Eleven council areas to move into highest restrictions level
Eleven council areas in the central belt will be moved into level four – the highest level of coronavirus restrictions – from Friday (November 20) until at least December 11
Claims for extended furlough scheme now live
Businesses can apply for payments through the UK Government’s extended Coronavirus Job Retention (or ‘furlough’) Scheme from today (November 11)
Holyrood committee votes against Pubs Code Bill
The Scottish Parliament committee tasked with weighing the cases for and against a Scottish pubs code has said it does not support the creation of a code in Scotland
Renewed calls for licence fee rebate
Renewed calls have been made for the Scottish Government to take action on annual premises licence fees as venues have been forced to close and had trading restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic
Fife, Perth & Kinross and Angus moved to level three restrictions
Fife, Perth & Kinross and Angus will be moved into level three of COVID-19 restrictions from this Friday (November 13), the first minister has announced
New business fund applications to open this week
The Scottish Government announced today (November 10) that local authority websites will be updated this week to allow businesses to apply for the new ‘Strategic Framework Business Fund’ grants
Furlough scheme extended until end of March
The UK Government’s furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of March, chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed
Levels system comes into force
The Scottish Government’s ‘levels’ system of COVID-19 restrictions came into force at 6am today (November 2), imposing different trading conditions on licensed premises across Scotland
Level 2 and 3 pubs without “facilities to provide a main meal” to remain...
Wet-led pubs and bars in level two and three areas which "do not have the facilities to provide a main meal" will be able to remain closed in order to access the full Job Support Scheme and larger Scottish Government support grants
Scottish Government u-turns on nightclubs fund
The Scottish Government has u-turned on its nightclub support fund, saying grants will be available to all clubs regardless of whether they have traded as bars in the interim or not
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