New tiered restrictions will cost hospitality firms across the country up to £7.8billion and allow very few businesses in the sector to operate normally, according to new analysis. Recruitment website Caterer.com estimated that pent-up demand for meals and drinks could have delivered as much as £15.9billion to the UK economy when the current lockdown ends … Read more
Police are hunting a ‘dine and dash’ couple who swindled up to a dozen pubs and restaurants by fleeing without paying for meals during a ten-month crime spree. The pair are thought to have claimed their card was declined during their brazen tricks on the beleaguered hospitality venues across East Anglia. They would then leave … Read more
Hospitality bosses fear Government U-turn on bonuses for retaining furloughed staff could jeopardise financing deals with lenders By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 Hospitality bosses fear the Government U-turn on bonuses for retaining furloughed staff could jeopardise financing deals with lenders. … Read more
The new lockdown will ‘decimate’ the UK’s hospitality industry – and it won’t begin to recover until the spring, says manager of Manchester’s five-star Lowry Hotel Adrian Ellis has called on the government to extend furlough beyond December He also says cut in VAT to 5% for the hospitality industry should be extended Overnight stays and … Read more
A hospitality business has been fined £1,000 for not displaying a coronavirus QR code which people have to scan to check into the NHS Test and Trace app. Two further Health and Safety Notices have been served by Gloucestershire County Council for businesses not having adequate ‘Covid-secure’ measures in place. The firm which was handed … Read more
At the start of the coronavirus lockdown, an eerie sight appeared on London’s streets. Shoppers walking through Westfield shopping centre in White City on a Saturday night would have found the place virtually deserted. The place is now busier again, but overall footfall at Westfield’s sites in West London and Stratford had only recovered to … Read more
MasterChef Australia judge Andy Allen says the COVID-19 pandemic ‘has been extremely tough’ on his hospitality business By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:28 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 00:39 BST, 6 October 2020 Life throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been far from sweet for Junior MasterChef Australia judge Andy Allen. The … Read more
Political leaders in Liverpool announce £40million emergency aid package for the region’s struggling pubs, bars and restaurants amid Covid lockdown Council leaders from Liverpool and surrounding areas scrambled to find funding They are urging the Government to provide more long-term financial support It comes as region hit by tighter coronavirus restrictions last week as cases … Read more
The evidence that justifies the controversial 10pm curfew should be published, a leading Tory MP said last night – as fury grew over the huge damage being done to the hospitality sector. Commons science committee chairman Greg Clark demanded ‘transparency’ over the advice, as a Conservative council leader said the industry had been ‘thrown to … Read more
Cops were called into to break up 300 house parties across Scotland over the weekend. Police Scotland handed out 101 fines and made 14 arrests while responding to complaints of house parties between Friday night and Sunday. Police were also deployed across Scotland to help councils ensure pubs and clubs closed at 10pm. It comes … Read more