Government confirms hospitality can reopen from Wednesday morning next week

Lockdown restrictions will end at 00:01 on 2 December and businesses in Tiers 1 and 2 will be able to reopen from Wednesday morning, The Caterer can confirm.

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and bars and nightclubs broker NDLM have said they are ‘cautiously optimistic’ regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on business insurance.

Passengers arriving into England from 15 December will be able to finish their quarantine earlier than 14 days if they have a negative Covid test after five days of self-isolation.

The hospitality industry continues to live through challenging times. After 17 weeks of being able to trade again following lockdown, restaurants, pubs and bars in England were ordered to close their doors to customers dining and drinking-in from 5 November[...]