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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scottish nightclub and music venue operators have thrown their weight behind fresh calls for the UK Government to support the sector as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased for the rest of the licensed trade but late night venues still have no timeframe for reopening

Sustained sector-specific support is needed for businesses in Scotland’s hospitality sector as a return to 2019 levels of businesses is not expected until 2022