JD Wetherspoon today revealed its £11million masterplan to reopen its 875 pubs in the UK and Ireland as soon as the Government gives them the nod in July – but there is growing pressure on Boris Johnson to make it earlier. Drinkers will be expected to sanatise their hands on arrival and repeatedly during their … Read more
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has criticised Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin over his announcement to work on a plan to reopen his pubs in June. Mr Buckland said it would be a ‘huge mistake’ for individual businesses to ‘go off at a tangent’ as this would undermine the nation’s collective efforts to beat Covid-19. Mr Martin … Read more
Wetherspoon’s plans to start re-opening its pubs and hotels ‘in or around June’, it was revealed today. Chairman Tim Martin was forced to close all 900 pubs and furlough 40,000 workers before Britain went on lockdown. He was among the last on the High Street to shut up shop, with drinkers downing their final pints … Read more
Now Wetherspoons refuses to pay breweries: Pub chain warned it faces legal action after claiming it does not have enough cash By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 01:23 GMT, 28 March 2020 Wetherspoon could face legal action unless it pays breweries. The pub chain has said … Read more
Wetherspoons boss forced into U-turn after telling staff to go and get a job at Tesco because he couldn’t afford to pay them By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 25 March 2020 Wetherspoons was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over staff pay after close … Read more
‘Pay your staff!’: Wetherspoon pub is covered in graffiti after boss Tim Martin said he wouldn’t pay workers during coronavirus lockdown Vandals have attacked a JD Wetherspoon pub in Crystal Palace, south London Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 09:03 GMT, 25 March 2020 … Read more
Fury at Wetherspoon’s boss Tim Martin and Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley over their reaction to coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 01:21 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 01:21 GMT, 25 March 2020 Two of Britain’s best known bosses have caused uproar over their reaction to the coronavirus lockdown. Tim Martin, … Read more