Trust Inns coughs up £1m dividend amid lockdown fear

Pub chain Trust Inns paid out a £1m dividend for the year ending March 31, but has warned of the risks to the chain of a second lockdown. Owned by the Preston North End owner Trevor Hemmings, Trust Inns has more than 350 tenanted pubs across the UK. Profits fell from £7.3m to £5.6m for the year ending March 31, on turnover which fell from £41m to £39m. All of the company’s pubs were closed under the lockdown which started in March 27, but bosses said more than