Rule of 6 and table service return ‘devastating’ for Welsh pubs
Fresh measures including the rule of six and face masks will be in place for Welsh hospitality businesses from 6am on Boxing Day (Sunday 26 December).
Archives for December 22, 2021
Shutdown preferable to outside only restrictions, survey reveals
More than 90% of operators would rather be shut down than face post Christmas trade with indoor restrictions, a snap survey has revealed.
Robinsons to cut rents by 10% in January and pushes back annual price hike
Robinsons Brewery will reduce rents by 10% for its tenants in January and is to postpone its annual price increase by a month to March.
It's not biting the hand that feeds if its scraps from the table
It wasn’t so much a shining knight, riding to our rescue on the white horse, more like a clown on the back of a knackered old seaside donkey.
Local authorities to distribute latest grants
The one-off grants of up to £6,000 will be administered by local authorities “in the coming weeks”, according to the Government.
£1bn fund for hospitality like ‘sticking an Elastoplast over a gaping wound’
The Chancellor’s announcement of a £1bn fund for hospitality venues has come under fire from operators, who claim the support does not come close to recovering lost trade.
SBPA welcomes financial aid but insists on timeline to end restrictions
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has described the financial aid being given to hospitality businesses in Scotland as a “vital lifeline” but added a timeline marking the removal of recently announced restrictions must be implemented.
Pubs encouraged to offer free pints to tackle vaccine crisis
House of Greenland has launched a campaign in a bid to tackle low vaccination rates in the under-30s and encourage customers to visit the pub, as well as their nearest vaccination centre, before Christmas.
Hertfields signs third deal with Star, Inn Collection Group opens first Welsh site
Among the latest property news is Hertfields and Star Pubs & Bars team up for the third time, The Inn Collection Group unveils its inaugural Welsh pub-hotel, Greene King invests in the Lion & Lamb and in a Newcastle speakeasy, brothers sell pub they’ve...