Coronavirus

City Pub Company raises £22m

The City Pub Company has announced the successful completion of £22m in fundraising in efforts to shore up cash amid…

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Chancellor extends coronavirus loan scheme to bigger firms

The Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme has been extended to include businesses with turnover greater than £500m. The £330bn…

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Chestnut partners with Food4Heroes to help support key workers in East Anglia

Chestnut, an East Anglian hospitality group, has teamed up with Food4Heroes to help provide fresh meals for frontline NHS workers.…

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‘Urgent’ inquiry to help hospitality businesses recover to launch in May

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism is launching an “urgent inquiry” to establish the best ways to support…

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Restaurant, pub and bar sales nosedive 60% in March

Collective like-for-like sales tumbled 57.6% in March amongst the pub, restaurant and bar sector as the nationwide lockdown began, according…

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Government extends lockdown for ‘at least’ three more weeks

The government has announced an extension to the coronavirus lockdown for “at least” a further three weeks.   The decision…

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Urgent inquiry launched to support hospitality businesses

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism announced it is launching an urgent inquiry to establish the best ways…

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UK hospitality job market most affected by Covid-19 outbreak, study finds

UK job vacancies plummet 42% in the year to date as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic, according to the…

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Chancellor extends furlough scheme deadline

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the deadline for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme after it was found that many people…

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Mitchells and Butlers furloughs 99% of staff

Mitchells and Butlers announced it has furloughed 99% of its workforce in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  The announcement…

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