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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
If there is one thing which many thousands of Britons have missed during lockdown, it is the joy of a pint at our local pub. But Wetherspoons fans will soon be able to enjoy the delights of a cheap tipple once again when 750 of the pub chain’s outlets re-open on July 4. However, to … Read more
One couple closed their new pub an hour after reopening on the day of the coronavirus lockdown. Another has lost a lot of money but its staff are very excited to finally get back to work. Here are just some reactions from landlords and landladies around Britain as they prepare for July 4 – including … Read more
JD Wetherspoon today revealed its £11million masterplan to reopen its 875 pubs open as soon as the Government gives them the nod in July. Drinkers will be expected to sanatise their hands on arrival, follow one-way systems through the bar where the tills be screened off to protect staff wearing masks, gloves and eye protection. The … Read more
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has criticised Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin over his announcement to work on a plan to reopen his pubs in June. Mr Buckland said it would be a ‘huge mistake’ for individual businesses to ‘go off at a tangent’ as this would undermine the nation’s collective efforts to beat Covid-19. Mr Martin … Read more
Wetherspoon’s plans to start re-opening its pubs and hotels ‘in or around June’, it was revealed today. Chairman Tim Martin was forced to close all 900 pubs and furlough 40,000 workers before Britain went on lockdown. He was among the last on the High Street to shut up shop, with drinkers downing their final pints … Read more
Wetherspoon’s plans to reopen its pubs ‘in or around June’ after being closed in coronavirus lockdown Pub chain forced to shut all 900 pubs and furlough 40,000 workers in March Outspoken chairman Tim Martin claimed closing pubs was ‘over the top’ One Wetherspoon in south London was spray painted with ‘pay your staff’ Here’s how … Read more
Now Wetherspoons refuses to pay breweries: Pub chain warned it faces legal action after claiming it does not have enough cash By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 Wetherspoon could face legal action unless it pays breweries. The pub chain has said … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Wetherspoons boss forced into U-turn after telling staff to go and get a job at Tesco because he couldn’t afford to pay them By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 25 March 2020 Wetherspoons was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over staff pay after close … Read more