Health and safety - Hospitality

Vaccination target on track, ministers urge

08-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Government ministers have said there is no indication the UK will not meet its vaccination target and for the roadmap out of lockdown to be stalled.

Government call for evidence on rent welcomed

07-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government’s call for evidence on commercial rent debts has been published with operators encouraged to complete the online survey.

Analysis

Vaccine passports and Test & Trace: ‘Positive news’ but ‘deep concerns’ remain

07-Apr-2021 By Stuart Stone

While on-trade commentators welcomed Boris Johnson’s efforts to stamp out vaccine passports when pubs resume trade in April and May – concerns remain that he may have simply kicked the can down the roadmap.

Indoor payment permitted when beer gardens reopen

07-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Customers can go inside a pub to pay when beer gardens reopen, it has been confirmed to The Morning Advertiser (MA).

Immunity proof would damage 69% of night-time operators

06-Apr-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than two thirds (69%) of firms in the night-time sector have expressed concern that vaccine passports, requirements to provide proof of testing or immunity, would have a negative impact on their businesses, according to research.

Covid-status certification won’t be required for pub entry at next stage

05-Apr-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs will be permitted to serve customers outside from next Monday (12 April) and vaccine passports will not be needed, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed.

Every pubgoer will have to give contact details, Government confirms

05-Apr-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs must gather contact details from all customers in group bookings, the Government has announced.

Opinion

‘We need to shift the debate away from vaccine passports to supporting pubs reopening’

31-Mar-2021 By Mark Flanagan, CEO of Shield Safety Group and chairman of the UK Safe to Trade Scheme

Last week when appearing before the Commons Liaison Committee, Boris Johnson, announced that pub landlords may be given the power to prevent anyone without a Covid jab from entering their premises, via a vaccine passport scheme.

Opinion

Hospitality singled out as ‘villain’ in latest Test and Trace update

30-Mar-2021 By Gav Young, the Plough and Barleycorn, Isle of Wight

Despite the sense of dread that I now feel every time that there is a Covid rule change, I took the plunge and read the updated Test and Trace rules.

‘Bail out pubs struggling with rent debt,’ Lib Dem leader urges Government

30-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government should help struggling pubs by offering to cover up to 80% of their rental costs, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has urged.

Pubs urged to register for free workplace testing

29-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government is calling on businesses, including those in the hospitality sector, to order rapid testing in preparation for reopening.

Vaccine passport proposals imply pubs 'not to be trusted'

29-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

When headlines declaring the Government was considering a policy that would see pubgoers asked to declare their ‘Covid status’ in the months to come, licensees recoiled.

8 in 10 publicans oppose vaccine passport policy

26-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Eight out of 10 licensees oppose Government-proposals to introduce a vaccine passport policy for pubs, according to a poll of The Morning Advertiser (MA) readers.

'Vaccine passport proposals unworkable and baseless'

25-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs may need to ask customers for health information if they want to operate without social distancing rules, it has been reported.

Coronavirus: a year of closures

More than half of operators see sales slashed by more than 75% during pandemic year

22-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

A survey of pub operators by The Morning Advertiser (MA) has shed further light on the extent of pub closures and dented profits during the year since pubs first closed due to Covid-19.

Pub companies review late-night working practices following Sarah Everard's death

18-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

While the Government has outlined a controversial pilot scheme to send plain-clothed officers into pubs and clubs, recent events have compelled a number of hospitality firms to review late shift practices on the other side of the bar.

Scottish pubs can reopen outdoors from 26 April

16-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Scottish pubs will begin to reopen from Monday 26 April, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Plain clothes officers to patrol pubs in women's safety pilot

16-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Fresh women’s safety measures announced by the Government include a pilot scheme involving plain clothes police officers patrolling clubs and bars.

'Pubs deserve contact-detail data to be properly used'

16-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The hospitality sector should not be blamed for any failings in the Government’s contact-tracing scheme, a trade body boss has said.

Israel’s green passes and pubs: ‘smart move’ despite staff vaccine ‘absurdity’

16-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

After a recent YouGov survey found that more than half (56%) of Brits support vaccine passports for pub entry, The Morning Advertiser examined how well a similar system has worked in Israel.

Government threatened with court action over phased reopening

15-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Trade figures have warned they will take court action against the Government over the reopening date for indoor hospitality.

Customers not reluctant to return to Jersey pub ‘at all’

15-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Despite cold weather deterring a number of pub goers from making use of outdoor areas, the Trinity Arms in Jersey has made a positive start to post-lockdown trading, according to general manager Patrycja Bosak.

No reopening date for Welsh pubs yet

12-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The First Minister for Wales refused to provide a reopening date for pubs but announced further grant support for closed businesses.

Operators offered guidance as reopening countdown begins

12-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Licensees have been advised to consult reopening guidance from trade bodies ahead of the outside reopening of hospitality in one month’s time.

Allow takeaway pints from next roadmap stage, MPs urge

12-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

MPs have backed a campaign calling for the takeaway alcohol ban to be lifted ahead of beer gardens reopening next month (April).

Operators warned of fines for unlicenced cocktail deliveries

11-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub operators have been warned that they need special permission from HMRC for the off-sale of pre-mixed cocktails.

Eviction ban extension ‘sensible and positive step’

10-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The ban on commercial evictions has been extended by a further three months to 30 June, housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.

56% of consumers support vaccine passports for pub entry

10-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than half (56%) of adults are in favour of proof of immunity against coronavirus, a YouGov survey has found.

Beer gardens 'inundated' with booking requests but uncertainty continues

10-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

While many pubs have reported being flooded with bookings for next month, some operators are waiting it out.

'Highly doubtful' lockdown will end earlier than roadmap dates

09-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government's chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer Chris Whitty have been questioned by the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee.

Reduce tax burden on pubs to boost recovery, think-tank urges

09-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government should support the pub sector’s recovery by slashing taxes and providing top-up grant support, a new report has claimed.

In association with Food Alert

The rise of digital compliance: ‘virtual is here to stay’

08-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

A renewed appreciation of the power of technology is one of Covid-19’s enduring on-trade symptoms according to Food Alert’s operations director Mike Williams.

Spring Budget 2021

Communities can bid for £250k to save local pub

04-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Brits will be able to use a £150m fund to help them take ownership of pubs and other community venues at risk of closure.

Spring Budget 2021

• BUDGET LIVE: Chancellor extends furlough and business rates relief in 'make or break' Budget

03-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Chancellor set out his Budget plans this afternoon, including his plans to extend furlough and rates relief.

Opinion

‘No science’ to support mandatory table service

02-Mar-2021 By Gav Young, the Plough and Barleycorn, Isle of Wight

Now that we have sight of the long-awaited roadmap out of lockdown three, it is once again clear that the Government does not understand what a public house is or what it does.

Pubs to receive grants of up to £18k

27-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs will be able to access Government grants of up to £18,000 to help them survive until restrictions are eased.

'Hospitality workers should be given priority for a vaccine'

26-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Employees in the hospitality sector should be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccination as they cannot work from home, trade representatives have said.

Rapid testing ‘may have limited benefits’ for almost half of operators, poll finds

26-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Using lateral flow testing as a workable way of reopening parts of the trade where social distancing is not possible could have some benefits to 46% of operators, research has found.

Slash beer duty at the Budget to revive pub sector, MPs urge

26-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Some 68 Conservative MPs have urged the Chancellor to slash beer duty in the Budget next week, saying this would encourage punters back to the pub.

'Clubs need support to survive until summer'

25-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The late-night sector has urged the Chancellor for additional financial support to ensure nightclubs are still in business by the time they are allowed to reopen.

Extend commercial eviction ban until July, campaign urges

25-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

A campaign for a three-month extension of the commercial eviction moratorium and flexibility on rent repayments, has been launched.

Government to launch review into vaccine passports for entry into pubs

24-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government is set to conduct a review into the possibility of using of vaccine passports for entry into pubs.

What you need to know about reopening after the third lockdown

23-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The reopening of hospitality will be permitted after the third lockdown this spring with varying restrictions in place.

Pubs will reopen outdoors first with full reopening from 17 May, PM declares

22-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed pubs will be permitted to reopen outdoors from 12 April and indoors from 17 May, at the very earliest.

opinion

'Opening up too early risks ruining pub experience'

22-Feb-2021 By John Ellis, Crown Inn, Oakengates and Elephant & Castle, Dawley

I'm very concerned about the headlines this weekend that big property companies such as JD Wetherspoon and Young's are pushing the conversation towards opening up the industry before that would be viable.

Hospitality venues should reopen alongside non-essential retail, BID leader says

18-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

It should be possible for the hospitality sector to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops, a city business leader has claimed.

Why is hospitality safe to reopen?

18-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Rigorous cleaning regimes, adequate ventilation and the use of Test & Trace are just three examples of why the hospitality sector is safe to reopen, a report from trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has claimed.

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