Lockdown - Hospitality

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.

No changes to takeaway pint rules at next unlocking step

25-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has confirmed there will be no changes to rules surrounding takeaway pints at the next easing of lockdown laws.

'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.

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How to get your business ready for reopening

23-Mar-2021 By Adam Russell, director of leisure & licensed, Britvic

Britvic’s director of leisure & licensed, Adam Russell, gives his view on the impact Covid has had on the soft drinks category and how you can get ready for reopening this spring.

Calls for table service to be scrapped for spring reopening

22-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

UKHospitality (UKH) has called for an end to table service rules when pubs are allowed to reopen this spring.

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.

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• LIVE: City Council praised for extra pub fund

22-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Coronavirus latest: the British Institute of Innkeeping has said it hopes other local authorities will follow one city council's example in helping pubs.

Local authorities advised on Restart grant payments

19-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Guidance on Restart grants has been issued to local authorities by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Coronavirus: a year of closures

In numbers: 12 months since Boris Johnson told pubs to close

19-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

With 20 March marking a year-to-the-day since last orders were called in pubs just days before a first national lockdown, The Morning Advertiser looks back on some of the defining data from the past 12 months.

'No clear justification' for pub reopening date

18-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government will be taken to court over its reopening date for indoor hospitality.

Demand for trade charity services trebled in 2020

17-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The number of people seeking support from the Licensed Trade Charity more than trebled during the past year as the pandemic took its toll on those working in the sector.

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.

51% of operators call for roadmap review and acceleration, poll says

16-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Almost half (51%) of hospitality operators think the Government should consider a review of the roadmap and accelerate it, if appropriate, an industry survey has found.

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.

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Planning for a successful re-opening

16-Mar-2021 By Molson Coors

Last year was undoubtedly one of the toughest on record for the hospitality sector. Less than a quarter of 2020 could be considered as ‘normal’ trade, with lockdowns and tiered restrictions being the reality from 20 March onwards and the disruption continuing...

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.

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.

MA’s Review of the Week

‘Tsunami of other problems’ not factored into speed of lockdown exit

12-Mar-2021 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington speaks with Rockpoint Leisure CEO and chair of the Institute of Licensing and National Licensing Forum, Dan Davies, to reflect on some of the week's biggest headlines.

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).

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.

'Red tape' won't ruin summer for pubs, minister says as licensing freedoms extended

08-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed it will extend provisions to make it easier for pubs to utilise outdoor space.

Scottish Government evidence for pub shutdown 'deeply unconvincing'

05-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Scottish Government has failed to provide any specific evidence to justify the restrictions it imposed on the hospitality sector when pressed, according to one trade body.

Westminster Government ‘shown up by Holyrood’ on rates relief

04-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

English pubs were granted a three month full extension of the business rates holiday while Scotland and Wales will see a year-long extension.

Lack of support a 'nightmare' for wet-led pubs

04-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Wet-led pub operators have been left disappointed after their calls for focused support went largely unheard by the Chancellor.

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.

JDW and M&B among pubcos to claim most furlough in December

02-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon and Mitchells & Butlers were among the pub companies to claim the most through the furlough scheme in December 2020.

Chancellor slammed for 'out of touch' rent remarks

01-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has vastly under-estimated the rent costs faced by pubs, according to operators who say the Government has not listened to the trade.

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.

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.

Scottish pubs left with ‘more questions than answers’ on reopening

24-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Scottish pub operators and trade groups have said they still feel left in the dark by the Scottish Government’s announcement about when pubs can be expected to reopen.

Roadmap reaction: 'I can't say I'm jumping for joy'

23-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Operators have shared their mixed reactions to news of a phased reopening of pubs with The Morning Advertiser, with one describing the Government's roadmap as a "huge blow."