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May- 2020 -12 MayCoronavirus
Pubs, hospitality and brewers call on chancellor to save the future of pubs
Trade associations representing pubs, hospitality and brewers have sent a joint letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for measures to…
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11 MayCoronavirus
Hospitality industry responds to PM’s conditional plan to ease lockdown
The hospitality industry has reacted to the prime minister’s announcement last night that outlined a ‘conditional’ plan to ease lockdown…
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11 MayCoronavirus
‘Hopes dashed’ by PM announcement, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said that its hope for clarity on reopening and extra support for…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Beer sales collapsed 40% in March amid Covid-19 crisis, says BBPA
Pub beer sales collapsed by 40% in March 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, according to new figures…
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1 MayBusiness Bites
Are we beginning to re-open anyway?
The PM says he will soon announce the reopening plan after weeks of compulsory lockdown for the UKs public and…
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Apr- 2020 -28 AprilCoronavirus
Fifth of SMEs in the hospitality space denied a rent holiday, survey finds
The financial hardship created by the lockdown is “being compounded” by a lack of help from landlords, with almost a…
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28 AprilBusiness Bites
Job support to be wound down, M&S dividend suspended, ventilator production slows, property market halts
Chancellor Rishi Sunack says he will wean the economy off his support schemes in a “gradual” wind-down, to help prevent…
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Mar- 2020 -27 MarchRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay Restaurant group lays off London restaurant staff
Celebrity chef Gordan Ramsay has terminated the contract of around 500 members of staff at his London restaurants as his…
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27 MarchCoronavirus
Covid-19: Restaurant and pub sales fall 71% in last week of trading
Like-for-like sales in pubs, bars and restaurants nosedived 71% in the week that licensed premises were ordered to close amid…
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25 MarchCoronavirus
Covid-19: Off-licenses considered ‘essential’ businesses by government
The government has added off-licenses to its list of retail businesses that can remain open following a ban to close…
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