Scottish pubs can reopen outdoors from 26 April
Scottish pubs will begin to reopen from Monday 26 April, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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51% of operators call for roadmap review and acceleration, poll says
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
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'
The hospitality sector should not be blamed for any failings in the Government’s contact-tracing scheme, a trade body boss has said.
Coronavirus has cost pubs 2.1bn pints, £8.2bn in trade and forced 2,000 closures
Some 2,000 pubs have been lost forever, 2.1bn pints in beer sales and £8.2bn in trade has been wiped out as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, one trade body has estimated.
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Planning for a successful re-opening
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...
London Cocktail Club owner eyes growth to 40 sites in five years
Co-founded by investor Sarah Willingham in September 2020, Nightcap plc harbours hopes of quadrupling in size following its acquisition of London Cocktail Club.
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A year to forget?
It has been a year to the day when the Prime Minister told customers to avoid going to the pub. The podcast team take a wry look at what has turned out to be an unprecedented year of challenge and struggle, which has brought out the best and the worst in...
Israel’s green passes and pubs: ‘smart move’ despite staff vaccine ‘absurdity’
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.