Health and safety - Hospitality

Treasury urged to extend support as sector stares 'into the abyss'

01-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have been left “battling for survival”, UKHospitality’s Kate Nicholls has said after imploring the Treasury to extend critical support for hospitality businesses.

'No correlation' between Eat Out to Help Out and infection numbers, says Treasury

29-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Treasury has defended its Eat Out to Help Out scheme to critics who blamed the discount meals initiative for driving up infection rates.

'VAT cut was more helpful than lockdown grants'

28-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The trade has implored the Government to extend a sector-wide VAT reduction following suggestions there are no plans afoot to continue the policy beyond March.

Pubs provide lockdown meals to those struggling

21-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have stepped up to help their communities amid a tough third lockdown in England.

Pubs need to reopen when shops do, says Admiral Taverns boss

20-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

There is no reason for pubs to remain closed until May, the chief executive of Admiral Taverns has said.

'Unviable' and 'catch 22': operators share thoughts on post-lockdown tiers

19-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Wet-led licensees said they are bracing themselves for months of extended closure as they fear it will not be viable to reopen under another tiered system of restrictions even if permitted.

'Further injections of support' for pubs required

18-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The pub sector will require “further injections of support” to ensure its survival, a trade body head has said.

'Don't let a coffee cost a life' message considered by Government

15-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government is reportedly drafting hard-hitting adverts designed to make the public think twice before leaving home for a takeaway drink.

BII pushes Government to simplify grant process

12-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Members of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have reported varying experiences of local authorities paying out grant support, with one-in-seven still waiting for a single payment.

Hospitality laundry sector 'dying' without further support

11-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The hospitality laundry sector has experienced “hell” after being excluded from sector support, the head of a trade body has said.

Hogs Back Brewery offers up space for drive-through vaccine centre

11-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

Hogs Back Brewery has joined the likes of BrewDog, Oakman Inns and Loungers in offering the UK's vaccination effort a shot in the arm by suggesting that the NHS use its facilities to store and distribute Covid-19 jabs.

Opinion

How could pubs switch from dispensing beer to dispensing vaccines?

08-Jan-2021 By Mike Williams, operations director, Food Alert

As we embark on yet another national lockdown the one glimmer of hope lies in the knowledge that we now have vaccines to fight against Covid-19.

Pubs left in limbo over alcohol sale rules

07-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has remained tight lipped when pushed on pubs’ permission to sell alcohol during England’s third lockdown.

Oakman offers to swap £250k in grants for making sites vaccine hubs

07-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Oakman Inns has offered to forego £250,000 in grants in exchange for using its sites as vaccination centres.

Operators 'should be extremely careful' with delivery locations

07-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Deliveries from pubs should only be to fixed addresses, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has confirmed to The Morning Advertiser (MA).

Lockdown measures could last beyond February

06-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

It is feared lockdown restrictions may last for several months and be reintroduced next winter if coronavirus persists in the UK.

Takeaway pint ban means 'lifeline strangled'

06-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has been slammed for banning pubs from selling takeaway pints during England’s third national lockdown.

Prime Minister announces fresh national lockdown

04-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

A lockdown similar to the one imposed at the start of the pandemic in March will be imposed, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.

Pubs offer themselves up as vaccine hubs

04-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

A number of hospitality operators have put their venues forward as Covid vaccination hubs after it was revealed almost one in four people in England live somewhere with no vaccination centre.

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• LIVE: Social distancing rules could remain until autumn, reports say

04-Jan-2021 By Emily Hawkins

As pubs face a winter of closures, The Morning Advertiser will bring you the latest updates and reaction on this live blog.

Government must commit to 'clear exit strategy' from restrictions

21-Dec-2020 By Emily Hawkins

UKHospitality (UKH) has written to the Prime Minister outlining the sector’s need for a “rolling back” of tiered restrictions and financial support similar to that provided by other countries.

Pubs in London, Essex and Hertfordshire to close

14-Dec-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs in London, parts of Essex and Hertfordshire must close as the areas are to be placed into the toughest band of coronavirus measures.

Tiers hit Blind Tiger Inns for more than £1m

07-Dec-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The director of a pub company with 18 sites shut under the tier system has said he is “deeply concerned” by the lack of Government support.

How and where can pubs serve alcohol under the Government's winter tiers?

04-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

The old proverb that "necessity is the mother of invention" has been ringing in pub operators’ ears throughout the Covid-19 pandemic even if their tills haven’t quite been ringing at the same frequency.

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Pubs hit by tier four closures in 'longest winter in living memory'

02-Dec-2020 By Emily Hawkins

As pubs adapt to new coronavirus measures, The Morning Advertiser will bring you the latest updates and reaction on this live blog.

Government wins vote on post-lockdown tiers

01-Dec-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Government’s new tiered system will come into force at one minute past midnight, after 291 votes to 78.

Fury at pub alcohol ban in Wales

01-Dec-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A ban on serving alcohol in pubs has been met with anger from publicans in Wales, who say it means their businesses are not viable.

Analysis

Tier drop: what impact could the new Covid-19 alert system have on pubs?

26-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

The day after another 696 coronavirus-related deaths were recorded across the UK – the highest daily total since start of May – the Government has cooked up a new three-tiered trifle to force feed the embattled on-trade.

'Not sure I'll sleep tonight' ahead of tier announcement

25-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub operators have described nerves and a sense of hopelessness ahead of finding out which coronavirus rules their areas will be subject to.

Chancellor 'ignores' cries for business rates help as NLW rises

25-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned the country’s "economic emergency has only just begun” as he outlined Government spending for the year ahead.

2m distancing suggestion 'fundamentally idiotic'

19-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

It would be “fundamentally idiotic” for pubs to operate with two metres between tables, a pub company chief executive has said.

Cleanliness key in fight against coronavirus

13-Nov-2020 By Ed Bedington

Hygiene standards have proven to be a key weapon in the battle against the coronavirus, and with pubs gearing up to open at the end of the latest lockdown, they will continue to play a vital role.

Scottish Government urged to extend opening hours

11-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Scottish pubs have been severed a “sucker punch” by the Government with its new levelled system of coronavirus measures, according to one trade group.

Record redundancies as support for hospitality urged

10-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Redundancies reached a record high in the three months to September as hospitality bore the brunt of pandemic pressure.

Birmingham pub hit with £10k fine as pubs warned about lockdown breaches

09-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have been warned not to break coronavirus rules after one site was slapped with a £10,000 fine.

Takeaway freedom to be extended until next year

09-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs will receive automatic permission to provide takeaway services for another year, it has been confirmed today (Wednesday 11 November).

Three quarters of hospitality anxious about job security

06-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Nearly three quarters of hospitality workers have said they are worried about losing their job amid the current lockdown, according to a snap survey.

Furlough extension welcomed ahead of 'tough winter'

05-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the furlough scheme will be extended until the end of March.

12,000 pubs at risk of permanent closure

05-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Almost a third (31.9%) of England’s pubs will not reopen after the second lockdown is lifted, a trade body has predicted.

'Christmas Eve atmosphere' as pubs shut for lockdown

05-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Punters came out in force last night for one last hurrah and to support their locals ahead of a four-week lockdown in England.

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MPs approve pub closures in second lockdown

04-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

MPs have voted in favour of the new set of lockdown rules, which will come into force later tonight.

Pub companies announce lockdown rent plans

04-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub companies including Greene King and Stonegate Pub Company have confirmed rent reductions for tenants to 10% for the second lockdown period.

How to manage your risk when closing a venue due to Covid

03-Nov-2020 By Mark Flanagan, CEO of Shield Safety Group

The recent introduction of tiered alert systems, fire breakers, lockdowns and circuit breakers across the UK and Ireland means that for thousands of hospitality businesses adapting, planning and preparing have never been more crucial.

How to access a lockdown grant

02-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs will be able to receive a grant of up to £3,000 for the month-long closure beginning Thursday 5 November.

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Prime Minister pledges cash for wet pubs

02-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Most areas in England will be placed into tier two measures this week while pubs in a number of areas must remain closed under the strictest rules.

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All pubs to close in national month-long lockdown

31-Oct-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs and other “non-essential” businesses will be forced to close from Thursday 5 November for a month as the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a second national lockdown, a move considered by experts as extremely worrying for the hospitality sector....

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