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Historic Mercure Aberdeen hotel enters liquidation with 68 job losses

18 November 2020 by

The Mecure Aberdeen Ardoe House Hotel and Spa in Scotland has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation, with the loss of 68 jobs.

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Scotland: 11 council areas to move to toughest Tier 4 restrictions, closing hospitality

17 November 2020 by

Scotland’s toughest coronavirus restrictions, which include the closure of restaurants, cafés and bars, are to be introduced in 11 council areas from Friday.

Scotland’s five-tier system backed despite hospitality’s concerns over lack of guidance News

Scotland’s five-tier system backed despite hospitality’s concerns over lack of guidance

28 October 2020 by

Scottish MSPs have approved the country’s five-tier strategic framework despite concerns that businesses are lacking the[...]

Rejection of Edinburgh Royal High School hotel plans 'deeply disappointing' News

Rejection of Edinburgh Royal High School hotel plans 'deeply disappointing'

27 October 2020 by

Plans to transform Edinburgh’s historic former Royal High School building into a luxury hotel have been[...]

Hospitality sector presents Scottish government with ‘workable strategic framework’ News

Hospitality sector presents Scottish government with ‘workable strategic framework’

27 October 2020 by

Trade bodies representing Scotland’s hospitality sector have written to the first minister and MSPs proposing a[...]

Scottish Hospitality Group says new five-tier system 'unnecessarily complex' News

Scottish Hospitality Group says new five-tier system 'unnecessarily complex'

23 October 2020 by

Scotland is to come under a new five-tier system from 2 November, which the Scottish Hospitality[...]

Scotland extends hospitality restrictions for another week News

Scotland extends hospitality restrictions for another week

21 October 2020

The closure of bars and restaurants in Scotland’s central belt has been extended for another week, alongside the country’s 6pm curfew and curbs of the sale of alcohol.

Bosses of more than 100 Scottish hotels call for changes to restrictions or face thousands of job losses News

Bosses of more than 100 Scottish hotels call for changes to restrictions or face thousands of job losses

12 October 2020

More than 100 Scottish hoteliers have written to the Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon urging immediate changes to new Covid-19 measures introduced last Friday.

'Limit visits to pubs and restaurants' Sturgeon tells Scottish public News

'Limit visits to pubs and restaurants' Sturgeon tells Scottish public

29 September 2020 by

"We should all try to limit our visits and social interactions in places like pubs and[...]

Scottish students asked to stay away from hospitality venues this weekend amid campus outbreaks News

Scottish students asked to stay away from hospitality venues this weekend amid campus outbreaks

25 September 2020 by

Students in Scotland have been asked to stay away from hospitality venues this weekend as parts[...]

Curfews for licensed venues among new Covid-19 restrictions in South Wales News

Curfews for licensed venues among new Covid-19 restrictions in South Wales

21 September 2020 by

New restrictions will come into force in four local authority areas of South Wales at 6pm[...]

Ban on social gatherings of more than six people extended to Scotland News

Ban on social gatherings of more than six people extended to Scotland

10 September 2020 by

The limiting of social gatherings to six people will also be introduced in Scotland from Monday,[...]

Covid-19 outbreak sees restrictions reimposed in Aberdeen with pubs and restaurants told to close News

Covid-19 outbreak sees restrictions reimposed in Aberdeen with pubs and restaurants told to close

05 August 2020

Some lockdown restrictions have been reimposed in Aberdeen with first minister Nicola Sturgeon saying pubs and restaurants in the city will be required to close from 5pm today (Wednesday).

Scotland announces £14m hotel recovery programme News

Scotland announces £14m hotel recovery programme

29 July 2020

The Scottish government has committed to two new funding packages worth £15m to support the tourism sector as it continues to feel the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

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