Scottish Government

Test and protect rules include delivery drivers and cleaners

Bar, pub and restaurant operators across Scotland must now record contact details for delivery drivers and cleaners visiting their premises as well as customers
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No background music or TV volume, Sturgeon says

There should be no background music – or volume from a television – in pubs and restaurants from today (Friday August 14), first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said
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Aberdeen venues to remain closed

Licensed venues in Aberdeen will have to remain shut for at least another week after first minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was “not yet possible to lift any of the restrictions put in place” in the city

Taking customer contact details to be mandatory from next week

Pubs and restaurants will be legally required to take customer contact details from next Friday (August 14), Nicola Sturgeon has said
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Edinburgh waives pavement permit fees

City of Edinburgh Council has announced that it is waiving the fees for tables and chairs permits until the end of October

Aberdeen operators hit out at authorities’ handling of COVID cluster

Aberdeen operators have hit out at authorities’ handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and fear they may have traded for more than a week after the initial cases emerged, unaware that someone with COVID-19 could have been in their venue

Aberdeen venues will close tonight as lockdown reinstated

Pubs, bars and restaurants across Aberdeen will have to shut tonight (August 5) after first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the city will be put back into lockdown

Aberdeen operators voluntarily close amid COVID cluster

Three operators in Aberdeen have voluntarily closed the doors of their venues temporarily amid a cluster of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city 

Eat Out to Help Out scheme is now live

The UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme is now live, with venues able to register at the gov.uk website

Multi-million hotels fund announced

The funding package is designed to provide “some security” to larger hotel businesses until next season

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