Night Time Industries Association
This coverage examines the work of the Night Time Industries Association, with updates on policy engagement, advocacy, and initiatives supporting operators in the late-night economy. Hospitality professionals can follow insights into licensing, safety, staffing, and investment, as well as the organisation’s role in representing clubs, bars, pubs, and entertainment venues. Coverage also explores how industry voices shape regulation, promote growth, and respond to challenges facing the UK night-time hospitality trade.
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Sep- 2025 -17 SeptemberTrade Associations
NTIA calls for tax cuts to protect clubs and bars at upcoming budget
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called on the government to cut taxes in the Autumn Budget (26 November), warning that rising costs are pushing clubs, pubs and bars to the brink of collapse. The trade body said Britain’s nightlife is “under real threat”, with nearly 800 venues closing…
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5 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Nightclub closures leave 26% of UK towns without venues
More than a quarter (26%) of towns and cities in the UK have lost all their nightclubs since 2020, according to new figures from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The trade body said 26% of areas that had at least one nightclub before the pandemic no longer have any,…
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Aug- 2025 -26 AugustPubs and Bars
One in four UK late-night venues has closed since 2020, NTIA warns
The UK has lost nearly 800 late-night venues since 2020, raising concerns over the future of the country’s night-time economy, according to new data from the latest Night Time Economy Monitor. The report, compiled by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and CGA by NIQ, show the sector has contracted…
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22 AugustTrade Associations
Tube strikes ‘travesty’ for London’s night-time economy, says NTIA
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called the recently announced tube strikes an “absolute travesty” for London’s “fragile” night-time economy. It comes as tube union RMT has announced rolling strike action across the network beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, with different grades taking industrial action at…
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20 AugustPubs and Bars
Industry urges tax reform as over 200 pubs close in six months
More than 200 pubs in England and Wales were demolished or converted for other uses in the first half of 2025, according to new government figures. An average of eight pubs closed each week between January and June, with the South East experiencing the sharpest decline – losing 31 venues…
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Jun- 2025 -20 JuneFood and Drink
London mayor backs new al fresco dining spots for summer
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced new al fresco dining areas are set to open across four London boroughs this summer, as part of a mayoral scheme to support the capital’s hospitality industry. The Summer Streets Fund, a £300k programme backed by Khan, will see streets in Lambeth, Hackney, Waltham…
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