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You can take the man out of the City pub,...

The secret to dealmaking in the Square Mile, any seasoned exec will tell you, is a glass of claret and a good juicy steak.

Evening Standard

‘Gove saw the polls and realised he might lose’: Lib Dems hope to knock down Tory ‘blue wall’ in Surrey

Ed Davey’s party is seeking to win over disillusioned Conservative voters in the Surrey Heath seat of outgoing minister Michael Gove

The Guardian - UK

Another dealmaking triumph for Clive Watson as Young's buys City Pub Group for £162 million

Serial pub entrepreneur Clive Watson is poised to add another firm to his dealmaking career after City Pub Group said it was set to be bought by pub giant Young’s in a £162 million deal.

Evening Standard

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Dynamic pricing for pints ‘just wrong’ says City Pub Group boss

The boss of City Pub Group today took aim at dynamic pint pricing after it emerged some pub chains were raising prices at peak trading hours to boost their margins.

Evening Standard

Heatwave a ‘huge relief’ for hospitality sector after miserable summer

Thursday was provisionally the hottest day of the year so far, with 32.6C recorded in Surrey.

The Independent UK

Over-50s catching the music festival bug in the UK, Saga study finds

Poll finds one-third of over-50s go to more festivals now than they did in their youth, as lineups also get older

The Guardian - UK

London ‘well and truly back on Fridays’ says City Pub Group

Even those working from home are returning to the capital for a Friday night out, boss Clive Watson said

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City Pub boss fears closures as he calls for European visa

Boss Clive Watson called on the government to ‘put ideology to one side’

Evening Standard

Business leaders urge government to prevent ‘summer of discontent’ or see more firms go under

Firms face ‘inevitable’ wave of closures and job losses if strikes spill over into other sectors

The Independent UK

Pub boss faces ‘up to 25%’ slump in trade due to rail strikes

Clive Watson, founder of City Pub Group, said it is ‘barely worth opening’ some sites near train stations.

The Independent UK

Dawn of the £8 pint in London for first time as inflation bites

The price of a pint has passed £8 in London for the first time as pubs are hit by spiralling inflation.

Evening Standard

UK beer costs soar as average price of pint tops £8 in one London pub

Price hikes driven by combination of factors, including inflation and the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

UK pub chains warn of price rises due to increase in food and fuel costs

Marston’s phases out ‘two-for-one’ meal offer while Mitchells & Butlers increases prices to cope with rising costs of utilities, wages and food

The Guardian - UK

Pubs wary of increasing prices as inflation squeezes profits

‘We are having to take a lot of these costs on the chin which affects our bottom line,’ said City Pub Group chair Clive Watson

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Booming rosé sales help give City Pub Group confidence to promise dividend return

Strong demand for pink wine for Provence has helped give City Pub Group the confidence to promise a return of a dividend for the first time since Covid struck, despite the cost of living squeeze on customers and rising inflation.

Daily Mirror

Cost of beer could soar to £7 per pint - with pubs set to hike price by 50p

The price of alcohol will have to rise, pub bosses say, as the cost of running a boozer keeps going up and venues are reluctantly forced to pass on costs or go out of business

The Independent UK

Return of office workers a ‘boost’ for hospitality, says City Pub boss

Clive Watson, chief executive of the pub group, told the PA news agency that it has been ‘coming through the worst of it’ in recent weeks.

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