Curfew

Scotland curfew will 'exacerbate' sector's financial woes

13-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses in Scotland have bemoaned the continuation of a curfew when the country moves to its lowest level of Covid restrictions next week.

Scottish venues able to open longer for Euros matches

24-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Scottish pubs have welcomed news that they will be allowed to open longer in the event of matches from UEFA Euro 2020 continuing beyond curfews.

Scottish pubs in ‘never-ending hell’ after delayed unlocking

16-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Scottish Government has been told the hospitality sector is at a “breaking point” with trading restrictions set to continue into the summer.

Rethink curfew during Euros, Scottish pubs urge

07-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Scottish pub staff could face abuse when forced to kick out football fans during the middle of Euros matches because of curfew laws, a trade group has said.

'Deflation' after lockdown easing halted for Scottish central belt

01-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Many pub operators have been left disappointed by news that areas in the central belt of Scotland are to be held back from further lockdown easing.

Curfew could represent ‘survival or bankruptcy’ for Scottish pubs

27-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has called on the Scottish Government to slash the 8pm curfew if positive progress with tackling the pandemic continues.

‘No hard evidence on curfew’ admits Gov adviser Vallance

09-Dec-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The decision to implement a curfew on pubs, restaurants and the rest of the hospitality sector was a “policy decision” that had “no hard evidence” behind it preventing the spread of coronavirus, the Government’s chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance...

Curfew extension will make ‘little impact' to almost half of operators, survey says

30-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The one-hour extension of the curfew will have ‘little impact’ to 47% of operators’ businesses, a trade poll has found.

'Arrogant ignorance towards hospitality must end,' says Manchester night czar

06-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The night time economy adviser for Greater Manchester has said that the Government must issue a sector-specific support package to prevent mass job losses this winter.

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.

Opinion

10pm curfew – hate to say it, but we told you so…

28-Sep-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

There are calls from local government leaders across the country to end the 10pm hospitality curfew because it is causing more problems than it is supposed to solve.