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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Helena Horton

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

Top-down shot of a man with a drink at a table in Spoons as a waiter walks by with a plate of food
‘In a world dominated by other people’s music and amplified sound, Wetherspoon pubs are an oasis of tranquillity,’ the chain’s owner said. Photograph: Gavin Rodgers/Alamy

The terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in Leicester Square was full of people enjoying the warm weather and chatting between tables – without a TikTok video or speakerphone call in earshot.

At Wetherspoons, the convivial atmosphere can no longer be punctuated by rude customers taking phone calls on blast, or playing videos without headphones after Tim Martin, the owner of the pub chain, banned both on his premises.

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