Greater Manchester
Comprehensive coverage of foodservice and hospitality activity across Greater Manchester, with updates from central Manchester, Salford, Altrincham, Stockport, and Rochdale. This section explores restaurant and bar openings, regeneration-led investment, neighbourhood dining trends, and F&B strategy shaped by a fast-growing urban population. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into the dynamics of a region balancing independent energy with large-scale commercial growth.
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Jun- 2021 -18 JuneCoronavirus
Hospitality companies threaten legal action over reopening delays
Over 45 businesses in the hospitality, tourism, wedding and event industries are threatening legal action against the UK government over the potential delay of the economy’s 19 July reopening. An open letter, led by Manchester’s night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester Sacha Lord, is calling for industry support from the…
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Mar- 2021 -2 MarchCoronavirus
Substantial meal rule dropped following legal battle
Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser, has won a legal challenge forcing the UK government to drop its “substantial meal” rule for bars and restaurants. High court judges ruled in favour of Lord, who brought a legal case against health secretary Matt Hancock with the claim certain lockdown measures…
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Jan- 2021 -18 JanuaryCoronavirus
Sacha Lord calls for hospitality to reopen alongside non-essential retail
Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s night time economy advisor, has claimed that hospitality “must reopen” alongside non-essential retail as part of a return to the Covid-19 tiered system. The comment came in response to Dominc Raab’s confirmation on the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show that a phased transition out of national…
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13 JanuaryRestaurants
14-year-old boy charged with murder of stockport restaurant owner
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Mohammed Islam, a stockport restaurant owner, following a robbery on 8 January 2021. Islam who was also known as Nowab Miah was the owner of Marple Spice, an Indian restaurant in the greater Manchester area. The incident occurred just after…
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberFood and Drink
Deliveroo pledges to match customer tips
Deliveroo has announced its pledge to match customers’ in-app tips to local restaurants hit by Covid restrictions. The company said it will match tips paid to eligible restaurants up to a total value of £60,000 from today until midnight on Christmas Eve up to the value of £20 per tip.…
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Nov- 2020 -26 NovemberCoronavirus
New Tier system announced
The Government has announced a new Tier system for when England leaves lockdown on 2 December, with only areas in Tier 1 allowed to revert back to the ‘rule of six’. Making the announcement to the House of Commons, health secretary Matt Hancock revealed that the new Tier 3 restrictions…
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18 NovemberBusiness
Sacha Lord warns Manchester hospitality could take five years to recover
Greater Manchester’s evening hospitality economy could reportedly take “five years to recover” from Covid-19, according to the area’s night-time economic advisor Sacha Lord. According to the BBC, Lord said One in ten night-time businesses could permanently close in the area, and 80% of restaurants have reportedly planned on making redundancies.…
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11 NovemberCoronavirus
Government urged to reevaluate lockdown restrictions
Sacha Lord, the night time economy advisor for Greater Manchester, has urged parliament to reassess its latest lockdown measures. In a letter to the government legal department, Lord picked upon the “insufficient level of detail” provided by the study used to back up lockdown measures. He also called upon three…
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Oct- 2020 -26 OctoberRegulations & Policies
Manchester hospitality sector slams ‘insufficient’ government response
Hospitality leaders in Greater Manchester, led by the region’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord, are continuing legal proceedings against the introduction of Tier 3 restrictions after receiving an “insufficient” government response. The group has previously said the decision has no scientific basis and will “recklessly destroy” the region’s hospitality…
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23 OctoberCoronavirus
Hospitality sales drop ‘nearly two thirds’ in Tier 3 areas
Hospitality sales dropped by nearly two thirds in the upper tiers of the government’s new Covid alert system, with Tier 3 areas suffering from an immediate drop in sales, according to CGA’s latest data. Pubs, bars and restaurants in ‘Very High’ tiers in England have seen their sales fall between…
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