One in four UK late-night venues have closed since 2020, figures show
Industry body calls for urgent tax cuts to save ‘cornerstones of community life’ and halt rise of ‘night-time deserts’More than one in four late-night venues have shut their doors since 2020, figures show, prompting lobbyists to warn that the UK faces a worrying rise in “night-time...
<p>Industry body calls for urgent tax cuts to save ‘cornerstones of community life’ and halt rise of ‘night-time deserts’</p><p>More than one in four late-night venues have shut their doors since 2020, figures show, prompting lobbyists to warn that the UK faces a worrying rise in “night-time deserts” without urgent tax cuts.</p><p>Nearly 800 late-night businesses have been forced to close over the past five years, according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), representing a 26.4% <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/27/calls-to-save-the-uks-ailing-nightclub-industry-after-another-year-of-closures">contraction in the late-night sector overall</a>. That compares with a 14.2% contraction across the wider hospitality sector.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/26/late-night-venues-closed-uk-night-time-deserts">Continue reading...</a>
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