Takeaway alcohol restrictions ‘very very unfair’ given off-licence leniency

Further reading:​

• Pubs shouldn't turn into off-licences, supermarkets free to sell alcohol​ - The Government has said pubs should not try to “repurpose” themselves so they can sell alcohol to customers on-site while supermarkets face no additional rules.

• Operators 'should be extremely careful' with delivery locations​ - Deliveries from pubs should only be to fixed addresses, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has confirmed to The Morning Advertiser (MA).​

• Mitchells & Butlers considers equity raise to weather third lockdown​ - Birmingham-based pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has revealed that it is considering an equity capital raise in a bid to increase “financial and operational flexibility” during England’s third national lockdown.

• Takeaway pint ban means 'lifeline strangled'​ - The Government has been slammed for banning pubs from selling takeaway pints during England’s third national lockdown.

• Lockdown measures could last beyond February​ - It is feared lockdown restrictions may last for several months and be reintroduced next winter if coronavirus persists in the UK.

• UK headed for double-dip recession after ‘strikingly downbeat’ end to 2020​ - New lockdown restrictions in tandem with stifled economic performance in final quarter of 2020 have left the UK on the brink of its first double-dip recession since 1975, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

• One more kick in the teeth from Government​ - “What else can they do to us?” said one operator to me ahead of last night’s Government announcement.

• Prime Minister announces fresh national lockdown​ - A lockdown similar to the one imposed at the start of the pandemic in March will be imposed, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.

• Pub sector needs ‘immediate assurances’​ - The Government has been asked to clarify how long pub closures will continue as coronavirus cases reach alarming levels.

• Pubs left in limbo over alcohol sale rules​ - The Government has remained tight lipped when pushed on pubs’ permission to sell alcohol during England’s third lockdown.

• Punch reports loss amid enforced pandemic closures​ - Punch, which operates more than 1,200 pubs, has reported a loss for the year ending 16 August.