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

Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speaker

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Wetherspoons is right: Ban phone loudspeakers, they are making modern life a nightmare

COMMENT: The pub chain has announced a ban on speakerphone calls and on customers playing videos and music from their phones. It’s about time, says Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Wetherspoons bans playing music or calls on phone speakers after customers driven ‘nuts’

Chairman and founder Sir Tim Martin labelled the pubs as ‘an oasis of tranquillity and contemplation’

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Wetherspoons dashes hopes of World Cup boost with another profit warning

The latest update from the pub chain warns over a plethora of cost pressures coming from the likes of food and energy.

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Reeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs

Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’

The Guardian - UK · May 23

Wetherspoon to open West End pub in London's iconic Trocadero

Piccadilly Hall will be Wetherspoon’s first ever pub in the West End, and will span over 3,600 square-feet with the capacity for 280 covers

Evening Standard · May 21

Wetherspoon boss hits out at Ryanair proposal to ban pre-flight pints on early morning flights

Michael O’Leary said airport pubs should be banned from serving alcohol before early morning flights

Evening Standard · May 7

Wetherspoon boss slams calls for airport alcohol rules as ‘Big Brother’

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The Independent UK · May 7

Wetherspoon boss slams Ryanair bid for airport alcohol limit

The pub chain founder said a limit on pre-flight drinking would be very hard to implement

The Independent UK · May 7

JD Wetherspoon issues third profit warning this year as costs climb

Chair Tim Martin says pub chain could miss expectations, in latest sign UK hospitality sector buckling under higher bills

The Guardian - UK · May 6