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Licensees say pub will be ‘wiped out’ if rent deferred
Two licensees have said they believe rent should be cancelled for the period pubs are closed and, without this move, they will be in too much debt to reopen.
Archives for April 8, 2020
In association with Diageo
Diageo shows strong commitment to sector
Diageo has unveiled help for its customers through phone lines so they can access financial assistance, equipment care and also live online training.
Opinion
Pubs with rateable value above £51k are being penalised
When you have advised and represented publicans for four decades, you think you have experienced difficult times: recessions, floods, foot and mouth, Chernobyl fallout, draymen’s strikes... but a worldwide pandemic that closes all UK pubs is, sadly, just...
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Micropub approved by virtual meeting to begin trading under lockdown
The husband and wife team behind the opening of an East Yorkshire micropub have announced that their new site will begin takeaway and delivery service at 3pm on 30 April despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Daily bulletin - Wednesday 8 April
The Morning Advertiser's editor Ed Bedington delivers a rundown of the latest news for pubs regarding coronavirus including news that more than 20% of pubs have been left out of the Government’s grant scheme because they have rateable values of – or more...
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Pubgoers call for pubco bosses to cancel rents
Beer drinkers and pubgoers across the nation are sending emails in their thousands to pub company bosses, asking them to cancel rents to save local pubs from permanent closure.
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Stonegate manager 3D prints protective equipment for front-line NHS staff
A furloughed Stonegate Pub Company general manager is using a 3D printer to help the NHS tackle a shortfall of 80,000 plastic visor clips.