Over 400 Pubs Closed in England and Wales in 2021
Over 400 pubs England and Wales have closed during 2021, a rate of approximately 37 per month being demolished or converted for other uses. The…
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Hospitality
All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Northern Nightclubs to Close, Rule of Six, and Indoor Mixing Guidance
Northern Ireland will close nightclubs from Boxing Day and reintroduce the rule of six at pubs and restaurants.
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TiPJAR Relaunches “Hospitality Workers Emergency Fund” to Assist Staff
Tipping platform Tipjar has relaunched its Hospitality Workers Emergency Fund in partnership with sector charity Hospitality Action, allowing the public to donate ‘tips’ to support vulnerable people in the sector.
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Restrictions “Devastating” and Could Drive Closures in New Year Years – UKHospitality Cymru
New restrictions on hospitality businesses in Wales will have devastating financial impacts and could still preface early year closures and job losses, despite a package of Welsh Government cash support, UKHospitality Cymru has warned.
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Liverpool Chef Provides Festive Cheer on a Plate
Great British Menu star and executive head chef at Lu Ban, Dave Critchley, is serving up some Christmas cheer to families across Liverpool, with specially created Christmas Dinner boxes.
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“Knock-Out Blow” for Scotland’s Licensed Hospitality Operators Now Facing Further Restrictions After Christmas
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has introduced new Covid restrictions for hospitality venues in a bid to slow the rise in the new Omicron variant. Ms…
Read more...Hotels See 1 in 10 December Bookings Cancelled Compared to 1 in 2 in 2020 – Despite Fears of an Imminent Increase
Hotel booking data for 2021 shows that December cancellation rates for pre-Christmas bookings have averaged 11%, while the final two weeks of December (including Christmas…
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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…
Read more...Industry Leaders Welcome Chancellors Support for the Beleaguered Hospitality Sector
Industry leaders across the hospitality and licensed on -rade sector have welcomed the chancellor’s commitment to a top up of discretionary grant funding and the release
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Chancellor Announces Cash Grants and Compensation for Sick Leave for Hospitality Businesses
Omicron-hit hospitality businesses will be able to claim up to £6,000 cash grants and companies can receive compensation for employees’ sick pay, as part of a new support package
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Weekend Hospitality Sales Plummet by 40%, Amid Fears of Another Lockdown
New figures, from industry body UKHospitality, show December set to be a disaster for a sector which had much riding on this key period and hopes for a better 2022 already lie in tatters.
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Scotland’s Licensed Hospitality Industry Short-Changed Yet Again
The Scottish licenced hospitality association has hit out At the Scottish governments method of distributing a support fund due to current lockdown restrictions
Read more...UKHospitality Responds to Speculation Over a Potential Imminent Announcement of Further Covid Restriction
Responding to speculation over the weekend about a potential imminent announcement of further Covid restrictions, UKHospitality CEO, Kate Nicholls, today said:
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100,000 Hospitality Businesses Write to Government Demanding Urgent Support
Over 100,000 hospitality, leisure and retail businesses have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for urgent pledges of financial
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Omicron Hits Festive Trading and Highlights Need for Support
After a tough 2020 and early 2021, CGA’s latest research shows how new COVID-19 concerns and Plan B restrictions threaten to dramatically impact Christmas sales across hospitality.
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