Trade demands clarity on easing of restrictions
Operators and trade groups have demanded clarity on the easing of restrictions scheduled to go ahead on Monday (9th August).
No social distancing and clubs can reopen from Monday
Social distancing requirements will be dropped and nightclubs able to reopen from Monday (9th August) as Scotland moves out of level zero restrictions, the first minister has confirmed.
SHG proposes solution to ‘pingdemic’
A hospitality industry trade group has proposed a system it says could help bar, restaurant and hotel businesses avoid having to close temporarily as a result of the so-called ‘pingdemic’.
Temporary structure rules extended again
The Scottish Government has announced that the relaxation of building rules around temporary structures in hospitality will continue until March.
Outdoor seating rules need to be permanently relaxed
Trade group UK Hospitality Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to permanently relax planning restrictions on outdoor seating, after the UK Government signalled it intends to do so in England.
Relief and disappointment: groups react to level zero move
Yesterday's announcement that Scotland will move to level zero from Monday, 19th July – albeit with caveats – has been met with a mixture of relief and disappointment, according to trade groups.
Move to level zero to go ahead on 19th July with some ‘modifications’
The whole of Scotland will be under level zero restrictions from Monday 19th July – but with certain ‘modifications’ to those restrictions, including a midnight closing time and the continued requirement for face masks, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.
Physical distancing requirements could be dropped on 9th August
Physical distancing requirements in licensed premises could end on 9th August, after first minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled an updated coronavirus Strategic Framework in the Scottish Parliament today.
‘Continuing uncertainty’ as lockdown easing paused
The Scottish hospitality industry faces “continuing uncertainty” following yesterday’s announcement from the first minister that the easing of coronavirus restrictions is likely to be paused for three weeks.
Sturgeon: further easing of restrictions this month ‘unlikely’
The planned easing of coronavirus restrictions from 28th June is “unlikely” to go ahead, the first minister has said.
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