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‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

Trade Hub UK briefing (2026-08-18): The terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in Leicester Square was full of people enjoying the warm weather and chatting between tables – without a… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

The terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in Leicester Square was full of people enjoying the warm weather and chatting between tables – without a TikTok video or speakerphone call in earshot.

At Wetherspoons, the convivial atmosphere can no longer be punctuated by rude customers taking phone calls on blast, or playing videos without headphones after Tim Martin, the owner of the pub chain, banned both on his premises.

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