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Pub chain Young’s plans to reopen its venues from mid-July with one-metre social distancing enforced

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Pub chain Young’s plans to reopen its venues from mid-July with one-metre social distancing enforced and hopes to have ALL 276 sites open by August Young’s will implement social distancing guidelines in the capital’s beer gardens The firm was given a three-month holiday for its tenanted pubs back in March Chief Executive Patrick Dardis said … Read more

Cineworld plans to reopen all its 128 venues in July

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Cineworld plans to reopen all of its 128 venues in July – with customers able to book socially distanced seats and film start times staggered This is Money has been told how social distancing could work at Cineworld FTSE 250-listed group saw its share price rise by nearly a quarter today   By Jane Denton For … Read more

Couples continue to be left out of pocket by wedding venues

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Wedding venues could be breaking the law by exploiting unfair terms and conditions to avoid refunding couples for cancellations due to coronavirus, new research has revealed. Many frustrated couples are struggling to obtain refunds – often tens of thousands of pounds – from their wedding venue after the event had to be cancelled or postponed … Read more

One in three restaurant and pub bosses say they’ll close some venues permanently due to coronavirus

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A third of restaurant and pub bosses have said they expect to permanently close sites as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A survey of more than 120 senior executives for pub, bar and restaurant companies revealed that 32% said they anticipated the need to shutter sites for good. The CGA business confidence survey, which was … Read more

Ireland may keep pubs, bars and sports venues closed until there is a coronavirus vaccine

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Ireland could keep pubs, bars and sports venues closed for 18 MONTHS until a coronavirus vaccine is found Health minister Simon Harris said Ireland’s focusing on getting pupils to school It could be 12 to 18 months before a new vaccine is available for mass use Ireland has recorded 571 deaths and 14,758 cases of … Read more

Exploring the world’s most romantic wedding venues

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Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday idea, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. As Valentine’s Day beckons, he checks out the world’s most romantic wedding venues. The perfect wedding deserves the perfect location – and increasingly couples are heading abroad to find it. Tying … Read more