Breaking news
New Yorkers are rushing to the city’s restaurants and bars to enjoy a last supper with friends before Governor Andrew Cuomo’s indoor dining ban kicks in on Monday. Diners were pictured descending on their favorite foodie hotspots across New York City Saturday night to bag a table inside for what is likely to be the … Read more
Furious pub landlords say ‘astronomical’ amounts of food are being binned because of the government’s substantial meal rule. Beleaguered hospitality industry bosses say customers are only ordering food including chips, scotch eggs and oysters because they ‘have to’, without any intention of eating it. They say restrictions in the Covid tier systems are ‘doing more … Read more
Venues across the Capital will host ‘counterfeit countdowns’ on New Year’s Eve in a bid to entice customers out and beat coronavirus restrictions. Landlords, hoteliers and casino bosses will ring in 2021 as early as 10am on December 31 so that punters can make it home in time for the 10pm Covid curfew. But the … Read more
All pubs, bars and restaurants are ordered to shut for a month in Jersey in ‘hospitality circuit breaker’ over Christmas after surge in coronavirus cases Pubs, bars and restaurants Jersey are to be plunged into a month-long lockdown Chief Minister John Le Fondre warned rise in Covid poses a risk to islanders lives Shops can … Read more
What does ‘tier two’ mean? This means the area is on a ‘high alert’ for coronavirus, with the Government saying it shows it has a ‘higher or rapidly rising level of infections, where some additional restrictions need to be in place’. Can I see my friends or family indoors? No, unless they are in your … Read more
No jab? You’re barred! Bars, restaurants, cinemas and sports venues could turn away anyone who hasn’t had a Covid-19 vaccine, minister warns Restaurants, bars & cinemas may turn people away if they haven’t had a jab Airlines have already been examining the idea of asking for ‘immunity passports’ Some experts tonight said they were uneasy … Read more
Critics claim scientific experts ignored their own advice that infection risk is low in well-aired restaurants An advisory paper on the importance of ventilation was published in September It looked in particular at ‘aerosol transmission’ where virus is in water droplets However pubs and restaurants ordered to close anyway, critics have claimed By Stephen Adams Medical … Read more
Ireland’s six-week lockdown will end next week with shops, gyms and restaurants all returning as infections fall – but pubs will stay closed unless they serve food. Taoiseach Micheal Martin gave a televised address to tell the nation Christmas would be ‘different but special’ this year. He said: ‘We can be with our loved ones … Read more
Happiness-on-Sea: The joys of St Ives, which has sparkling bays, divine restaurants and has been voted Britain’s jolliest town This week St Ives was named as the happiest place to live in Britain by the Rightmove Happy at Home Index Jeff Mills, who visited, says its no surprise with the town’s whitewashed cottages reminding him of … Read more
More than one in three restaurants and hotels fear they might have to shut for good within the next three months as the sector is badly hit by a second lockdown. The Office for National Statistics said 34 per cent of businesses in the accommodation and food services sector have ‘little or no confidence’ they … Read more