Coronavirus - Hospitality

Welsh pubs 'victims' without further support

29-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Welsh Government has been urged to explain where hospitality in the country will stand once the ‘firebreak’ lockdown ends.

1% of Test and Trace incidences ‘from hospitality’

28-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

A survey from leading hospitality trade organisations has claimed just 1% of respondents to a poll said their venues were linked to NHS Test and Trace contact incidences.

The Lock In Podcast

The Lock In Podcast: Bad wine experiences, blind tasting and tier 2

28-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

In this week's episode of The MA's Lock In podcast, Ed Bedington, James Cuthbertson and Heath Ball talk bad experiences drinking wine, tier two and Ball is treated to a blind wine tasting, but will he guess them right? Tune in to the latest...

Which pub companies have been hit hardest by England's Covid alert tier system so far?

26-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

After the first full week of the Government’s tiered Covid alert system, The Morning Advertiser attempted to round up which pub companies had been hit hardest by new, ever-changing, localised measures.

Sunak: financial hope at risk from national lockdown calls

22-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Repeated calls for a national lockdown by Labour are putting people’s livelihoods at risk, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak told the House of Commons today (Thursday 22 October).

Cash grants for 'open but struggling' tier 2 pubs

22-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined additional support measures for tier two pubs, including cash grants for "open but struggling" businesses.

THE LOCK IN PODCAST

The MA launches new Lock In podcast

21-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's new weekly podcast, The Lock In, sees editor Ed Bedington and co-hosts James Cuthbertson and Heath Ball explore different aspects of the pub trade over a drink or two.

'Urgent clarification' sought over working lunch loophole

21-Oct-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

Working lunches could be exempt from coronavirus lockdown restrictions after an apparent loophole emerged.

South Yorkshire moving to tier three

21-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

South Yorkshire pubs will face tough tier three rules from this Saturday (24 October), it has been announced following lengthy discussions.

London Mayor blasts Government's continued curfew

20-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has criticised the Government’s 10pm curfew, saying it needs to be “rapidly reviewed” and that it now makes less sense since the capital moved into tier two restrictions.

Hawthorn Leisure to cover rent for closed pubs

20-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

New River REIT’s pub arm, Hawthorn Leisure, has revealed that pubs shuttered under the Government’s tier three measures, Wales’ ‘fire break’ lockdown and Scottish restrictions will receive a 100% rent credit.

Welsh pubs to close for over two weeks

19-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced a 17 day lockdown for Wales, including the closure of hospitality businesses.

Public reluctant to back pub closures to counter Covid spike

19-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

New research has found that despite almost two-thirds (61%) of Brits believing pub closures will make a difference to rising Covid-19 infection rates, only half (50%) think they should be temporarily shuttered.

Lancashire set for pub closures as alert level increased

16-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Lancashire will be placed under tier 3 measures shortly, forcing wet-led pubs and bars to close.

1% of JDW staff tested positive for coronavirus

16-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Just 1% of JD Wetherspoon’s 43,000 employees have tested positive for coronavirus since pubs reopened, boss Tim Martin said in the company’s delayed financial results today.

Map: where are pubs under the strictest measures in England?

15-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A tiered system of coronavirus measures came into effect on Wednesday 14 October, splicing the country into different sets of restrictions.

Liverpool pub 'trapped between devil and deep blue sea'

15-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A Liverpool operator has said he feels “trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea,” as he debates whether or not to close his site.

2,150 Marston's pub jobs ‘will be impacted’ by additional Covid-19 restrictions

15-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator Marston’s has revealed the Government's new Covid-19 measures, including the enforced closure of almost 40 of its pubs, will put more than 2,000 roles at risk.

London could be classed as 'high' risk within days

13-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

New tier two Covid-19 restrictions banning different households from mixing indoors could be introduced across the capital as early as this week, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned.

Analysis

What does the Government’s new three-tier Covid system mean for pubs?

13-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

In its latest attempt to stem the pandemic tide, the Government has unveiled three new levels of lockdown measures across England – but how will pubs in different tiers be affected?

Liverpool pubs to close, city leaders say

12-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs in Liverpool will be closed under new restrictions from the Government, city leaders have outlined in a joint statement.

BREAKING

Hospitality furlough scheme for coronavirus hotspots

09-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the Government will pay employees who cannot work 67% of their salaries up to £2,100 a month.

MA’s review of the week

Pub restrictions ‘cruel’ without explanation

09-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington speaks with Berkeley Inns’ boss Howard Thacker to discuss the big issues from the news this week.

Fuller's boss 'rightsizing business'

09-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Fuller’s chief executive has said he is optimistic his London-based estate can overcome “short term challenges”, in an interview with The Morning Advertiser (MA).

Analysis

Who did it best? How other countries are treating pubs during Covid-19 second spike

08-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

With pandemic restrictions being imposed on hospitality businesses both across the UK and further afield, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has taken a closer look at how night spots in some of Europe's major cities are being affected by Covid-19's...

New measures will be outlined 'in the coming days'

08-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has said there will be an announcement on further coronavirus measures “in the coming days”.

Pubs handed 'death sentence' by Scottish Government

07-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Scottish Government have made pubs and bars a “sacrificial lamb” according to one trade body ahead of a temporary closure of hospitality in parts of the country.

Pubs in central Scotland ordered to close for 16 days

07-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has outlined further restrictions for pubs in Scotland, including the two-week closure of pubs in five areas in the central belt.

Covid-19 accreditation scheme to support safe reopening of Nottingham's night-time venues

07-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Nottingham’s night spots will receive mystery visits as well as social media and review site checks under the city’s new Covid-19 Aware Nightlife Accreditation Scheme.

MPs urged to oppose 'reckless' curfew

06-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

MPs are being urged to oppose the nationwide curfew on hospitality in a retrospective vote.

Adapt support or face enormous hospitality job cuts Government warned

06-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Colossal job losses in hospitality can be expected if the Government does not adapt its current support package for the sector or even limit restrictions on the trade, it is feared.

'We need help': operators struggle after socialising bans

06-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A raft of localised coronavirus measures have come into effect across different parts of the country in the past fortnight. Here's how The Morning Advertiser's readers described their impact so far.

Chancellor defends Eat Out to Help Out scheme

05-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his summer discount meals initiative after suggestions it played a part in the second coronavirus spike.

Insurers' appeal 'another nail in the coffin' for trade'

05-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Insurers’ decision to appeal a legal judgement on business interruption insurance payouts has been dubbed another ‘nail in the coffin’ for struggling pubs.

MA’s review of the week

‘Damaging’ 10pm curfew killing pub momentum

02-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington speaks with Red Mist Leisure’s Mark Robson to discuss the big issues from the news this week.

Government’s curfew statement ‘pathetic’

02-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government’s statement on imposing the 10pm curfew upon the hospitality industry has been labelled as “pathetic” by one MP.

#CancelTheCurfew

Morning Advertiser backs #CancelTheCurfew

01-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

The Morning Advertiser is throwing its weight behind the #CancelTheCurfew campaign in a bid to raise the sector’s concerns to those in power.

Analysis

More than 1,000 pubs and 1.6m people in Liverpool City Region hit by Covid-19 'hammer blow'

01-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

New restrictions on the Liverpool City Region have been described as an economic ‘hammer blow’ and a ‘massive step backwards’ despite local leaders’ acknowledgement that they may be necessary to halt the spread of Covid-19.

Talk of viable jobs 'condemns nightclubs to systematic closure'

01-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The nation’s late-night venues have been left in a ‘deadly limbo’ by Government rhetoric on ‘viable jobs’, according to sector representatives.

MA500

Christmas isn’t cancelled, as long as you do it right

01-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Christmas celebrations in pubs, as long as coronavirus guidance and rules don’t re-escalate, will happen and could be lucrative for operators who get it right.

Household mixing restrictions for Liverpool and north east

01-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has restricted social contact in further areas of northern England, banning people from indoor pub trips with other households.

Apps and ordering systems to help pubs with table service

01-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

With the latest round of restrictions being described as a “hammer” blow to a struggling industry, once again, pubs are being urged to look to technological solutions to help provide support during the crisis.

Two thirds of Brits claim thirst for pubs unaffected by 10pm curfew and table service rules

30-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

New restrictions including the Government’s controversial 10pm curfew don’t appear to have dampened drinkers’ enthusiasm for visiting pubs, according to new research.

‘One for the road’ and 9:15pm last orders: how are pubs enforcing the 10pm curfew?

30-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

After almost a week of 10pm closure, The Morning Advertiser (MA) quizzed its readers on what steps they’d been taking to enforce the Government’s curfew.

Boris Johnson urged to save pubs from 'bleakest of winters'

30-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Prime Minister has been pressed to issue sector-specific support for pubs, in a letter signed by more than 100 hospitality businesses.

Reopen Bolton pubs, Government urged

29-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

There have been calls to reopen pubs in Bolton in line with national policy on hospitality venues.

Where do local lockdowns impact pubs?

29-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Certain parts of the country are subject to different rules on socialising – how does this impact trips to pubs?

Westminster City Council extends outdoor eating and drinking ‘lifeline’ through October

29-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

Westminster City Council has revealed temporary measures to enable al fresco dining and hospitality across areas including Soho, Covent Garden, and Chinatown will continue for an extra month.