JD Wetherspoon has reached the incredible fundraising milestone of £23 million for their official charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer. For over two decades, the national pub chain has brought staff and customers from across the UK together to fundraise for the charity, who support young people with cancer (0-25) and their families. Since the partnership began in 2002, JD Wetherspoon have hosted various events and organised an array of fundraising challenges to build up to this £23million milestone. The pub chain hosts several annual events such as hiking challenges,…
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Wetherspoons announce they will stop using plastic straws
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon have announced that they will stop using plastic straws across its 900 pubs in the UK and Republic of Ireland by the end of this year. In addition, and with immediate effect, straws will no longer be automatically added to drinks, although they remain available for customers if requested. From January 2018, all of the company’s pubs will use biodegradable paper straws. Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said: “These changes are part of an overall commitment from the company to reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste…
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