Coronavirus: Highland hotel’s ‘lifeline’ crowdfunding campaign
The family behind Dornoch Castle Hotel has raised more than £55,000 through a crowdfunding campaign launched to keep the business afloat during the coronavirus closure period
Coronavirus: Hospitality chiefs continue fight to tackle grants cap
Hospitality leaders are continuing to push for financial support for businesses with rateable values (RVs) over £50,999 which are excluded from the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus Small Business Grant scheme
Adapting in unprecedented times
Wedgwood The Restaurant made headlines by introducing a takeaway service the week before the government-ordered closure
Coronavirus: support ‘must be extended and enhanced’
Further support for businesses is needed if the hospitality industry is to weather the COVID-19 storm, according to trade group UK Hospitality, which has said the current government measures need to be “extended and enhanced”
Coronavirus: Glasgow distiller’s limited edition rum goes a long way
Wester Spirit Co has released its first white rum to help fund the production of more hand sanitiser during the COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus: business grants must be paid faster, say trade groups
Trade groups say time is critical for operators who have not yet received “lifeline” business grants and that more must be done to make payments faster, after figures from the Scottish Government showed grants have so far been paid to a third of the businesses that applied
Coronavirus: still ‘no support’ for many Scottish operators
More than 1500 Scottish pubs, bars and hotels are receiving “no support” from the Scottish Government during the coronavirus shutdown, according to the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA)
Coronavirus: Job Retention Scheme goes live
Claims for wages of furloughed staff can now be submitted online after the UK Government launched its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme this morning
Coronavirus: Pubs and restaurants ‘among the last to exit lockdown’
Greater support for pubs is needed if they are to survive an extended closure period, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has said
Coronavirus: Parliamentary inquiry into hospitality and tourism recovery launches
A group of Westminster politicians has launched an inquiry into the best ways to support the hospitality and tourism industries after the COVID-19 shutdown is lifted
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