LGA On Tougher Council Powers To Tackle Businesses Flouting COVID-19 Rules
“Councils continue to work tirelessly to support communities through this pandemic and to ensure they are prepared for the threat of a potential second wave.
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Rule Of Six Rule Now In Force- Are Curfews Looming?
The government’s new ‘rule of six’ restrictions is now in force, prohibiting the gathering of seven or more people, indoors or outdoors and includes in pubs
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The Devil Is In The Detail: Can My Business Be Insured If There’s A Local Lockdown?
By Alex Balcombe, Partner at Harris Balcombe (www.harrisbalcombe.com)
After Leicester’s local lock- down saw the UK government order the immediate closure of non-essential stores and delayed the reopening of
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5 Safeguards to Protect Hospitality Tenants Struggling to Meet their Financial Obligations
By Pranav Bhanot, a commercial litigation solicitor specializing in the hospitality sector at law firm Meaby&Co Solicitors (www.meaby.co.uk)
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COVID-19 Impact: Can Hospitality Sector Rise From Ashes?
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk)
With relaxation in the lockdown in the UK, the country is slowly starting to recover, with citizens being allowed to hang around at their
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A Guide To Risk Assessing Your Business
By Nick Wilson, Director of Health & Safety Services at Ellis Whittam
Since restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in England have emerged from their three-month hibernation, employers are constantly
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Hospitality Businesses Face “Bloodbath” Without Rent Support
Hospitality and retail businesses face a ‘bloodbath’ of failure and closure as landlords prepare to enforce rent collections as the government mortarium
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Call For “Targeted Extension” Of Furlough Scheme
MPs have supported a call by business and trade union for the government to continue wage support when the furlough scheme ends in October
Read more...‘Pubs Are Safe’ Says Wetherspoon Boss Tim Martin
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon has seen 66 positive Covid-19 test results among its 41,564 employees across its 861-pub estate in the 10 weeks since 4 July
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Bumper Monday Helps Drinks End August On A High
The Bank Holiday and final day of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme helped to deliver the best drinks sales since lockdown last week, CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows.
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£800 Million Business Rates Bill Could Be The Last Straw For Thousands Of Pubs
British Beer & Pub Association responds to Business Rates Review, calling for urgent extension of sector business rates relief to ensure pubs facing average
Read more...Cross-Party Support Voiced For Long-Term Reduction In Tourism VAT
UKHospitality has welcomed the cross-party support for a long-term reduction in tourism VAT expressed in this afternoon’s Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons.
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Eat-Out-To-Help-Out Pushes Foodservice Activity To Highest Level Since COVID-19
Spend hits 63% of pre-lockdown during last week of August
Global information company The NPD Group says spend in the British out-of-home (OOH) foodservice market during the week ending
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Weddings & Events Saved At Liverpool Hotel Which Fell Into Administration
PEOPLE who booked weddings, parties and other events at of one of Liverpool’s best-known hotels are celebrating after the new operators vowed to honour
Read more...Food-Led Pub And Restaurant Groups Enjoy August “Bounceback”
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales bounce back up to 2019 levels in August thanks to the
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