Greene King has renamed four of its pubs over fears the monikers had ‘racist’ connotations – sparking outrage on social media over the ‘woke’ move. Three pubs called The Black Boy – in Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury in Suffolk, and Shinfield in Berkshire – and another called The Black’s Head in Wirksworth, Derbyshire were renamed following … Read more
Pubs and restaurants will reportedly be able to serve customers food and alcohol outside from April as ministers continue to plan Britain’s route out of lockdown. The reopening of hospitality is being accelerated in an attempt to boost the struggling sector, a government insider told the Sun. Hospitality had previously been expected to reopen in May, … Read more
Travel and hospitality bosses today warn the UK faces a second summer write off as uncertainty over when restrictions will end squashes demand for holidays and hospitality venues. Millions of Britons have already booked holidays ahead of the Prime Minister’s announcement of the country’s plan for easing restrictions on February 22 and Matt Hancock has … Read more
Boris Johnson’s blueprint to lift the lockdown started taking shape last night as plans for pubs, schools and offices emerged. The Prime Minister is due to unveil his long-awaited road map toward the end of the month and is under pressure from his backbenchers to announce a major easing of restrictions – while scientists are … Read more
Pubs, bars and restaurants on the Isle of Man are bracing for an influx of revellers this weekend as residents on the island prepare for a blowout to celebrate the end of lockdown. Bar bosses expect bumper crowds across Friday, Saturday and Sunday as customers flow back into the pubs and restaurants on the first … Read more
Dubai has forced all of its pubs and bars to close after a surge in Covid-19 cases at the influencer-packed destination since the start of the New Year. The sheikhdom also ordered restaurants and cafes to close by 1am, as well as instituted crowd limits on cinemas, hotels, shopping centres and other destinations. The move … Read more
Isle of Man lifts ALL lockdown rules as pubs, schools and shops reopen with social distancing and face masks scrapped – but borders remain shut Pubs have reopened on the Isle of Man after it scrapped its lockdown measures The island, which is self-governing, had held a 25 day circuit-breaker lockdown Rules including social distancing … Read more
Tenants of pub group controlled by two of Britain’s richest men mulling legal action over rent demands By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 Tenants of a pub group controlled by two of Britain’s richest men are mulling legal action over rent … Read more
Pubs, restaurants and cafes have never been coronavirus hotspots, local public health directors claimed today. Despite hospitality venues facing hugely damaging restrictions, there has never been a ‘terribly big risk’ of someone catching the disease in them, they said. Greg Fell, director of public health in Sheffield, and Dr Richard Harling, his counterpart in Staffordshire, … Read more
Pubs and restaurants could stay closed until July after Government chiefs chose to extend the lockdown powers given to councils. The specially-created powers, which give local authorities in England the ability to close venues and tape-off public areas due to coronavirus, were due to expire next week. But in a blow to million of Britons hoping … Read more