The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has found that while three quarters of pubs could reopen in some way, shape or form, under two-metre social distancing rules, 82% of them would do so at less than half of pre-pandemic turnover levels.
An action group set up to challenge Eaton Gate/QIC Europe Ltd’s denial of business interruption cover has appealed to publicans to get in touch about their policy.
Cider-maker Thatchers has announced it will be putting £1m behind helping publicans get back to business, offering every pub in the UK a free keg of its cider.
The Forum of Private Business and ‘Pub Defender’ Dave Mountford have founded an organisation to ‘protect and preserve British pubs and the publicans who operate them’ in light of issues exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The founder of Draft House, Charlie McVeigh, has launched a campaign advocating the swift and safe resumption of trade at Britain’s pubs, bars, clubs and restaurants.
Heath Ball, operator of the Red Lion & Sun in Highgate, north London, is delivering drinks to customers in a local park in a bid to reach more people and become ‘London’s largest beer garden’.
The Morning Advertiser's editor Ed Bedington reviews the biggest news stories from the pub sector after another week in lockdown - including the latest on social distancing measures and plans to reopen Young's and Liberation Group pubs.
Brewer and multiple pub operator West Berkshire Brewery is aiming to crowdfund £750,000 to fulfil ‘ambitious’ post-lockdown plans for its Maverick Pubs portfolio.
By Sacha Lord, night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester
This week marks a positive step in our road to recovery as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) looks set to advise how bars and pubs can reopen.
There is not a publican alive who is not praying to all that is holy for a 4 July reopening – and doesn’t the date have a special resonance, with an aroma of liberty, courage and festivity?
