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Sir Timothy Randall Martin (born 28 April 1955) is an English businessman and the founder and chairman of Wetherspoons, a pub chain in the UK and Ireland.In 2016, Martin actively campaigned for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union and was a strong supporter of Brexit, donating £200,000 to the Vote Leave campaign.
The pub chain founded by Tim Martin, said it made a 'commercial decision' as costs of staff wages and repairs rise.
J D Wetherspoon (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin and is based in Watford. It operates the sub-brand of Lloyds No.1 bars, and 56 Wetherspoon hotels. [3]
Close by is a modern Wetherspoon pub continuing the name The Angel. [17] The Blind Beggar, Whitechapel. In March 1966, Richardson Gang associate George Cornell was shot and killed by gangster Ronnie Kray in the saloon bar. [18] William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, preached his first sermon outside the pub in 1865. [19]
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The pub boss said Wetherspoon is expected to face a £60m rise in labour-related costs from April due to increases in employer national insurance contributions and the minimum wage.
They also have continued to acquire a variety of new sites across the UK and close others. [8] The most recent opening was in Chelmsford, [9] where the site transitioned from a Wetherspoons to a new Walkabout bar in under three weeks. [10] In contrast, Walkabout's Liverpool venue closed on New Year's Day 2018 after 20 years. [11]
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