Regulations & Policies

Wetherspoon’s Welwyn hotel and pub plans lead to over 100 objections

JD Wetherspoon’s plans for a 13-room hotel and bar in Welwyn Garden City have suffered a setback after its planning…

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Restaurant boss banned for fake five-star hygiene rating

A restaurant owner has been banned from running companies for five years after he falsely advertised a five star food…

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Chinese restaurant Salmonella victims awarded £275,000 compensation

As many as 28 people who fell ill after dining in an Eastleigh Chinese restaurant in 2014 have been awarded…

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Wetherspoons apologises after man with speech impediment thrown out

Wetherspoons has apologised after a man with a speech impediment claimed one of their pubs asked him to leave because…

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Samuel Smith Brewery fined for not providing pension details

One of Yorkshire’s oldest breweries, Samuel Smith and its chairman Humphrey Smith, has been fined £27,990 for failing to hand…

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BRC welcomes ‘much needed’ review into card-acquiring services

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed news that the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) will carry out a market review…

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Frank Field report finds some Deliveroo riders ‘earning £2 per hour’

A report released today concluding a five-week investigation by MP Frank Field has found that some Deliveroo drivers are earning…

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Five-month-old chippy closes over ‘odour complaints’

Clerkenwell fish and chip restaurant, United Chip, has been forced to close for the summer following “odour complaints” from local…

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Deliveroo urges government to back self-employed people

Deliveroo has called for the creation of a new Charter which would allow ‘gig economy’ companies to provide benefits to…

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KFC fined £35,000 for selling undercooked chicken

A Welsh branch of KFC has been fined £35,000 after it was found to have sold under-cooked chicken. Environmental health…

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