Coronavirus: Renewed calls to ease outdoor area regulations
Trade groups have again urged the Scottish Government to ease planning and licensing requirements to enable operators to use outdoor areas as soon as lockdown measures are eased
North Coast 500 survey signals ‘staycation boom’
Two thirds of tourism businesses on the North Coast 500 (NC500) route are set to reopen as soon as the go-ahead is given by the Scottish Government, according to a new report
Coronavirus: Scottish Government to publish hospitality guidance
The Scottish Government is expected to publish guidance for tourism and hospitality businesses, laying out the steps they will be required to take in order to reopen and resume trading
Coronavirus: Scottish Government must relax outdoor and distance rules to give trade a fighting...
Following last week’s Scottish Government road map announcement holding out the prospect of outdoor drinking in phase two from mid-June, licensing lawyers have been inundated with an unprecedented flurry of trade enquiries
Coronavirus: trade looks to life after lockdown
A series of industry-led protocols on how businesses across the hospitality sector might operate post-lockdown is to be put to the UK and Scottish governments amid concerns that trading under strict social distancing restrictions will not be viable for many
Coronavirus: furlough extension welcomed
The UK Government’s decision to extend its Job Retention Scheme to employees hired on or before March 19 has been welcomed by trade group UK Hospitality
Coronavirus: Scottish Government extends grant scheme to each premises
Change will offer 100% grant on first property and 75% grant on all subsequent properties
Coronavirus: loan measures extended
The UK Government has announced changes to its business interruption loan scheme in an attempt to ensure more businesses can benefit
Coronavirus: One day to save one million jobs
The UK Government has 24 hours to save a million jobs across the country, a hospitality trade group has warned
Coronavirus: Clarity needed for businesses on government’s cash relief plans
Trade groups have again voiced concern about the reviewed financial measures announced last night (March 17) by the UK Government, saying they do not address the “immediate” issues for the trade
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