Government to scrap 10pm hospitality curfew November 22, 2020 The government is expected to scrap the 10pm curfew for hospitality businesses when the current UK-wide lockdown ends. The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to extend pub and restaurant opening hours until 11pm when restrictions are eased on 2 December. Last orders will still be called at 10pm but customers will be given an extra [...]
Tory minister backs ‘1984’ ban on singing and dancing September 29, 2020 A government minister has backed the government’s ban on singing and dancing in public venues, warning that some jobs in the UK’s night-time economy will take a “long time” to return in the wake of the pandemic. Skills minister Gillian Keegan told Sky News’ Kay Burley this morning that emergency laws implemented yesterday to curb [...]
Get the Keirs in? Starmer calls for review of 10pm curfew October 7, 2020 Sir Keir Starmer has called for the government to review its 10pm curfew on pubs, restaurants and bars if it cannot provide any scientific evidence for its effectiveness. The Labour leader said at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today that parliament and the public “deserves to know” if there is a scientific basis for the restriction [...]
Breaking: Three households will be able to mix for five days over Christmas November 24, 2020 Up to three households will be able to mix indoors during a five-day Christmas relaxation of lockdown rules, UK leaders have agreed. Under new plans, members of up to three different households will be able to form an exclusive bubble between 23 and 27 December. That will not include hospitality settings, though members of three [...]
Covid: Antibody levels hit fresh record as one in three people in England show immunity March 16, 2021 One in three people in England are estimated to have coronavirus antibodies either from past infection or vaccination, according to the latest official figures. The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest infection survey showed that almost 35 per cent of the English population tested positive for antibodies on a blood test in the 28 days [...]
High rents force three in four hospitality businesses to consider restructure or insolvency October 5, 2020 73% of London-based hospitality and leisure operators are considering a restructure or insolvency as a result of the economic impact of the ongoing pandemic. Advisory firm Cedar Dean, which surveyed 230 hospitality and leisure businesses with around 2,000 venues across the UK, found that rental obligations are currently the most pressing issue. 86% of London-based [...]
Pubs warn new restrictions will damage their recovery from ‘devastating’ year September 9, 2020 The pub industry has warned that the new restrictions outlined by the Prime Minister today will halt their recovery without additional government support. The British Beer and Pub Association said the changes to social gatherings will have an “immediate cooling effect on public confidence to go out and visit our pubs.” From Monday gatherings of [...]
Freedom Friday: How lockdown is being eased across the UK from today April 23, 2021 People can finally get a hair cut in Northern Ireland from today, while those in Wales are looking forward to more freedom this weekend as coronavirus restrictions are eased. Travel between Scotland, England and Wales will be be permitted from Monday and tourist accommodation can welcome back visitors. Here is an overview of the state [...]
Pub time: What Londoners and people across the UK can and cannot do from today April 12, 2021 Londoners can look forward to getting a round in for the first time in months today. Pub gardens and restaurants with outdoor dining are preparing for a surge of customers as lockdown eases, prompting Boris Johnson to urge the nation to “behave responsibly”. While the English are the only ones looking forward to a pub-pulled [...]
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin slams lockdown measures as ‘total chaos’ after pub chain sinks to loss October 16, 2020 JD Wetherspoon shares sank more than 13 per cent this morning as the pub chain swung to a loss for the first time since 1984 during the pandemic. Chairman Tim Martin slammed recent lockdown measures as “total chaos”, after months of closures during the coronavirus crisis hammered the pub group’s sales and revenue. The results [...]