Wetherspoons becomes first UK pub chain to ban two things in crackdown

What's OnShoppingWetherspoonIt is the first pub to do so06:00, 18 Aug 2026JD Wetherspoon has banned two things - playing music and taking calls on phone loudspeakers - in a crackdown. The move from the pub giant, which has boozers in Birmingham, comes after drinkers complained they were ‘driven nuts’.‌It is the first pub chain to forbid people from using loudspeakers on its premises, reports The Times. All 792 pubs have installed signs telling customers to use headphones or put their phones on mute. Speaking to The Times, a spokesperson for Wetherspoons has urged customers to turn their phones on to silent when enjoying a meal or drink at one of their pubs.‌They said: “Following complaints from customers, who are being driven nuts by other people’s videos and amplified phone conversations,