Tim Martin says succession planning has begun at JD Wetherspoon as new figures show the pub giant paid £837m in tax last year. The founder warns VAT and business rates continue to hold back sector ...

Sir Tim Martin says UK pubs cannot retain their historic role without VAT and business rates equality with supermarkets, ...

Each 'Spoons pub pays more than £1m in tax ...

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has revealed his business faces cost rises of £100m this financial year as a result of recent government policy.

Pubs pay about 20 times more business rates per pint than supermarkets, the boss of Wetherspoons has declared. Founder Tim Martin claimed the tax can account for 28p of the average £5 pint of beer in ...

A former restaurant on a major Bristol route is set to reopen as a Wetherspoon pub, operated by Exeter local Tim Martin, later this year. The Beefeater, a landmark on the A4174 dual carriageway near ...

Why did Wetherspoon take mixed grill off the menu? Pub chain boss Sir Tim Martin reveals truth behind 'vexed' decision - He ...

Watford-based JD Wetherspoon is perhaps the UK's most recognisable food and drink chains, while its owner is one of the most well-known individuals in the industry.