26 January 2021

Chancellor implored to act to save pub jobs

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been pressed to extend vital support for hospitality, after figures reveal the sector as the hardest hit by job losses once more.
25 January 2021

Laws giving councils power to close pubs subtley extended

Lockdown laws that give local authorities the ability to close pubs and other hospitality venues have been quietly extended by the Government until the summer.
25 January 2021

Late-night leaders call for public input into pandemic impact inquiry

Leaders from across the night-time economy have implored the sectorâs staff, giggoers and nightlife lovers to take part in a Parliamentary inquiry into British nightlifeâs dire […]
22 January 2021

79% operators can only survive closure until May with Government aid, survey reveals

Almost eight in 10 (79%) operators have warned their businesses will only survive a trade shutdown until May with support from Government schemes, research has discovered.
22 January 2021

Explained: how to claim business interruption insurance

While the Supreme Court ruled most business interruption insurance policyholders will have cover for losses due to coronavirus restrictions, which was hailed as a âmassive boostâ, […]
22 January 2021

Petitions Committee chair urges PM to engage with ‘particularly vulnerable’ hospitality sector

Catherine McKinnell MP has written to Boris Johnson urging him to pursue a ‘coordinated approach’ with the hospitality sector after the PM appeared cool on the […]
22 January 2021

Pubs must prepare their businesses for Brexit now

Pubs have been urged by business minister Paul Scully to ensure they are properly prepared amid changes brought about by the end of the Brexit transition […]
22 January 2021

2020 cost trade 6,000 licensed venues

The nation lost about 6,000 licensed premises in 2020 â almost three times the number compared to 2019, new figures have revealed.
21 January 2021

No idea on pubs’ place in reopening pecking order

The Government has not indicated the point at which hospitality will open when the country lifts from lockdown, but it is understood sector leaders and ministers […]
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