Map: where are pubs under the strictest measures in England?
A tiered system of coronavirus measures came into effect on Wednesday 14 October, splicing the country into different sets of restrictions.
Archives for October 15, 2020
Liverpool pub 'trapped between devil and deep blue sea'
A Liverpool operator has said he feels “trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea,” as he debates whether or not to close his site.
1 in 7 English pubs hit with ‘death knell’ tier two restrictions
Some 5,090 of England’s 37,616 pubs will be affected by the Government’s decision to move eight regions into the ‘high’ tier of its local Covid alert system.
‘Police yourselves, vigorously or I will do it for you’ PCA warns pubcos
Pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Fiona Dickie has told The Morning Advertiser (MA) her decision to fine Star Pubs & Bars for pubs code breaches demonstrates she is both ‘a regulator with teeth’ and is 'prepared to bite'
More areas including London moved into 'high' Covid tier
Reports the capital is moving from 'medium' risk tier one to the 'high' tier two have been confirmed by health secretary Matt Hancock.
Pub hits back at Government by changing its name to ‘the Three B******s’
A pub in Wirral, Liverpool has temporarily changed its name to 'the Three B******s' in protest against the city region’s strict lockdown restrictions.
Jobs round-up
More than half of Brits fear for jobs when furlough ends, 500k hospitality roles at risk
In the past seven days, pub operators Marston’s and Mitchells & Butlers have provided jobs updates, while a number of surveys and industry commentators have attempted to take the hospitality job market's temperature as the furlough scheme winds down.
2,150 Marston's pub jobs ‘will be impacted’ by additional Covid-19 restrictions
Pub operator Marston’s has revealed the Government's new Covid-19 measures, including the enforced closure of almost 40 of its pubs, will put more than 2,000 roles at risk.
Star Pubs & Bars fined £2m after ‘seriously breaching’ pubs code
Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has fined Heineken’s pub arm, Star Pubs & Bars, £2m for 'seriously and repeatedly' breaching the pubs code over nearly three years – a charge the operator is 'actively considering' appealing.