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No plans to shut pubs in ‘trade-off’ to reopen schools, minister confirms

03-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has moved to quell speculation the Government could call time on reopened pubs and restaurants as part of a ‘trade-off’ to allow children to return to classrooms in September.

Different households can meet in pub gardens in restricted areas

03-Aug-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Separate households can meet up in beer gardens in parts of England where restrictions on gatherings are in place, it has been confirmed.

Coca-Cola launches free stock and advertising support for pubs

03-Aug-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Major soft drinks supplier Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has launched a raft of additional support for pubs in the form of complimentary stock, paid advertising and free menu creation.

MatchPint scores exclusive bookings partnership with Access Collins

03-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Sport pub finding app MatchPint has teamed up with DesignMyNight's sister company Access Collins to offer its more than 5m annual users a new and improved pub pre-booking journey post-lockdown.

One household rule extra blow for northern pubs

31-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

News of strict restrictions on socialising between households has been dubbed “devastating” for the hospitality trade in the parts of England affected.

Leicester pubs can reopen from Monday

31-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

City pubs in Leicester have finally been given the greenlight to resume trading after an extended closure period saw them unable to open with the rest of the country.

Live music restart paused as lockdown relaxations postponed

31-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The relaxation of restrictions affecting indoor live music performances and larger gatherings at weddings has been postponed a further two weeks.

Pubs told to ‘take steps’ to enforce local restrictions

31-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Operators in a number of regions of northern England have been told to “take steps” to discourage people from meeting up with different households at their pub.

Pub and restaurant sales increase by more than a third week-on-week

31-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Latest figures have revealed that trading in managed pubs, bars and restaurants has been ‘more steady than sensational’ as the sector looks to return to pre-pandemic levels.

Beds and Bars offering free drinks for new stem cell register sign ups

31-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Backpacker bar and hostel operator Beds and Bars has joined forces with Team Margot and DKMS to drive sign-ups to the stem cell register in the fight against blood cancer through its annual Live Your Life event.

Calls to extend VAT reduction to beer

31-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has said VAT reduction should be extended to pints as well as food to aid businesses less likely to benefit from the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

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Starting out on the road to recovery

31-Jul-2020 By Martyn Cozens, UK on-trade sales director, Molson Coors Beverage Company

After what feels like a very long three months, our pubs and bars up and down the country have thrown open their doors and welcomed back people who have been dreaming about that long-overdue fresh pint of draught beer or cider.

Extended VAT reduction scheme tops hospitality operators’ wish list

31-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

The extension of VAT relief tops hospitality business owners’ list of priorities ahead of a freeze in business rates and a furlough scheme extension according to new research.

MA'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK

Eat Out to Help Out ‘quite a partial, divisive’ move

31-Jul-2020 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's (MA) editor Ed Bedington catches up with Admiral Taverns' Chris Jowsey to discuss what’s grabbed his attention from the week’s headlines.

Wait and see success for pub

31-Jul-2020 By Ed Bedington

In the final recording of our series following one West Sussex pub through lockdown, MA editor Ed Bedington went back to the Lockhart Tavern in Haywards Heath to find out whether their decision to delay reopening by a few weeks has paid off.