Ministers are under growing pressure to review the “hard” 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants amid criticism that the new rules are leading to revellers filling streets en masse.
New restrictions coming in today with a curfew imposed for bars and restaurants, will have many people questioning what it means for them. Here, we round up what you need to know.
Wet bar patrons have hailed their reopening as a “special day”.
Pub landlords in England have said new coronavirus rules will cost them thousands of pounds and risk some locals being “lost forever”.
With a 10pm curfew coming into place from Friday, local businesses share what it means for them, and their fears that this will only lead to a rise in the number of illegal house parties.
Shutting pubs and restaurants at 10pm could lead to a “surge” in house parties “which are the real hot beds of infection”, hospitality leaders have said.
Stormont’s leaders have raised the prospect of Northern Ireland having to re-enter a period of full coronavirus lockdown.
Shares in some of Britain’s biggest pub chains felt the pinch on Tuesday morning following reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set a curfew on drinking establishments.
Boris Johnson has announced a raft of new measures in a bid to get Covid-19 transmission under control without resorting to a national lockdown.
Boris Johnson has announced a raft of new measures in a bid to get Covid-19 transmission under control without resorting to a national lockdown.
More than 70% of people in Scotland believe pubs should have a 9pm curfew, according to a new poll from YouGov.
Pubs which break social distancing rules should be shut down by the Scottish Government, according to a new industry body.
Up to 12,500 jobs could be lost in Scotland’s bars and pubs, with nearly nine in 10 premises reporting a drop in revenue, a survey has found.
Up to 12,500 jobs could be lost in Scotland’s bars and pubs, with nearly nine in 10 premises reporting a drop in revenue, a survey has found.
An SNP councillor has urged Nicola Sturgeon to consider closing down Scotland’s pubs to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is launching its own reduced prices scheme after the end of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out initiative.
Today marks the first day Aberdeen hospitality businesses can reopen after local lockdown restrictions were lifted.
Hospitality premises across Aberdeen can reopen today as lockdown restrictions in the city are eased.
Aberdeen’s local lockdown will remain in place for at least another week, as Nicola Sturgeon insisted it was “not yet safe” to lift the restrictions imposed in the city.
Pubs, restaurants, cafes and hotels are joining forces in the city to learn lessons from the recent upsurge in cases and local lockdown.
UK pub, restaurant and bar chains have said that sales halved in July compared with last summer after reopening for the first time after lockdown.
Lockdown measures imposed following Aberdeen’s coronavirus outbreak are to remain in place for at least another week, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
New legislation for hospitality businesses has been announced by the Scottish Government following an outbreak of coronavirus in Aberdeen.
Publicans in Brechin have introduced a booking system and want bar goers to stop "pub crawls" as they hope to ward off a potential coronavirus outbreak linked to hospitality venues.
New measures have been brought in by pubs and restaurants in Aberdeenshire to stop residents visiting from the city.
A local authority committee is to discuss guidance for licence holders on the pros and cons of booze cruises in the north-east.
A north-east hotelier is urging Aberdeen residents not to travel outside the city this weekend.
People have been warned to avoid any venues breaking lockdown rules ahead of a weekend that could see temperatures rise as high as 37C (98.6F) in Britain.
A full list of more than 20 licensed premises linked to Aberdeen's Covid-19 outbreak has been released by the Scottish Government.