Tim Martin made £50million from selling shares while Wetherspoon was claiming furlough cash

Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin made £50million from selling shares while pub chain was claiming furlough cash Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin sold £50 million worth of shares in January Data shows the business claimed more than £25 million furlough in same month The outspoken businessman is now facing calls to hand back the furlough funds By … Read more

Tim Martin made £50million from selling shares while Wetherspoon was claiming furlough cash

Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin made £50million from selling shares while pub chain was claiming furlough cash Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin sold £50 million worth of shares in January Data shows the business claimed more than £25 million furlough in same month The outspoken businessman is now facing calls to hand back the furlough funds By … Read more

Wetherspoon to create 2,000 jobs investing in new and existing pubs

Wetherspoon to invest £145m in new and existing pubs creating 2,000 jobs – but only if lockdown is lifted as planned By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:14 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 30 March 2021 Pub chain Wetherspoon is set to open 18 new outlets across Britain as part … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Wetherspoon boss calls vaccine passports ‘the last straw’ for struggling pubs

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has said vaccine passports would be ‘the last straw’ for struggling pubs and force bar staff into a ‘bitter civil liberties war’ with customers. Tory backbenchers, publicans and some scientists have raised concerns over the possible introduction of coronavirus health certificates as England’s lockdown is eased. Ministers are studying their potential … Read more

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin blasts ‘madcap’ pubs marquee plan

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin today blasted ‘entirely barking’ plans to allow all pubs and restaurants to erect marquees on their property without planning permission. Ministers announced the move on Saturday to help the hospitality industry boost trade as they come out of lockdown with outdoor service set to resume on April 12. The Government plans … Read more

Wetherspoon reveals plan for re-opening pubs for outdoor drinking on April 12

The seven point plan for Wetherspoon pubs to reopen from April 12 1) Test and trace in operation 2) Customers can come through the pub if that is the only access to the outside area 3) Customers can come through the pub if they need to use the toilet 4) Payment by app is preferable … Read more

Wetherspoon beer gardens will over views of the River Thames

Name Patio Garden Roof Garden Tollemache Inn, Grantham YES Sir John Arderne, Newark Red Lion, Skegness MUW, Boston Ritz, Lincoln YES Sugar Loaf, Market Harborough YES Ivy Wall, Spalding Square Sail, Lincoln Packhorse Inn, Sleaford Samuel Lloyd, Corby YES Kettleby Cross, Melton Mowbray YES Saxon Crown, Corby YES Stamford Post, Stamford YES Captain Noel Newton, … Read more

Beer we go! Wetherspoon will open its gardens from April 12 

Wetherspoon is to open beer gardens, rooftop gardens and patios at 394 of its pubs in England when the lockdown continues to ease from April 12, the company has announced. The pubs will be open from 9am to 9pm from Sunday to Thursday and 9am to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, although some will have … Read more