Pubs

Star Pubs & Bars is investing a further £4m in rent reductions for its leased and tenanted pubs in September and October

Bringing total rent support to £25m until the end of October

Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw total July sales down 50.4% on the same month last year as the sector re-emerged after lockdown, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.

Pubs and other licensed premises should be made to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines with councils given the powers to close down places where rules are being flouted

Laura Lythall and Sam Hawkes of The Ship Inn, Canary Wharf, have taken on their first Star Pubs & Bars lease, the former The Great Eastern on Glenaffric Avenue on the Isle of Dogs

The landlord of pub in Staffordshire which has been linked to a coronavirus outbreak has admitted he was “simply not strong enough” in ensuring social distancing measures were enforced.

Fewer than two thirds (62%) of Britain’s licensed premises were trading again by the end of July following the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

The Old House at Home, on Pudding Lane in Maidstone, has reopened its doors to the local community after an investment of c£200,000.

Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has announced plans to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points in all suitable sites across its 2,700 managed and tenanted pubs.

Out-of-home drinks sales are continuing to nudge upwards after the end of lockdown, with pubs and beer in most demand so far.

Ultra-high levels of hygiene are helping to spread the word that it is safe to eat and drink out again, new data for the industry-wide ‘We Hear You’ campaign shows.

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