co beers now available in Stroud pubs

May 6, 2021
Extra Bank Holiday in September suggested to give tourism and hospitality a ‘boost’

April 27, 2021
Pubs facing beer shortages as Brits go mad in national post-lockdown sesh

April 27, 2021
Pubs face draught beer shortage after huge surge in demand

April 26, 2021
Pubs face beer shortages as barrels drunk dry after lockdown eased

April 26, 2021
Pubs face BEER shortage of premium lager including Birra Moretti and Amstel as brewers are forced to limit deliveries to cope with huge demand after lockdown was eased

April 26, 2021
Pubs face beer shortage including Amstel and Birra Moretti as brewers struggle to keep up with demand after lockdown

April 19, 2021
Britons freed from Covid lockdown splurged £3 billion over the weekend as revellers downed 4 million pints and 20 million hit the shops

April 17, 2021
Killjoys want pub-goers to sign pints disclaimer saying they accept booze harm

April 11, 2021
Pub bosses fear they may be evicted over lockdown rent debts

April 10, 2021
Ale fresco: England’s pubs gear up for outdoor reopening on 12 April

April 5, 2021
Pubs Hit Hard By The Pandemic Say They Face Opening With “Hands Tied Behind Our Backs” On 12 April

April 5, 2021
APRIL RULES Boris Johnson announcement: Pubs, shops, and hairdressers WILL open on April 12 as UK takes major step out of lockdown

March 26, 2021
Pubs could demand blood tests for a pint to prove punters have Covid immunity

March 25, 2021
No vaccine no pint: Pubs to bar entry to not been vaccinated

March 25, 2021
Boris Johnson faces backlash over coronavirus vaccine passports for pub pints

March 25, 2021
‘Unworkable pile of nonsense’ – Pubs react to no jab, no pint idea

March 25, 2021
Publicans toast new Bill championed by Neil Bibby MSP

March 24, 2021
Boris Johnson says pubs could bar people who are not vaccinated

March 24, 2021
NO JAB, NO PINT! Pubs will be allowed to ban boozers who haven’t had Covid vaccine and punters may have to show proof of jab or test

March 24, 2021
COVID-19: Boris Johnson says pub landlords could bar punters without vaccine certificates

March 22, 2021
Developers ordered to rebuild historic pub after illegally demolishing it for flats

March 22, 2021
The pub that survived the Blitz AND the bulldozer: London boozer reopens after being rebuilt ‘brick-by-brick’ following illegal demolition for flats – giving hope to other bars under threat

March 21, 2021
Rising from the rubble: London pub rebuilt brick by brick after illegal bulldozing

March 6, 2021
Pubs able to create makeshift beer gardens in car parks to help struggling trade

March 5, 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s figures on pub rents (and how pubs responded)

March 5, 2021
Wiganers in hospitality sector say why they are missing the pub

March 4, 2021
Rates relief for pubs and restaurants offers only a short-term remedy, say critics

March 3, 2021
As it happened – the Budget 2021: Details and reaction

March 3, 2021
‘The system is broken’ – pubs and nightclubs among the ‘gaping holes’ in Rishi Sunak’s Budget

March 3, 2021
UK pub bosses ‘disappointed’ by budget help for hospitality industry

March 3, 2021
Pubs and Stores Say Sunak Budget Lifeline Doesn’t Go Far Enough

March 3, 2021
91-Year-Old Vows to Walk 100 Miles in Support of British Pubs

March 3, 2021
Wetherspoon Rises But Sunak Disappoints On Pub Support

March 3, 2021
How to take over your local and run a community pub

March 1, 2021
Rishi Sunak criticised for ‘wildly inaccurate’ pub statement ahead of budget

February 28, 2021
Angry pubs accuse council jobsworths of sabotaging plans for Alfresco April: Landlords are hit with demands for hundreds of pounds for planning permission to put up marquees over beer gardens

February 27, 2021
Landlords demand Rishi Sunak provide MORE financial help for pubs in next week’s Budget and say current support is not enough

February 25, 2021
Consumers asked to show pubs love

February 22, 2021
Outdoor pints from April 12! Boris gives green light on return to pubs serving drink outside but industry bosses warn of £1.5billion black hole as 30,000 bars without enough space are forced to stay shut

February 22, 2021
Bradford pubs split over roadmap reopening dates

February 22, 2021
Boris Johnson announces Covid roadmap and dates for schools, shops and pubs to reopen – live updates and business reaction

February 22, 2021
‘Devastated’ retailer fears shops won’t make it to reopening date

February 20, 2021
Landlords on the brink’s 9 key demands to Prime Minister over pubs reopening

February 20, 2021
Landlords on the brink’s 9 key demands to Prime Minister over pubs reopening

February 19, 2021
Pub Bosses Storm Out Of Government Meeting About Opening In April

February 19, 2021
Glass half-full: Young’s boss hopes for Boris to let pubs re-open in May at latest but warns punters they will still face the same restrictions and rules over drinking together as last year

February 18, 2021
BEER WE GO Hospitality bosses demand ALL pubs, restaurants and hotels are open from April as pressure piled on Boris Johnson

February 18, 2021
Angry pub bosses ‘STORM OUT of meeting with ministers’ over reopening plans as vaccine passports deemed ‘unworkable’ with drinkers in their 20s unable to get jabs until later this year

February 10, 2021
Veritas, East of Arcadia and The Horse and Farrier up for sale as Market Town Taverns sheds half its Yorkshire venues

February 9, 2021
Free from the tie, now pubs fear being hung out to dry

January 25, 2021
Pubocalypse Now

January 13, 2021
More support needed from Government for pubs to survive

January 6, 2021
‘A plaster’: What North-East and North Yorkshire pubs think about the business grant

January 5, 2021
‘Urgent action needed to avoid mass pub closures’

January 5, 2021
Publican Paul Crossman calls for urgent support to save pubs

January 5, 2021
‘£9K lockdown grants aren’t enough’ warn York businesses

December 30, 2020
All pubs in England to close except in Isles of Scilly as no areas in tier 2

December 27, 2020
The historic London pubs that could close for good after Tier 4 restrictions

December 23, 2020
Al Murray becomes Campaign for Pubs ambassador

December 23, 2020
‘So we sacrifice our Christmas but they still get to enjoy theirs?’ Angry Britons already living in Tier 4 share frustration after more areas get set for toughest Covid rules – but not until Boxing Day

December 22, 2020
AL MURRAY Our very way of life is in peril — pubs the length and breadth of the country need to be backed

December 18, 2020
It’s carnage out there! York students celebrate city staying in Tier 2 – amid warning 30,000 hospitality firms face ruin by end of year after Frankie & Benny’s and Wagamama group lost £15m in last lockdown

December 17, 2020
Tears and cheers from Tier-change winners and losers as ‘completely drained’ business owners put into Three say they are ‘devastated’ but Bristolians celebrate heading down to Two

December 14, 2020
‘It feels like Armageddon, I feel like crying’: Michelin-starred restaurateur hits out as new London Tier 3 lockdown puts thousands of pubs and eateries on the brink just before Christmas

December 10, 2020
‘Astronomical’ amounts of food are being binned by restaurants and pubs because of the ‘substantial meal’ rule -with scotch eggs and even OYSTERS going to waste

December 2, 2020
COVID-19: What is a substantial meal? No 10 overrules food minister as pubs brace for tier change

December 1, 2020
‘Death of the old fashioned pub’: Fury at government’s ‘token’ one-off £1,000 payment for ‘wet’ boozers where punters can enjoy a quiet drink without families eating dinner and children running around

November 23, 2020
Opinion: ‘Restrictions will close pubs and cause hardship’

November 23, 2020
‘I haven’t made any money since March’: Pub bosses say they face disaster with a million jobs on the line if Tier 2 pubs are forced to serve ‘substantial meals’ to anyone wanting a drink

October 13, 2020
Pub Champion Greg Mulholland backs North Yorkshire community pub buyout plan

October 10, 2020
Landlords’ fury at plans to ‘order pubs to shut but allow restaurants to stay OPEN until 10pm’ in new lockdown for North

October 9, 2020
Anger as pub and restaurant owners say new Job Support Scheme ‘doesn’t go far enough’

October 4, 2020
More than 1,000 UK pubs plead for government help after dire Friday trading following 10pm curfew

September 25, 2020
“Please don’t let the industry I love to go to ruin” – Sheffield’s late night venues call on government for urgent support

July 8, 2020
BANGERS & CASH! Rishi Sunak reveals HALF PRICE ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ meals for ALL and 15% VAT cut on staycations in mini-Budget

July 8, 2020
What does Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Summer Economic Update mean for pubs?

July 8, 2020
Campaign’s call to ‘Stop the Pub Rent-Rip-Off’

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 19, 2020
Campaigners’ 10-point plan to save pubs

June 15, 2020
The Campaign For Pubs movement launches to protect pubs impacted by COVID-19

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
New national pubs campaign

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
New national pubs campaign

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
New National Pubs Campaign

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
New National Pubs Campaign

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
New national pubs campaign

June 12, 2020
Norfolk landlords at front of new national fight for pubs in ‘monumental’ crisis

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
The Campaign for Pubs launches to boost landlords, trades and customers

June 12, 2020
New mass membership Campaign for Pubs pledges ‘sustainable future’ for publicans

June 11, 2020
York takes leading role in new national campaign to protect Britain’s pubs

June 11, 2020
Licensee Paul Crossman chairs new national Campaign for Pubs

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