Operators have shared their mixed reactions to news of a phased reopening of pubs with The Morning Advertiser, with one describing the Government's roadmap as a "huge blow."
Jon Orman, owner of the Old Star Ale & Cider House, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, says the
announcement was a huge blow for micro-pubs like his.
"As a small wet-led venue with no outside space, we are dismayed and further disheartened by the government’s provisional schedule for reopening the hospitality industry.
"Pubs such as ours were previously rendered all-but inoperable under the tier system due to the ban on household mixing and the absurd ‘substantial meal’ requirements.