"I am cynical about how besieged communities are asked to earn their humanity through food again and again" - beautiful, searing writing (as ever!) from Sharanya Deepak for Vittles: vittlesmagazine.com/p/hospitality-…

If you're on your own tomorrow, (loads are, it's not your fault) come to the Alex. We'll give you free Christmas dinner, some beer/wine & great company. It's not a misprint, there's no catch. You don't book, you just come. Between 12-3pm. Do it, I promise you'll love it ❤️❤️

I'd love to chat to any pubs/bars doing anything special to drive footfall on Valentines Day (could be special events, menus, cocktails, etc) #journorequest #pubs Feel free to DM me or email me at: [email protected]

Thank you for the feature 🍻 The Morning Advertiser morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2024/0…

Thanks to amelie maurice-jones for stopping by City Hall today to speak about my role as Night Czar and how Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and I are working hard to make London a fair, inclusive and sustainable 24 hour city.

Huge news for Hospitality today. At the NTIA Summit, all three Metro Mayors Andy Burnham Steve Rotheram Tracy Brabin WY 🌹, have backed our campaign to REDUCE VAT to help save the sector. Strength in numbers.

Just to say, a big thanks to @wearethentia for another fantastic summit, as well as Manchester hosts Sacha Lord GM Night Time Economy Office and many more. Would encourage anyone with an involvement or serious interest in the night-time industry (and its future) to attend next year #NTES24

"Businesses have been squeezed to such a point that it’s very difficult to not assume there is a strategy which is literally looking at culling the night-time economy" buff.ly/3T5xbnB

Nearly a third of all nightclubs shut their doors between March 2020 and December 2023, so why are Britain's nightclubs disappearing, and what can be done about it? Thanks Sacha Lord @wearethentia Amy Lamé for contributing to this piece. morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2024/0…

Great to really delve into the problems facing the late night sector across the globe at @wearethentia NTE Summit earlier this month, looking at the similarities of challenges faced and solutions that can boost the sector around the world.

Don’t sit at home mourning the loss of Britain’s nightclubs – go out and rave | Dan Hancox theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Once again, Jeremy Hunt ignores all the points made by the pub sector to claim that a duty freeze is going to be a big help to the sector. It isn't going to make a blind bit of difference to pubs, and he knows it.

London’s night czar Amy Lamé has been making headlines as nightclubs close across the country. But here’s what she has to say on facing criticism, the need for LGBTQ+ spaces, and working with Sadiq Khan to advocate for the capital at night. morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2024/0…

A source claimed that they worked with a manager who boasted about employing a homeless man to clear glasses in exchange for inedible food. Read more here: davidjesudason.substack.com/p/pub-bullied-…

We are delighted that the Noise Abatement Notice has been amended in favour of Night & Day Cafe with the judge agreeing to the noise levels that we offered to Manchester City Council in June 2023 as part of joint testing and negotiations.

In Conversation: Jordan Rakei The 31-year-old rips up the rulebook on his new album - and produces the best music of his life. "With this record, I had no judgement..." clashmusic.com/features/in-co…

Here's Jordan Rakei for CLASH on fatherhood, meditation and selling out the Royal Albert Hall, as he gets ready for the launch of his upcoming album which he thinks is his best work yet. clashmusic.com/features/in-co…

Great to celebrate the sector at the Publican Awards last night after judging the late night category. #PublicanAwards

A mecca for free spirits and carefree living, the town, hidden in the mountains of northern Thailand, has been known to trap its guests. #LGBTQtravel #gaytravel #gaytravelinfo #LGBTQtravelinfo #gaytraveladvice #travel gaycities.com/articles/92278…

An ode to Pai in Thailand gaycities.com/articles/92278…