Curfew

Scottish pubs allowed to stay open beyond curfew if Euro matches run late

24-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Scottish pubs in council areas under Level 2 and Level 1 lockdown will be able to stay open later to show European Championship matches that go to extra-time.

Sturgeon hopes Scotland can return 'to almost complete normality' by August

22-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Nicola Sturgeon has announced all of Scotland could move to Level 0 on 19 July, with most remaining restrictions potentially set to be dropped on 9 August.

'No hard evidence' behind curfew

10-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Sir Patrick Vallance has said there was 'no hard evidence' behind the Government's decision to impose a 10pm curfew on hospitality venues back in September.

Petition launched to 'save Scottish hospitality trade' before Christmas

20-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

A petition has been launched calling for the Scottish Government to ‘tweak the tiers' and support the hospitality sector through what is guaranteed to be a tough festive season.

Gleneagles Hotel to close for 11 weeks amid tougher lockdown restrictions

12-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

The Gleneagles Hotel says it will remain close throughout the festive season and all of January after tougher lockdown restrictions were announced for Perth and Kinross.

Scottish hospitality businesses 'will not survive' if forced to close before 10pm

11-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Pubs and restaurants in Scotland 'will not survive Christmas' if they are forced to close earlier than 10pm, the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has warned.

Starmer calls for curfew rethink

09-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Sir Keir Starmer has called for a rethink of the Government's 10pm curfew on hospitality, suggesting it would be better to stagger closing times once businesses reopen post lockdown.

G-A-Y owner 'not giving up' after court refuses to let curfew legal challenge go ahead

29-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

The owner of London’s G-A-Y nightclub in Soho has 'decided not to give up' after a court refused permission for his legal challenge against the 10pm curfew to go ahead.

Nottinghamshire to join Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Yorkshire in Tier 3

28-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

Almost 800 pubs and 12 wine bars in Nottingham will be forced to close unless they can operate as restaurants serving substantial meals when Nottinghamshire moves into Tier 3 lockdown on Friday.

Christmas bookings drop by 75% as a result of eating out restrictions

28-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

Nearly half of restaurants, pubs and hotels have lost around 75% of festive bookings since the ‘rule of six’ and 10pm curfew began, according to a new survey.

Scottish hospitality businesses face '£3.5m shortfall' during circuit breaker

28-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

Scotland’s restaurants and pubs will receive only £415,000 of Government support over the country’s three-week ‘circuit-breaker’ despite it costing business over £3.5m to close, the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has claimed.

Trade bodies call on Government to freeze late-night levy payments

27-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Three of the sector's biggest trade bodies have demanded the Government freeze the levy payments late-night hospitality and pub businesses have been required to continue paying despite Coronavirus restrictions.

Hospitality sector presents Scottish Government with 'workable strategic framework'

27-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Trade Bodies representing Scotland’s hospitality sector have written to the First Minister and MSPs proposing a 'workable strategic framework' for the sector.

Scotland to enter a five-level Coronavirus alert system

23-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

Scotland is to enter a five-level Coronavirus lockdown system first Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Tier 2 and 3 restrictions are proving catastrophic for hospitality businesses, says poll

23-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

The Tier 2 and 3 restrictions are proving catastrophic for hospitality businesses with some experiencing a huge drop in trade as a result of the Government measures.

Sadiq Khan calls for curfew to be scrapped as London restaurateurs grapple with restrictions

20-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Sadiq Khan has called for the 10pm curfew imposed on hospitality businesses in the capital to be scrapped following the Government's decision to raise the city's Coronavirus alert level.

Greater Manchester to receive government support for tier 3 status

19-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

Manchester’s council leaders could be offered a support package of up to £100m to accept the Government’s proposed tier 3 restrictions.

Operators see September sales slump

16-Oct-2020 By James Halliwell

Sales slumped in September after the combination of the withdrawal of Eat Out to Help Out and the introduction of the 10pm curfew, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Curfew passes Commons vote despite Tory rebellion

14-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

A parliamentary vote on regulations linked to the 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants in England has been won by the Government, despite aggressive opposition from backbench Tory MPs.

Up to 970 Liverpool pubs face closure as new restrictions condemned for being 'simply wrong'

13-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has condemned the Government's decision to target pubs for closure in areas deemed 'very high' risk under its new three-tier alert system.

Many hospitality businesses face 'point of no return' as Prime Minister sets out new restrictions - updated

12-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Pubs and bars in the Liverpool City Region will be required to close from Wednesday (14 October) under new Coronavirus restrictions announced by the Prime Minister.

G-A-Y owner pushes ahead with curfew legal challenge after 'dither and delay' by Government

09-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

The owner of London’s G-A-Y nightclub in Soho is to proceed with his a legal challenge against the Government's 10pm curfew on hospitality businesses.

Glasgow's Ubiquitous Chip owner calls on hospitality to demonstrate plight of workers

09-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

The owner of popular Glasgow restaurant Ubiquitous Chip is calling on the industry to come together to demonstrate the number of livelihoods that are at stake as a result of the Scottish Government’s latest restrictions on hospitality.

Two thirds of hospitality operators will collapse in six months without support, says poll

09-Oct-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Almost two thirds of hospitality operators now don’t believe they can survive the next six months of a 10pm curfew, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll.

Greene King set for pub closures with 800 jobs at risk

07-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Greene King is to close dozens of sites and axe hundreds of jobs following a slump in trade exacerbated by the Government’s 10pm curfew on hospitality businesses.

MPs told of ‘severe and devastating impact’ of curfew

07-Oct-2020 By Finn Scott-Delany

UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has urged MPs to rethink the 10pm curfew, saying it was “crippling hospitality businesses”.

Government delays curfew vote amid Tory rebellion

07-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

The Government has been forced to delay a parliamentary vote on the 10pm curfew in the face of growing backbench opposition to the measure.

Tory rebels look to call time on curfew

06-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

The end of the 10pm curfew imposed on hospitality businesses could be in sight after rebel Conservatives said they can muster the votes needed to overturn the Government's majority.

Mayor of London calls for "rapid review" of 10pm curfew

05-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

Sadiq Khan says he is pushing for a rapid review of the 10pm curfew imposed on hospitality businesses.

G-A-Y nightclub owner launches legal challenge against 10pm curfew

05-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

The owner of London’s G-A-Y nightclub in Soho is to launch a legal challenge against the Government’s 10pm curfew.

Pub sector urges a Government 'change of tack' to avoid £7.4bn hit to economy

05-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

The value of the British beer and pub sector will take a £7.4bn hit, with a third of jobs lost in the industry, unless the Government changes its approach to the Coronavirus pandemic, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned.

More than a third of hospitality businesses won't survive six-month 10pm curfew

02-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

The Government’s 10pm curfew will be catastrophic for many hospitality businesses with more than a third saying they will not survive a six-month period with it in effect.

Alok Sharma: Government has provided "a lot of specific support" for hospitality

30-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

Business Secretary Alok Sharma has defended the Government’s 10pm curfew enforced on restaurants and pubs in England, stating that it has provided “a lot of specific support” for the hospitality sector.

Hospitality businesses demand PM do more to help sector or face 'devastating' job losses

30-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

More than 100 UK hospitality businesses from across the sector have written directly to Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning that he must personally do more to help them.

Scottish restaurants report only 17 Covid cases out of 1.9 million customers

29-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

Scottish restaurants have served almost 1.9 million customers since the lifting of lockdown but with only 17 confirmed cases of Coronavirus recorded among their customers and staff, the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has revealed.

Cancel The Curfew campaign launches to provoke Government U-turn

29-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

A campaign putting pressure on the Government to make a U-turn on its 10pm curfew launches this week in response to the negative impact it is having on the hospitality sector.

New restrictions will 'significantly reduce' hospitality visits

28-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Consumers will significantly reduce their visits to pubs, bars and restaurants in the light of new Government restrictions, CGA’s latest Consumer Pulse Survey shows.

Calls grow for Government to review 'hard' curfew on hospitality

28-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Pressure is mounting on the Government to review its 'hard' 10pm curfew on hospitality businesses amid criticism the new rules are leading to people filling the streets en masse after visiting restaurants and pubs.

Restaurants count the cost as curfew hits

25-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Restaurateurs have begun counting the financial cost of the Government’s decision to impose a 10pm operating curfew on hospitality, which came into force in England yesterday (24 September).

Anger, confusion and dismay: sector reacts to curfew rules

23-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The hospitality industry has reacted with a mixture of anger, confusion and dismay to the curfew that comes into effect tomorrow (Thursday 24 September) alongside other restrictions intended to slow the spread of Coronavirus.

Hospitality curfew extends to Scotland as calls for urgent sector support grow

22-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Pubs and restaurants in Scotland have found themselves 'staring into an abyss' after Nicola Sturgeon confirmed they must close at 10pm each night from Friday (25 September).