Swathes of England face strictest Covid restrictions
26th Nov 2020 11:37
(Sharecast News) - London escaped the most stringent of post-lockdown Covid-19 restrictions but Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle are among areas faced with strict measures in the runup to Christmas.
Read moreModerna reports 95% efficacy in Covid vaccine trials, stocks jump
16th Nov 2020 12:46
(Sharecast News) - Markets rallied on Monday after US biotech Moderna said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine had proved nearly 95% effective in phase 3 trials.
Read moreJD Wetherspoon criticises rule changes after sales drop
11th Nov 2020 08:03
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin criticised "regulatory hyperactivity" affecting Britain's pubs as the company reported a sharp drop in sales.
Read moreWetherspoon slumps to first annual loss as boss attacks UK Covid curbs
16th Oct 2020 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon swung to its first an annual loss, blaming the UK government's coronavirus lockdown measures, and said recent 10pm curfew had led to a 15% fall in like-for-like sales in the first 11 weeks of the current fiscal year.
Read moreLondon to move from Tier-1 to Tier-2 Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday
15th Oct 2020 10:41
(Sharecast News) - Londoners will be subject to Tier-2 Covid-19 restrictions from Saturday, meaning that the mixing of households indoors and at pubs and restaurants will not be allowed.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Pubs, Ocado, Apple
12th Oct 2020 02:52
(Sharecast News) - Boris Johnson will today reveal tough new three-tier lockdown rules for England which will close pubs, bars and gyms for millions living in coronavirus hot spots for up to six months. The Prime Minister will hold an emergency Cobra briefing on Monday morning to hammer out the final details before setting out the new nationwide system in the Commons. Local leaders in Liverpool and Manchester last night railed against the Government's decision, accusing Mr Johnson of not providing enough consultation before introducing the business-battering restrictions. - Mail on Sunday
Read moreWetherspoon to cut up to 450 jobs at six airport pubs
22nd Sep 2020 11:47
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon announced on Tuesday that it would be cutting up to 450 jobs at six airport establishments.
Read moreWetherspoon boss warns on Covid-19 restrictions
14th Sep 2020 08:10
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin warned against making pubs unprofitable based on flimsy evidence as the UK introduced strict new rules on social gathering to combat Covid-19.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Avon Rubber and Computacenter at record-highs
9th Sep 2020 15:50
(Sharecast News) - London's second-tier index was edging higher in late afternoon trading with investor sentiment buoyed in the background by a bounce on Wall Street as the beaten down Nasdaq-100 technology gauge bounced off of a key short-term technical support level.
Read moreWetherspoon warns of FY loss, seeks loan waivers
24th Aug 2020 07:31
(Sharecast News) - UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon said it expected to make a full year loss and said it would ask lenders for waivers as it looked to bolster its finances amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreWetherspoon to cut up to 130 head office jobs
6th Aug 2020 08:40
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon has told head office employees that almost a third of their jobs are at risk because of the downturn in the pub and restaurant trade.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Freeports, UK equities, Trump
12th Jul 2020 12:15
(Sharecast News) - Taxes and red tape will be slashed in towns and cities across the country next year, under government plans for a post-Brexit and post-coronavirus economic revolution. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, is preparing to introduce sweeping tax cuts and an overhaul of planning laws in up to 10 new "freeports" within a year of the UK becoming fully independent from the European Union in December, The Telegraph can reveal. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreJD Wetherspoon says report about pubs for sale is untrue
7th Jul 2020 09:18
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon said a press report that it was selling 15 pubs was untrue and had been withdrawn.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
6th Jul 2020 13:59
(Sharecast News) - Softcat: Citigroup downgrades to sell with a target price of 957.0p.
Read moreWetherspoon confirms £48m Covid loan ahead of July 4 reopening
24th Jun 2020 07:31
(Sharecast News) - Pub group JD Wetherspoon confirmed it had secured a £48.3m loan under the government's coronavirus loan scheme as it prepared to open 750 pubs on July 4.
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