Last orders! Wetherspoon’s launches four-day sale with pints of real ale at just 99p in bid to clear stock before winter lockdown kicks in Prices were cut before pubs across the UK close at 10pm on Wednesday night Pints of real ale were reduced to shed stock because they won’t last a month Cider and … Read more
‘Why didn’t they tell us to leave or refuse entry?’: Amateur football team hits 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 said he was among the team at The Wouldhave in South Shields They were mid-pint … 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
Wetherspoons is expected to announce annual loss after lockdown and 10pm curfew hammer sales Wetherspoons will announce its annual results for the year to July on Friday Local lockdowns and the 10pm curfew has restricted the pub group’s trading Pubs in areas of the north of England could be forced to close from Monday By … 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
Wetherspoons customer, 20, is convicted of a racist hate crime after ordering a banana to a black man’s table using the pub chain’s phone app Louie Kincella, 20, said he sent the fruit to Mark D’arcy-Smith, 25, ‘for a joke’ Kincella was arrested at his home and convicted of a racially aggravated offence Media consultant … 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 reveals 66 workers have tested positive for coronavirus with outbreaks reported at 50 of its 861 pubs Chain confirmed 28 of the workers have already returned to pubs after isolating The company hasn’t revealed which of its 861 pubs have been affected 32million Brits have crammed into Wetherspoons pubs since they reopened Wetherspoons boss claims … 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