Back on course: how hospitality colleges are getting students back to school

The local lockdown in Aberdeen following a spike in coronavirus cases and which forced pubs and restaurants to close last Wednesday, has been extended for at least another week.

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called for more transparency on data surrounding the transmission of Covid-19 after a University of Aberdeen professor spoke of outbreaks “associated with pubs”.

Hospitality Insurance Group Action (HIGA), which has taken part in legal action against the major business insurers, has said that a significant number of claims which were previously denied may still be claimable.

Trade bodies have issued a plea for government intervention in the rent crisis, calling for the introduction of grants to cover 50% of unpaid rents across retail, leisure and hospitality for six months.