Business rates relief extended in Scotland
Business rates relief will be extended for Scottish pubs for an initial three months as Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to enable a further extension for all pubs.
Archives for January 28, 2021
Big Interview
‘The UK has been the example at times of how not to support the hospitality sector’
Searching ‘can dogs get Covid-19’ on Google yields about 3.2bn results. But rather than sift through them all, The Morning Advertiser spoke to David McDowall for a case study of BrewDog’s pandemic symptoms.
'VAT cut was more helpful than lockdown grants'
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.
Oakman adds to portfolio alongside £3.6m share raise
Hertfordshire-based multiple operator Oakman Inns has outlined its plans for this year including a “substantial pipeline of sites ready for development” and the addition of a freehold venue in Harpenden.
Health experts' claims ‘hospitality not Covid hotbed’ comes as ‘no surprise’
Claims from local public health directors that hospitality venues are not a big risk of coronavirus transmission should come as no surprise, one trade body has said.
£200m a day hospitality losses
Britain's pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels lost nearly £200m a day in sales in 2020, according to new figures.
Jobs round-up
New estate operations director at Timothy Taylor’s, Tim Martin sells further £50m in JDW shares
The latest round-up of jobs and people news from the pub sector includes JDW boss Tim Martin further reducing his company stake and an industry stalwart retiring after 45 years in the trade.