Industry News

24 Feb 2021

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Westminster announce return of al fresco scheme

Westminster City Council has announced their al fresco scheme will be returning when restaurants, pubs and bars are expected to re-open to outdoor diners on 12 April and will remain throughout the summer months until the end of September 2021. A m...

23 Feb 2021

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Scotland Announce Road Map

Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, has this afternoon (Tuesday 23rd February) announced Scotland’s road map for exiting Covid19 restrictions. A phased return of Scottish schools will commence on Monday (1st March) with all School...

22 Feb 2021

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Road Map to Reopening

The Vaccine programme has now delivered a first dose to over 17m citizens and the Government aims to offer a first dose to all adults by the end of July. On this basis, in a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, the Prime Ministe...

17 Feb 2021

Pavement Licences - City of London Corporation

As we await the promised announcement from the government on 22nd February which it is hoped will update us on when and how Lockdown will be eased, there has been an interesting announcement from City of London Corporation around the use of extern...

11 Feb 2021

Gambling - Consultation | Funding of Gambling Commission.

In addition to the ongoing Review of the Gambling Act 2005, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation into the funding of the Gambling Commission. The consultation, which will run until 25 March 2021,...

05 Feb 2021

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Roadmap to reopening be announced on 22nd February

The Government has indicated that the Prime Minister will set out a date for when pubs and restaurants can reopen when he announces the plan for ending lockdown in a speech on Monday, 22nd February. Reports in the media including by Propel state ...