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Payment delay: rent collection has been suspended until at least June or when pubs reopen (photo by Colin Watts on Unsplash)

Star Pubs & Bars ‘providing rent relief on individual basis’

Pub company Star Pubs & Bars is giving rent relief to its licensees on a pub-by-pub basis because it believes this will ensure its sites do well in the future.

Pubs with rateable value above £51k are being penalised

When you have advised and represented publicans for four decades, you think you have experienced difficult times: recessions, floods, foot and mouth, Chernobyl fallout, draymen’s strikes... but a worldwide pandemic that closes all UK pubs is, sadly, just...

Licensees say pub will be ‘wiped out’ if rent deferred

Two licensees have said they believe rent should be cancelled for the period pubs are closed and, without this move, they will be in too much debt to reopen.

More than 20% of pubs lose out on Government grants as rateable value too high

Almost 10,000 pubs have been left out of the Government’s grant scheme because they have rateable values of – or more than – £51,000.

Wells & Co not collecting commercial rent for April and May

Brewer and operator Wells & Co won’t be collecting commercial rent from its licensees for the next two months amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Swift delivery of financial support critical, pub bodies urge Government

Organisations representing pubs have written to the Chancellor asking for immediate changes to the financial support offered to businesses, including making grants available to pubs with high rateable values and pushing councils to deliver such grants...

‘I can’t live on no money’ says award-winning publican

Phil Cutter discusses the impact of Government support during the Covid-19 shutdown on his pub as well as the steps he’s taking to safeguard his staff and business.

Stonegate launches online community to support furloughed staff

Stonegate Pub Company has unveiled a new online platform designed to ‘keep the Stonegate spirit alive’ through the Covid-19 shutdown.

London night czar asks councils for 12-month licence fee holiday

Greater London night czar Amy Lamé has written to each of the city region’s local authorities requesting they suspend collection of annual licence and late-night levy fees for a year

Plans to open micropub during coronavirus lockdown approved by virtual meeting

The husband and wife team behind a proposal to open an East Yorkshire micropub have vowed to get their new site up and running before the end of April despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The Government needs to act on rent or face the end of hospitality as we know it

The Covid-19 outbreak has been a catastrophe for all rent-paying ‘bricks and mortar businesses’ according to All Our Bars chief executive Paul Wigham who sets out what he believes the Government should do next.

Daily bulletin - Thursday 9 April

The Morning Advertiser's editor Ed Bedington rounds up the latest news for pubs during coronavirus lockdown including an update on bespoke support packages from Star Pubs & Bars.

What’s in the 6 April issue of The Morning Advertiser?

The latest issue of The Morning Advertiser is out now – but what can readers expect from our first digital-only edition?

How to keep your pub hygienic during Covid-19 shutdown

Julia Wilson, technical director of food hygiene consultant Food Alert, outlines key steps to keep your pub compliant with health and safety regulations during the ongoing pandemic.

The 6 principles that will get St Austell through Covid-19

The boss of a leading family brewer has set out a passionate response to the crisis engulfing his sector and announced a set of guiding principles for support to his tenants.

Government ‘must make U-turn on tronc exclusion from CJRS’

Tronc payments are currently not including in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), a decision that has been met with calls to reconsider.

Baby delivered in empty pub in ‘surreal moment’ for operator

A pub manager has described the surreal moment a baby was delivered in his empty pub last week.

Pubgoers call for pubco bosses to cancel rents

Beer drinkers and pubgoers across the nation are sending emails in their thousands to pub company bosses, asking them to cancel rents to save local pubs from permanent closure.

Pub staff can still receive training if furloughed

The Government has updated its guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to say that pub employers can continue training their staff even if they have been furloughed.

70-year-old publican volunteers as tractor driver during lockdown

The owner and operator of the Bowgie Inn in Crantock, Cornwall, has swapped pulling pints for ploughing during the Covid-19 shutdown in a bid to boost local agriculture.

250 pubs disadvantaged by ‘anomaly’ in Government grants scheme

Some 250 pubs have a rateable value that is just one penny away from the higher Government grant of £25,000, which operators say is ‘make or break’ for their survival.

Daily bulletin - Wednesday 8 April

The Morning Advertiser's editor Ed Bedington delivers a rundown of the latest news for pubs regarding coronavirus including news that more than 20% of pubs have been left out of the Government’s grant scheme because they have rateable values of –...

‘Beer duty drop could help tenanted pub sector’

Reducing beer duty in return for pubcos cancelling rents could help tenanted pubs, according to the Forum of Private Business.

Stonegate manager 3D prints protective equipment for front-line NHS staff

A furloughed Stonegate Pub Company general manager is using a 3D printer to help the NHS tackle a shortfall of 80,000 plastic visor clips.

Robinsons cancels rent until pubs reopen

Stockport-based operator and brewer Robinsons has outlined the measures it is taking to support its licensees amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘Tenants need support of pubcos to survive,’ says PCA

Pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby and deputy Fiona Dickie have called on regulated pubcos refusing to waive rent to clarify how they plan to back tied tenants through the ongoing pandemic.

Publican delivers up to 60 free meals per day to local NHS staff

Staff at London’s Kings College Hospital have paid tribute to a south London publican who has been feeding staff up to 60 free meals per day during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The Morning Advertiser goes digital – and is free

In a very short space of time, the hospitality industry and, indeed, the world has changed. Coronavirus in the UK has had an unprecedented effect and, in particular, for our readers in the hospitality sector where their pubs and bars have had to shut...

Pubcos sign PCA declaration to preserve tenant rights during coronavirus

The businesses regulated by the pubs code have signed a joint declaration to protect tenant rights after informing pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby that they are unable to uphold duties during the Covid-19 shutdown.

Pubs encouraged to lend rooms to desperate NHS workers

Publicans have said turning their spare rooms into accommodation for NHS workers is an easy way for them to give back to their community and encouraged others to do the same.

Pub property market to see ‘very quick bounce back’ after coronavirus

Property experts from Davey Co and Colliers International expect the market for pub sector bricks and mortar to make a speedy recovery from Covid-19.

IoL protocol to ensure licensing authorities fulfil duties during shutdown

The Institute of Licensing (IoL) has published new guidance to help authorities carry out their legal obligations during the ongoing Covid-19 emergency period.

How to deter crime at your closed site

It’s a daunting prospect to work out how you can reinforce your security defences during an already uncertain and vulnerable time.

Don’t lose hope, there is support

You don’t need me to remind you that we are all living, and attempting to work as best we can, through incredibly challenging times. There is barely one aspect of our economy and day-to-day lives that has not been affected by Covid-19.

#UnitedWeStand campaign garners more support

Major supplier to the on-trade Coca-Cola European Partners is the latest to pledge its support to the United We Stand campaign, in a bid to help the sector during the challenging period of the coronavirus pandemic.

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• LIVE – Experts answer your on-trade questions

Have you got a question about your on-trade business that you can’t find an answer for even though you’ve searched online and listened to Boris’s daily updates? Perhaps The Morning Advertiser can help.