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Grants and other financial help available to pubs

20-Mar-2020 By Guest author – Gary Hemming

Operators are expected to face continued financial pressure over the coming weeks – specifically during the coronavirus. In this guest post, finance expert Gary Hemming outlines some of the financial options available to publicans.

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Dry-led pubs footfall drops 30% in past week

20-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Over the past seven days, dry-led pubs saw 30% fewer customers compared to the same period in 2019, including a 53% drop in footfall in just one day (18 March).

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No employment support announced for pubs yet

19-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government is yet to reveal any employment support (Thursday 19 March), however, the Prime Minister said Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be making an announcement tomorrow (Friday 20 March).

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English football suspension extended to 30 April

19-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

English football has been further postponed until no earlier than 30 April, football bodies have announced.

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Extra measures that can protect your staff and customers

19-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Washing your hands, catching sneezes, disinfecting surfaces are all instructions publicans have taken on board to keep their site safe from coronavirus – but many are also going above and beyond these guidelines.

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Government has 24 hours to save a million jobs

19-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government must announce an employment-support plan to protect livelihoods and more than 1m jobs now at risk, UKHospitality has said.

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Distillery to produce hand sanitiser

18-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A distillery has explained why it will be producing hand sanitiser for public service providers, joining many others doing the same across the country.

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Pubcos – what support are pubcos giving to help licensees?

18-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Small and large pub companies have announced the measures to support licensees while the Covid-19 pandemic continues. This live report outlines the help businesses have revealed.

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18-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

With the news that pubs have been ordered to close by the Government during the Covid-19 pandemic and people must stay at home, many in the on-trade still want to do what they can for their customers and communities. Here, we show you what operators are...

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Closures and postponements – Greene King to close central London pubs

18-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Many operations are being forced to close or scale back business after Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public not to visit the on-trade despite not declaring sites should go into lockdown.

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Finance – Comprehensive information on financial help

18-Mar-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

A finance expert has compiled a series of information to consider during these tough times. In this live report, The Morning Advertiser documents the latest help out there for pubs.

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Most pubs not covered for coronavirus

18-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced that most businesses would not have purchased cover that will protect their loss of trade from coronavirus, even if Boris Johnson forcibly closes doors.

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12-month business rates holiday for all pubs

17-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced all pubs will benefit from a business rates holiday for the next 12 months, regardless of their rateable value.

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Government ‘must step in’ to stop redundancies in pubs

17-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Unite is calling for action to support the industry and the thousands of staff who face being laid off amid the potential “death knell” for many sites.

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Industry likely waiting on Government support before acting

17-Mar-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Pub companies are likely to be waiting for additional financial support from the Government before outlining any plans for tenants.

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Pubs are ‘open until told to close’

17-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs across the country have said they will remain open unless they are ordered to close as the coronavirus outbreak continues.

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BBPA: pubs will be lost in days without Government action

17-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The UK pub industry is facing an existential crisis as a result of the Government’s announcement that called on the public to avoid pubs.

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Publican delivers meals to elderly amid coronavirus

17-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

A publican and her daughter are offering a “not-for-profit” delivery service where they will take their popular pub meals on the road to “those in need” during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Trade demands coronavirus answers from pubcos and Government

17-Mar-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Operators are crying out for answers from pubcos and Government following Prime Minster Boris Johnson’s advice to the public yesterday telling them to stay clear of pubs, which has left the sector in financial limbo.

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Pubs must be protected now to be there after coronavirus pandemic

16-Mar-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

The Government’s latest advice to the public, advising them to “avoid pubs”, will be “catastrophic” for businesses and jobs, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has warned as she once again urged the country’s leaders to step in and save the sector.

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PM urges public to ‘avoid pubs’ amid coronavirus pandemic

16-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the public should avoid all “unnecessary travel” and “avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues”.

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UKH demands more Government help

16-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has called on the Government to increase its support for the sector as the impact of coronavirus continues to spread.

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Publicans share worrying stories of slowing trade

16-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have expressed their concerns about the impact of coronavirus on their businesses with The Morning Advertiser (MA).

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Ei Group warns pubs coronavirus not covered by insurance policies

16-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Pubco Ei Group has warned its publicans that if their business is affected by Covid-19, their existing insurance policies will not cover them for “loss of trade”.

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Floods and coronavirus see February drink sales fall 4.6%

12-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

The severe flooding that began in early February combined with the growing impact of the coronavirus crisis has started “to take its toll” across the on-trade.

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Hygiene advice for pubs to avoid Covid-19

11-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government and hygiene experts have released advice on how operators can stay safe and clean to avoid the spread of coronavirus.

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Eating and drinking out dropped by 7% due to coronavirus

10-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The hospitality industry is already seeing the impact of the coronavirus with eating and drinking out falling by 7%, according to trade body UKHospitality.

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80% of Brits say coronavirus won’t put them off pub visits

09-Mar-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

More than eight of 10 Britons asked have said coronavirus is unlikely to stop them from visiting the pub, despite some analysts suggesting there is a lack of consumer confidence and a drop in trade.

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Does your insurance cover you for coronavirus?

09-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Operators are being warned to check their insurance policies as, despite the Government making coronavirus a notifiable disease, many insurers may not have Covid-19 on their list as it is a new strain of the virus.

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Pub bosses claim coronavirus will hit sales as confidence crashes

09-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The vast majority of leaders in the out-of-home food and drink sector believe that coronavirus will have a negative impact on sales.

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‘Local pubs faring better than city sites’ during coronavirus outbreak

09-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

As the hospitality sector sees a drop in footfall and a wave of customers cancel bookings as a precaution against contracting coronavirus, trade body chief Kate Nicholls says customers are less likely to shun their local pub.

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Pubs can seek compensation if affected by coronavirus

06-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub businesses are now able to seek compensation if they are affected by coronavirus, with the Government registering Covid-19 as a “notifiable” disease.