It has now been just over three long weeks since the country’s pubs and restaurants closed their...
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Covid-19 tips from Guangzhou’s Hope & Sesame bar
Immediately following the Chinese full lockdown towards the end of last January, the Guangzhou...
Hong Kong bars back in lockdown
The penalties for failing to comply with this directive under Hong Kong’s Prevention and...
Profits down at Bank
In an abridged Financial Statement from parent company College Inns Ltd recently turnover at...
February bar volumes drop 3.9%
February’s bar sales volumes were 0.2% up on January 2020 while they were 0.8% up on January...
Threshold’s dedicated helpline for hospitality staff
The national housing charity Threshold, the only specialist information, advice and advocacy...
Wetherspoon withholds supplier payments
The 900-strong pub chain, which has opened a number of pubs here over the last five years and which...
Trade suffers break-ins & vandalism during shut-down
Some believe that more will be broken into in the days and weeks ahead. As a result a number...
Publicans seek landlords’ understanding
A significant number of pubs are run by publicans renting their premises from landlords. With the...
Government intervention in Covid-19 insurance still sought
TheMinister believes that more work has to be done to get the insurance sector on board from...