City Pub Group cheers results

City Pub Group has cheered investors after sales jumped by more than a third since the start of the year.

The pub operator, which owns 45 sites, reported a 35 per cent surge in sales for the 19 weeks to 12 May, as it was buoyed by new openings. It opened 11 new sites last year and has recently acquired The Hos te hotel in Burn ham Market, a 53-bedroom site with spa, cinema and gym.