Around six pubs shut their doors for good every week last year, resulting in around 4,500 job losses, according to industry figures. Aprils double cliff edge of NI increase/Business Rates increase will make this figure far worse.

Birmingham Light Festival starts tomorrow (free) but the beautiful installations are going up right now. Kids will love this. birminghamlightfestival.co.uk

Hi Checkatrade when are you going to stop running your current radio ad campaign? It's ruining my talkSPORT experience as when it comes on I am forced to change stations as I just can't listen to it anymore.....

Ni Hao #BrumHour 🐝 Networking with #Birmingham 🙏 Remember, it's 20% off our Dim Sum dishes daily between 11am - 5pm when dining in with us 🥢 We have outdoor dining on our beautiful covered terrace as well as inside dining across two floors. Book here 👉 chungying.co.uk/reservation #BrumHour

Hi #BrumHour 🐝 Networking with #Birmingham 🙏 Remember, it's 20% off our Dim Sum dishes daily between 11am - 5pm when dining in with us 🥢 We have outdoor dining on our beautiful covered terrace as well as inside dining across two floors. Book here 👉 chungying.co.uk/reservation 📸 Adam Andrew Hayes #BrumHour

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Hospitality is hit with £3.4bn of additional annual cost this month, which will hit jobs, investment and prices. We urgently need a Gov't plan for hospitality that enables the sector to unlock growth and jobs, and includes reducing costs and red tape. ukhospitality.org.uk/annual-cost-in…

Chung Ying in the sunshine 🌞 Open from 11am daily with 20% off Dim Sum until 5pm 🥢 We have outdoor dining on our beautiful covered terrace as well as inside dining across two floors. Book here 👉 chungying.co.uk

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For every £1 you spend in hospitality, 55p goes straight to VAT, NI and Labour costs (Minimum!) That’s before food, business rates, energy, rent, insurance, maintenance and more. Margins are tight. Pressure is real. Policies are wrong. You can’t tax yourself into growth and

Thank you to my friend Tom for sending me a photo of his superb choices at Chung Ying Cantonese today 😋

Just a snack Chung Ying Cantonese 🫶🏻

The Hospitality sector is being eroded. 1 in 3 trading at a loss and considering closure. 60% have made job cuts already. Pubs closing at the fastest rate on record. We need: NI increase to be reversed. A sector specific VAT reduction. Business rates reformed.

Well this just happened!.. Won Chef of the Year for @covwarksfoodieawards 2025. Tough competition with outstanding chefs so I was genuinely shocked to be called to receive the award. Thank you 👩🏼‍🍳 Over the moon is an understatement !… #chefoftheyear #femalechef #sbswinner

Great photo of a delicious spread from my friend James who visited Chung Ying Cantonese last week 😋

😀 26 stalls this Sunday plus FREE face painting! Sutton Coldfield Farmers & Craft Market 10am-3pm in the town centre Trader list: Baked in Brick Teena Handcrafted Jewellery The Gift Range Yvettes Cakes Cheshire Pies Fill Your Chouxs Bake4lov Beaudesert Park Farm Brummie Honey

40% of Hospitality venues are considering closing if there is no support in the Autumn Budget. Yesterday, I gave evidence to a Parliamentary Group and that was the stat they gave me from a flash poll. Our High Streets would be decimated, our communities ruined. The clock is

This afternoon Peter Bedford MP led a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of the VAT registration threshold on SMEs. Peter reiterated our call for a cut of VAT to 12.5% for the hospitality sector to keep prices down, support the high street and benefit customers. 🎬👇

Here's a sneak peak from our recent Birmingham Restaurant Festival photoshoot 📸 We're extremely proud to support this excellent celebration of Birmingham once again. This year, both our menus are #GlutenFree 😊 Reservations and more information via birminghamrestaurantfestival.co.uk #BrumHour

"There's a real danger our sector will be #TaxedOut," our Chair Kate Nicholls OBE told Talk. We need the Government to: ✅Lower business rates ✅Fix NICs ✅Cut VAT Find out how to get involved: ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/taxe…