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

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:32:31 GMT

Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speakerThe 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. Continue reading...

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