Wetherspoon has topped a YouGov list of Britain’s favourite fast-food and pub chains

A Wetherspoon ‘collection’ of a very specific (and unusual) kind has recently come to our attention, with press coverage also gathering momentum.

Wetherspoon’s pub and head-office staff, together with its customers, raised an incredible £1 million in six months, taking the total donated to charity CLIC Sargent to £11 million.

The Playhouse, in Colchester, is celebrating its 21st birthday, but the history of the red-brick theatre building dates from the interwar years.