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Scottish hospitality welcomes reopening clarity but licensed trade ‘bitterly disappointed’

17 March 2021 by

Scottish hospitality businesses have welcomed the clarity brought with yesterday’s roadmap announcement, giving companies dates to work towards, however the licensed trade expressed “bitter disappointment” that venues will not be able to serve alcohol indoors next month.

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Hospitality in Scotland to begin reopening with restrictions on 26 April

16 March 2021 by

Hospitality in Scotland will be able to reopen with restrictions from 26 April if coronavirus cases continue to decline, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Holyrood votes for 'long overdue' regulation of short-term lets News

Holyrood votes for 'long overdue' regulation of short-term lets

03 February 2021 by

The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee has voted to push ahead with regulation of[...]

Scotland to introduce 'managed quarantine' for all travellers News

Scotland to introduce 'managed quarantine' for all travellers

02 February 2021 by

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that all travellers arriving in Scotland will soon have to quarantine regardless[...]

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak after rates holiday extended in Scotland News

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak after rates holiday extended in Scotland

28 January 2021 by

The Scottish government has announced a three-month extension of business rates relief for Scottish hospitality and[...]

Scotland announces additional £10m for wedding sector News

Scotland announces additional £10m for wedding sector

26 January 2021 by

A further £10m has been added to the £15m the Scottish government announced in December to[...]

Scotland to toughen restrictions on takeaway and click and collect News

Scotland to toughen restrictions on takeaway and click and collect

13 January 2021

Coronavirus restrictions around takeaway and click and collect are to be tightened in Scotland from 16 January, the first minister has announced.

January grants of up to £25,000 announced for Scottish hospitality News

January grants of up to £25,000 announced for Scottish hospitality

12 January 2021

January top-up grants of up to £25,000 will be available to hospitality businesses across Scotland closed by level 4 restrictions, finance secretary Kate Forbes has announced.

Scotland to enter lockdown from midnight tonight News

Scotland to enter lockdown from midnight tonight

04 January 2021 by

Mainland Scotland will enter a lockdown similar to that of March last year from midnight tonight[...]

New £104m Scotland tourism and hospitality package welcomed but outlook remains ‘very bleak’ News

New £104m Scotland tourism and hospitality package welcomed but outlook remains ‘very bleak’

22 December 2020 by

An additional £104m funding package for Scotland’s tourism and hospitality industries has been welcomed, but trade[...]

Minor changes to restrictions could double viability of Scottish hospitality sector News

Minor changes to restrictions could double viability of Scottish hospitality sector

15 December 2020 by

The economic viability of Scotland’s hospitality industry could be dramatically enhanced and the prospects for workers[...]

Ban on music in Scottish hospitality venues to be lifted News

Ban on music in Scottish hospitality venues to be lifted

11 December 2020 by

A ban on hospitality venues playing music in Scotland is to be lifted from 12 December.

Only 42% of Scotland’s pubs and bars able to open News

Only 42% of Scotland’s pubs and bars able to open

09 December 2020

Just 42% of Scotland’s pubs and bars will be able to open from Friday, although further economic support for the sector is expected to be announced today.

Gordon Campbell Gray's Three Chimneys to close until 2021 as Scottish travel ban comes into force News

Gordon Campbell Gray's Three Chimneys to close until 2021 as Scottish travel ban comes into force

20 November 2020

The renowned Three Chimneys restaurant with rooms on the Isle of Skye is closing until 2021 due to the impact of coronavirus restrictions.

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