Secretary of State for Health & Social Care Matt Hancock has said he will ask Chancellor Rishi Sunak about the possibility of extending the hospitality grant scheme to businesses with high rateable values.
One award-winning operator is refusing to allow the current coronavirus crisis to dampen his spirits and is approaching the situation with a sense of humour.
Yorkshire publican Calvin Dow explains how he’s helped regulars gather in a ‘virtual taproom’, kept tabs on elderly locals, and even donated a toilet roll or two during Covid-19 shutdown.
Administrators are seeking a buyer for Cheshire-based multiple operator 16 Hospitality after it fell into administration amid Covid-19 trading restrictions.
Pubs and the wider hospitality industry will continue to need financial support if they are allowed to reopen with social distancing, according to one industry supplier.
Publicans have been making the most of their social media links with customers to organise online events, including live music or quizzes to raise money for the NHS.
Piers Baker, owner and manager of the Sun Inn in Dedham on Essex/Suffolk border for more than 17 years, details his experience of running a pub since the Government ordered shutdown on 20 March.
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.
A 1,400% increase in online sales during Covid-19 lockdown will put independent brewer Jubel in a strong position to support its on-trade partners once pubs reopen, according to its co-founder.
Almost a third of Aviation Gin’s online sales will be donated to The Drinks Trust in an effort to support bar staff through the Covid-19 pandemic, actor, producer and the brand’s owner Ryan Reynolds has announced.
Cornish brewer and pub operator St Austell Brewery has joined forces with takeaway and delivery service Pub Grub to deliver 800 bottles of soft drink to staff at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
The Morning Advertiser's editor Ed Bedington reviews the biggest news stories from the pub sector after another week in lockdown ahead of the weekend of 25 and 26 April.
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.
An operator whose pub had only been open for three weeks before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic has said she is grateful for the response from her community.
Night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, Sacha Lord, has called on authorities to offer more support for club and bar security staff who have seen work dry up during the Covid-19 shutdown.
The owner of Hawthorn Leisure, NewRiver REIT, has announced that its directors will donate one fifth of their salary to the Trussell Trust over the next three months.
After placing more than 9m ordinary shares and negotiating new credit facilities, Loungers – the operator behind the Lounge and Cosy Club brands – believes it has sufficient capital to weather the Covid-19 crisis.
The hospitality industry needs to see more innovative solutions from the Government, as opposed to just bailouts and loans, if it is to survive and move forward post-lockdown, according to Brewhouse & Kitchen CEO Kris Gumbrell.
Deltic CEO Peter Marks has likened the focus on furlough details, such as tronc, to “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic” and urged operators to see the bigger picture.
Operator Kevin Shepherdson is usually the one asking customers how they are doing, however, in this uncertain time for pubs, roles have reversed and his regulars have been calling up to check in.
There’s no live sport on TV nor a pub currently open to watch it in. But this doesn’t mean operators can’t help fans and customers get their fix during the Covid-19 shutdown
By Daniel Davies, Rockpoint Leisure CEO and Institute of Licensing chairman
The Government needs to work out a solution to manage a “trade-off” between economic and public health when pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels reopen after lockdown, Daniel Davies explains.
A Lancashire pub licensee has been recognised as an Everyday Hero by BBC North West following her pub’s community work during the coronavirus shutdown.
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.
The coronavirus pandemic has struck every aspect of life across the UK and the world, but what does that mean for our food and drink supplies now – and once some form of normality resumes following the lockdown?
McMullen & Sons joint managing director Heydon Mizon discusses the nearly 200-year-old brewer and pub operator’s response to the Covid-19 emergency – the latest in a long line of historic storms to be weathered.
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.
Channel Islands-based pub company Liberation Group has announced it will not collect any rent from its tenants for the duration of the shutdown, to a maximum term of six months.
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).
East Anglian pub operator Chestnut has joined forces with Food4Heroes to provide free meals to the region’s front-line NHS staff during the Covid-19 emergency.
When pubs were shut down in March, licensees Matthew Crisp and partner Lee Hughes had to act fast, so they set up a food delivery service that is proving hugely popular with locals, who have responded by doing all they can to support the business. Here,...
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?
Following the extension of the UK lockdown, preventing non-essential businesses such as pubs from reopening and limiting the public’s activities, operators have raised concerns about the immediate future of their businesses.
Wholesalers across the UK are asking for operators to pay outstanding credit to “help us help you when your doors open again”, as outlined by managing director of Unitas Wholesale Darren Goldney.
Both the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have called on the Government to offer brewers the same level of support as pubs after a majority of beer makers revealed they’ve been unable to access state support.
The eligibility cut-off date for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended by almost three weeks to 19 March to ensure more staff will receive furlough payments.
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) has called a temporary halt to ongoing and upcoming pub rental negotiations while venues remain closed due to the ongoing Covid-19 emergency.
The operator behind high street stalwarts O’Neill’s and All Bar One has furloughed 99% of its workforce in a bid to weather the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
