Legislation News – Page 30
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NewsRelaxed takeaway regulations could become permanent
Relaxed regulations that allow pubs and restaurants to sell takeaway food and alcohol could become permanent, communities secretary Robert Jenrick has said.
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NewsFurlough extended until March
The government’s furlough scheme will be extended until the end of March, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
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NewsTakeaway alcohol U-turn a “lifeline” but “not anywhere near enough”
The government’s U-turn on its ban on takeaway beer from pubs during lockdown has been welcomed by the industry ahead of tomorrow’s restrictions, but concerns have been raised as to how it compares to off-trade restrictions.
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NewsWales relaxes lockdown rules
Groups of four people from different households will be allowed to meet indoors at pubs, cafes and restaurants after Wales’ firebreak lockdown ends.
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NewsGovernment makes partial u-turn on takeaway beer
The government has made a partial U-turn on its ban on takeaway beer from pubs during the lockdown in England.
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NewsSix-month investment needed for sector survival
Trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the Government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of those sectors.
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NewsHugh Osmond: Christmas 'already over’ for sector
Coppa Club backer Hugh Osmond has warned many hospitality venues will never reopen after lockdown on Thursday.
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NewsUKH: ‘Viability is on a knife-edge’
UK Hospitality has warned the cost of a second lockdown to hospitality businesses would be heavier than the first.
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NewsSunak extends furlough scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a month-long extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme during the second lockdown.
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NewsLockdown announcement mired in chaos
Pubs, restaurants and other non-essential businesses will be forced to close from Thursday 5 November for a month after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a second national lockdown.
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NewsTrade bodies call for changes in State Aid restrictions
Up to 20,000 hospitality businesses across the UK will be unable to access lockdown grants without changes to State Aid restrictions, sector trade bodies have warned.
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NewsPret rejects Metcalfe lockdown comments amid uproar
Itsu CEO Julian Metcalfe has caused outrage after saying society will not recover another lockdown in order to save “a few thousand lives of very old or vulnerable people”.
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News1% of hospitality venues linked to virus
Just 1% of hospitality venues across the UK have been linked to NHS Test and Trace incidences of coronavirus, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the UK’s restaurant and pub trade bodies.
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NewsNottinghamshire moves into tier 3
Nottinghamshire moves into tier 3 restrictions tomorrow, potentially shutting more than 800 wet-led pubs and bars in the region unless they can operate as restaurants. Nottingham City, Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe council entered the very high alert level overnight, with the rest of the county to follow after midnight on ...
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NewsUK Hospitality calls for further support in Wales
Hospitality businesses in Wales need further support if they are to survive the winter, UK Hospitality Cymru has warned.
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NewsScotland to ease alcohol restrictions
Pubs and restaurants in areas subject to Scotland’s lower three tiers will be able to serve alcohol indoors again from Monday next week, the first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NewsTrade bodies call for a freeze in late-night levy payments
Hospitality trade bodies have called on government to freeze late-night levy payments as some late-night businesses have been required to continue payments despite lockdown and curfew restrictions.
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NewsGovernment attempts to narrow business lunch exemption
The government has attempted to narrow the so-called household mixing ‘loophole’ of business lunches, warning restaurants against utilising the exemption to fill tables.
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NewsHospitality trade bodies propose workable framework ahead of Scottish debate
Trade bodies representing Scotland’s hospitality sector have proposed a workable ‘strategic framework’ for the industry ahead of today’s scheduled debate on the country’s plan for the next six months.
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NewsWestminster scraps al fresco charge
Westminster City Council has scrapped plans to charge restaurant and bar operators to keep trading outside through the coming months.