Pub operators including JD Wetherspoon (JDW), Punch and Craft Union have completed extensive pub refurbishment projects amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The Morning Advertiser (MA) spoke to Jones Architecture & Design’s creative director Abi Perry-Jones to run the rule over post-lockdown pub blueprints before trading resumes under social distancing.
The operator of the Black Boy pub in Retford, Nottinghamshire, has removed an antiquated sign amid fears it could see the venue targeted by anti-racism protesters.
New figures detailing a 2.4% decline in the number of licensed premises in Britain before lockdown are “a useful starting point” for hospitality’s recovery from novel coronavirus according to UKHospitality (UKH).
A multiple site operator is encouraging pubs across the country to ‘hand in their keys’ to their MPs this week, to highlight the pain of paying rent at this time.
A bar operator has said she is struggling to save her business after being told one of her venues is ineligible for a grant after an inaccuracy on the rates register.
Calls for Government to intervene in and broker rent solutions between hospitality businesses and landlords have been stepped up as UKHospitality (UKH) has pressed for a National Time Out.
Space and rural location is going to be key when it comes to maintaining property values in a post-lockdown world, a leading property expert has claimed.
A revaluation of business rates will not happen in 2021, in a bid to reduce the uncertainty for companies impacted by coronavirus, the Government has announced.
