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Venue owner faces £10,000 fine after 100 people attend 'dangerous and foolish' wedding reception

16 October 2020 by

An events venue owner is set to be slapped with a £10,000 fine after allowing more than 100 people to attend a wedding reception in what police have described as a “dangerous and foolish” breach of regulations.

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Table service rules only to apply in licensed premises

23 September 2020 by

Table service-only restrictions set to come into force alongside the 10pm hospitality curfew tomorrow will not apply in non-licensed venues, the government has confirmed.

‘Exhaustive package of financial support’ essential as industry faces six months of restrictions News

‘Exhaustive package of financial support’ essential as industry faces six months of restrictions

22 September 2020 by
Operators’ plea: follow the restrictions to prevent hospitality being targeted News

Operators’ plea: follow the restrictions to prevent hospitality being targeted

21 September 2020 by
New 'rule of six' restrictions come into force, limiting social gatherings News

New 'rule of six' restrictions come into force, limiting social gatherings

14 September 2020 by
Ban on social gatherings of more than six people extended to Scotland News

Ban on social gatherings of more than six people extended to Scotland

10 September 2020 by

New laws, fines and powers introduced to enforce Covid-19 restrictions on hospitality News

New laws, fines and powers introduced to enforce Covid-19 restrictions on hospitality

09 September 2020 by

Covid-19 restrictions will be strengthened from Monday when hospitality venues failing to collect guest details and[...]

Gatherings of more than six people in pubs and restaurants set to be banned from Monday News

Gatherings of more than six people in pubs and restaurants set to be banned from Monday

09 September 2020 by

Social gatherings of more than six people are set to banned in England from Monday, including[...]

Uncertainty around weddings and larger events leaves operators in limbo News

Uncertainty around weddings and larger events leaves operators in limbo

05 August 2020 by

Uncertainty around the return of wedding receptions and larger events has left hotels and venues in[...]

Facemasks not set to be compulsory in restaurants and pubs, environment secretary confirms News

Facemasks not set to be compulsory in restaurants and pubs, environment secretary confirms

14 July 2020 by

Face masks are not set to be made compulsory in restaurants and pubs, environment secretary George[...]

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Oxfordshire pub bans under-25s in the evening for flouting virus measures

The Royal Standard pub in Wallingford, Oxfordshire has banned under-25s in the evening for “refusing to adhere to social distancing”."

10 July 2020 by
Soho venues asked to implement ‘no seat, no service’ policy to avoid overcrowding in streets News

Soho venues asked to implement ‘no seat, no service’ policy to avoid overcrowding in streets

09 July 2020
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Westminster Council has asked hospitality venues in Soho to implement a ‘no seat, no service’ policy to avoid overcrowding in streets.

Operators celebrate 'a cracking two days' as police praise measures put in place News

Operators celebrate 'a cracking two days' as police praise measures put in place

06 July 2020
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Hospitality operators have celebrated a successful opening weekend in England and Northern Ireland as officials praised the measures put in place to keep guests and teams safe in the face of Covid-19.

UKHospitality welcomes 'flexible' government guidance as sector-specific detail published News

UKHospitality welcomes 'flexible' government guidance as sector-specific detail published

24 June 2020 by

UKHospitality has welcomed the publication of government guidance for hospitality to serve guests once again from[...]

Scotland to open outdoor hospitality space from 6 July News

Scotland to open outdoor hospitality space from 6 July

24 June 2020 by

Hospitality operators in Scotland will be able to open outdoor spaces on 6 July with indoor[...]

‘Lengthy and painful’ recovery anticipated by hospitality operators News

‘Lengthy and painful’ recovery anticipated by hospitality operators

22 June 2020 by

Hospitality operators are anticipating a “lengthy and painful” recovery with demand expected to remain suppressed for[...]

Confirmation of 4 July opening expected on Tuesday alongside distancing update News

Confirmation of 4 July opening expected on Tuesday alongside distancing update

22 June 2020 by

Confirmation of a 4 July opening date for hospitality and the outcome of the review into[...]

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Johnson’s two-metre review delays hospitality reopening date confirmation and guidelines

Prime minister Boris Johnson’s review of the two-metre physical distancing guidelines has delayed both the publication of hospitality reopening guidance and confirmation of the sector’s 4 July reopening date, according to City AM."

18 June 2020 by
Two-metre distancing rule to be reviewed ahead of hospitality reopening News

Two-metre distancing rule to be reviewed ahead of hospitality reopening

15 June 2020
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Boris Johnson has set up a review into the two-metre distancing rule in what is being seen as a first step towards relaxing the requirement ahead of a return of hospitality businesses.

Pub & Bar

Huge number of pubs ‘will never reopen’ with two-metre distancing rules in place

12 June 2020
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A huge number of pubs will never reopen with two-metre distancing rules in place, according to Oakman Inns’ chief executive Peter Borg-Neal.

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