The Government has announced a new type of loan that pubs can apply for, worth a quarter of their turnover, up to a cap of £50,000, which is backed by the state.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Government couldn’t say when lockdown restrictions will begin to be lifted in his first statement back after he contracted coronavirus.
The hospitality industry could see one million jobs lost due to an extended period of social distancing, unless more measures to protect these businesses are put in place, UKHospitality (UKH) has warned.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has instructed a barrister to co-ordinate claims against Hiscox insurance for its refusal to pay out under its business interruption policy.
A new campaign has urged ministers to expand the rateable value threshold for pubs from £51,000 so they can access a grant to see them through the closure period.
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses will be one of the last sectors to exit lockdown, minister for the cabinet office Michael Gove has said.
A month-long extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) – to the end of June – has been met with support from industry organisation the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
As drinkers tentatively return to bars in mainland China and a number of countries announce cautious plans to emerge from lockdown, what can we glean about how and when pub trading could resume in the UK?
