Drinkers enjoyed bargain takeaway pints this afternoon as pubs have begun offering cut-price deals ahead of the second weekend in lockdown in England. Suited-up workers in London were clocked buying drinks in The City’s famous Leadenhall Market, which has suffered under coronavirus restrictions, while others sipped on beverages in Borough Market. Groups of socially-distanced drinkers … Read more
More than 5,000 pubs shutting their doors during the second coronavirus lockdown could never reopen, industry experts warn New data shows 30 per cent of UK pubs has stopped trading by end of October Industry analysts estimate that 43 per cent of these – some 5,160 – won’t reopen Hospitality industry has been hammered by Covid … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today demanded a rethink on the 10pm pubs curfew after the blanket lockdown ends in England, insisting it had not worked’. The Labour leader raised the prospect that he could withdraw support for the controversial policy – leaving Boris Johnson at the mercy of a major Tory rebellion. The hospitality industry, along … Read more
Pubs ran dry across England on Wednesday evening after revellers gathered for one last drink before a second national lockdown came into force at midnight. Large groups of drinkers packed into bars and pubs across the country before 10pm to enjoy a drink ahead of the new restrictions being introduced. They took advantage of cheap drinks, with pints … Read more
How will the new lockdown affect Scotland? The First Minister said the Highlands Council area, as well as Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles and Moray, could go straight into Level 1 – the second lowest tier in the new plan. While this could allow people to meet in other’s homes again – six people from … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon bowed to business pressure to ease Scotland’s pub closures today to allow them greater freedom to open. The First Minister made a raft of changes to the country’s hospitality rules as she provided more detail about a new five-tier lockdown due to come into force on Monday. Pubs in Level 3 which are … Read more
Pubs, bars and restaurants spent £900million on screens, masks and hand sanitiser to make their venues safe for reopening, according to industry estimates. Bosses have spoken of their fury at spending the cash only to be forced to shell out again to adapt to an ‘ever-changing raft of ill-thought-out regulations’. Each pub has spent more … Read more
Revellers in Manchester are hitting the streets for the last night on the town while pubs and bars slash beer prices and give away packets of crisps for free before Tier 3 lockdown strikes. Groups of young people were seen piling into bars and pubs across the North West city ahead of the strictest Covid-19 … Read more
Pubs and bars across Greater Manchester are slashing beer prices and giving away crisps as drinkers begin their last night on the town before Tier 3 lockdown hits. The new, strictest measures will mean that any venues who don’t serve ‘substantial’ meals will have to close their doors for the time being. It’s estimated that up … Read more
Pubs and restaurants are ‘bearing the brunt’ of local lockdown rules because there is no proof that anywhere else is more closely linked to the virus spreading and officials don’t want to close schools again, one expert said today. Professor Mark Woolhouse, an Edinburgh University epidemiologist and member of SAGE sub-group SPI-M, told MPs today … Read more