Industry News

21 Dec 2021

Covid 19 - Hospitality businesses to receive support

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced additional financial support to hospitality and leisure businesses in England in the lead up to Christmas. One-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises for businesses in these sectors are being made avail...

21 Dec 2021

Covid 19 - Wales: Sport to continue but no spectators

The Welsh First Minister has issued a further restriction to come into play between Christmas and the New Year. From the 26th December spectators will be banned from all sporting events in Wales. There is no distinction as to the size of the even...

20 Dec 2021

Latest on the Omicron variant

In response to pressure place on the Government by the airline industry, for measures to combat destructive behaviour associated with alcohol consumption, the Government called for evidence to support an extension of the Licensing Act 2003 to regu...

17 Dec 2021

Covid 19 - Wales - the 'Storm of Omicron'

Prepare for the “storm of Omicron” is the message from Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford.   The Welsh Assembly is to back restrictions to combat the rising levels of the Omicron variant. Such measures are to include; the clos...

16 Dec 2021

Covid 19 - Scotland Regulations issued 16th December 2021

Following on from the announcement by the First Minister earlier this week as to restrictions as a result of the increasing number of Omicron infections ,today we see the publication of the detail as to what is expected by the Holyrood. The regul...

14 Dec 2021

Scotland returns to social distancing in pubs and restaurants but £100m made available to help businesses

Today, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has requested that the people of Scotland to limit socialising to no more than three households, in the approaching period to Christmas and to generally minimise social contact with other hous...