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Coronavirus latest: the Government is to announce the rent moratorium for businesses will be extended until 2022

Scottish pubs in ‘never-ending hell’ after delayed unlocking

The Scottish Government has been told the hospitality sector is at a “breaking point” with trading restrictions set to continue into the summer.

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‘Bitterly disappointed’ trade bodies write to PM demanding further support

Industry associations including the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), UKHospitality (UKH), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have written to Boris Johnson calling for further support.

Pub bosses mourn lost summer

Pub bosses have warned they are in a “highly precarious position” with payments approaching despite continued trading restrictions.

Real estate adviser appointed to sell 8 Marston's pubs for £21.6m

Global real estate adviser CBRE has been appointed by Aviva Investors to sell a collection of Marston's sites worth more than £20m.

Restriction easing delay 'to cost pubs £400m'

The four-week postponement of lockdown easing from Monday 21 June to Monday 19 July will cost the trade £100m per week, one trade body has estimated.

The final betrayal?

A further kicking of the can down the road should probably not come as much of a surprise for an industry that has felt the full force of those kicks in the last year and a half.

Four week unlocking delay 'hard to stomach'

The lifting of lockdown rules has been delayed for up to four weeks as the Prime Minister urged the public to "wait a little longer" until Monday 19 July.

Big Drop, NWTC, Whitbread, Purity and Prospect Pubs & Bars plot on-trade expansions

Brewers, national hospitality firms and regional operators alike have provided updates on estate growth plans over the past week.

Almost two thirds of Brits not scaling back pub plans due to Delta variant

Some 60% of respondents have not scaled back plans to socialise in pubs and bars due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, according to new research.

'Without income from restricted or closed LGBTQ+ venues to fund initiatives, progress slows'

Many nightlife venues, and hospitality businesses have been hit incredibly hard over Covid.

Roadmap delay ‘will force 1 in 4 night-time businesses to close for good’

Following reports in the national media that the Government is expected to announce a four week delay to releasing all restrictions, one in four businesses in the night-time sector have stated they will not survive longer than a month without further...

Delay to lockdown easing signalled for Scotland

First minister Nicola Sturgeon has suggested the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in Scotland may be pushed back by three weeks.

Low and no ‘remains a significant untapped opportunity’

The biggest barriers to buying low and no alcohol drinks are they are considered too expensive, poor value for money and some consumers have been unable to find them, according to new data.

BrewDog apologises after 'toxic’ culture claims

BrewDog co founder James Watt has apologised to staff after an open letter claimed employees across different departments shared a “residual feeling of fear.”

Tribunal orders PCA to release withheld pubco letters and meeting notes

A spokesperson for the office of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) has said the regulator is ‘considering next steps’ after a tribunal ordered it to release previously withheld pubco letters.

Delivery driver shortage now at ‘catastrophic proportions’

A national lack of HGV drivers due to the coronavirus pandemic is now being hit further by the reopening of shops and the hospitality sector, causing concerns about costs.

‘Nights out should be about fun and freedom, not fear’

As a London-based trainer for Good Night Out Campaign (GNO), an event producer and DJ, I have seen first-hand the precarious position Covid-19 restrictions has placed the industry in.

Pubs to miss out on £3m worth of sales during England v Croatia

Football fans in England will buy 3m pints this weekend during England’s first game in the UEFA Euro 2020 against Croatia, it has been estimated.

Cider still a ‘relatively underdeveloped’ category

Fruit cider flooding the UK on-trade just after the turn of the century saw sweet serves drench both bar tops and fridges – where they remain ubiquitous. The Morning Advertiser (MA) asks ‘have we hit peak cider?’

The Lock In Podcast: Challenges keep on coming

The continuing issues around a potential delay to 'freedom day', no news on any support extensions and proposed plans around smoking bans outside pubs are top of the agenda in the latest episode of the podcast. The team is also joined by British...

‘The role of LGBTQ venues within the community is more important than ever’

I first paid a visit to an LGBTQ pub when I was 18 – I’d just moved to Birmingham to start university and I was introduced to the Village Inn, a central hub of Birmingham’s gay quarter.

New licensing regulations 'positive news' for sector

Amendments to licensing regulations for England and Wales have been welcomed by sector bosses, who say the new measures will help pubs recover from the pandemic.

2021 Great British Pub Awards entry is now open

This year’s Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) are back with a bang for 2021 and we’re looking for the best in the business to help celebrate and highlight how important pubs are to the country.

Legal Q&A: UEFA Euro 2020 – is singing the national anthem in a pub a Covid transmission risk?

Graeme Cushion, partner at specialist licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen, answers some last-minute licensing questions ahead of this summer’s UEFA Euro 2020.

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