Chancellors Support Package “Too Late and Not Enough”
While some sectors of the hospitality industry have welcomed the Chancellor’s £1bn support package, others have dismissed it as “borders on insulting” amounting to”far too…
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Covid-19
Wales to Introduce Restrictions and Closure of Nightclubs from 27 December
Wales will introduce new social distancing measures and close nightclubs from 27 December to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Tim Martin Hits Out at ‘Lockdown by Stealth’
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, has hit out at restrictions designed to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 as “arbitrary”, warning that the…
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No COVID Plan B Required says Dominic Raab
The UK will not require harsher COVID restrictions in the run-up to Christmas because vaccines had put the country into a more resilient position than a year ago
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Unite Calls for Mandatory Mask Wearing in Pubs, and Restaurants
Trade union Unite is calling on Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, to act and ensure mandatory mask wearing for customers visiting hospitality venues across the UK,…
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Government Takes Decisive Action Against New Covid Variant
Temporary and precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant in the UK will come into force on Tuesday
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Welsh Government Facing Fresh Legal Challenge on COVID Pass Policy
Law firm JMW Solicitors has taken the first steps in launching a fresh legal challenge against the Welsh Government following the proposed introduction
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Christmas Will be Lockdown-Free says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he sees no evidence to suggest a Christmas lockdown is ‘on the cards’, despite rising Covid cases.
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Read Greene King’s Inspiring Real-life Pandemic Stories From the Heart of Hospitality
The Greene King pub company and brewer has published Covid Stories, a book which captures a collection of stories from its people throughout the crisis….
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Social Distancing Reduced COVID Transmission By 84%
Social distancing rules reduced the contagion of COVID-19, reveals new research from the University of Cologne. Such rules were introduced into several countries
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Lateral Flow Tests To Be Introduced For Vaccinated International Arrivals
Eligible travellers will be able to order cheaper lateral flow tests from private testing providers as an alternative to a PCR, offering faster results.
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Scottish Licensed Trade Reiterates Opposition to ‘Covid Passport’
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), following today’s debate and vote to go ahead with the introduction next month of vaccine certificates or “Covid passports”…
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Antibody Tests – Not Passports – Are the Key to Learning to Live with Covid, says Expert
The Scottish Government’s vote to follow England in introducing a mandatory Covid passport scheme, for entry to clubs and large events, has led a leading…
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Mandatory Vaccine Passports “Devastating For Business”
The prerequisite for nightclubs and venues holding mass events to make use of vaccine passports as a condition of entry is expected to be introduced in England by the end of September
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Scottish Licensed Trade Expresses Concern Over ‘Covid Passport’ Proposals
TODAY’S announcement by the First Minister that the Scottish Government has proposed rolling out vaccine certificates in clubs and larger event settings is a “threat hanging over the whole of the hospitality industry
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