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Updated: 21/04/2021, 2:45 pm © Supplied Aberdeen has been recognised for its safe city centre – for the eighth year in a row. The city centre was once one of the worst crime spots in Scotland due to drunken revellers, antisocial behaviour and shoplifters but over the last decade, police, business groups and council chiefs have worked hard to erase that reputation. But now, for the eighth consecutive year, Aberdeen has been awarded the purple flag in recognition of the management of the city�...

© Shutterstock / DisobeyArt Estimated dates for when Covid measures affecting pubs are expected to be lifted could be announced today. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Scotland’s pubs have been hit with losses of £820 million over the last year due to the pandemic, a leading trade body has estimated. The Scottish Be...

Updated: 24/02/2021, 11:28 am Business leaders in the north-east reacted with frustration to the news lockdown measures will remain in place until the end of April. Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled the Scottish Government’s plans for the easing of lockdown, with a return to the levels system in place before Christmas. Restrictions will be subject to “progressive easing” between now and the last week of April, when levels will be reintroduced. Communal worship, a further extension to outdoor m...

Updated: February 24, 2021, 7:25 am © ABERDEEN JOURNALS LTD For brilliant recipes, the best of local produce, fresh ideas and insight, subscribe to our weekly Food and Drink Newsletter. Thank you for signing up to our Food and Drink Newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest-hit during the pandemic and now the Scottish Government’s time frame sees first plans for its reopening take shape in two months’ time...

According to the Chancellor, businesses in Scotland will have access to nearly £600 million through the scheme. Venues are still likely to receive support – but it is not yet clear how much of the money will have to be taken from other sources. On Ms Forbes’ claims, Stuart McPhee, director of Aberdeen bar and hotel Sibera and spokesman for the Aberdeen Hospitality Together industry group, said: “Money that becomes available for business support, needs to get out to businesses as quickly ...

Updated: 21/12/2020, 6:13 pm © Darrell Benns / DCT MEDIA Union Street, Aberdeen. North-east hospitality businesses have spoken of their disappointment and fears for the future over the looming level four restrictions. Calls for more support for the troubled hospitality sector, as well as retail have been made. Non-essential shops, pubs and restaurants will have to shut except for takeaways, drive-throughs and deliveries. Only essential travel will be permitted. The news follows confirmation fr...

Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Level 4 restrictions to come into play on Boxing Day could be the final nail in the coffin for some north and north-east businesses. Industry bosses warned of the impact the next national lockdown would have on their livelihoods. DaVinci Italian restaurant owner Elena Ionascu said: “We’ve tried so hard to survive but it just seems impossible now. “This year we don’...

And he revealed his “Plan K menu” – a reference to the multiple changes of plans that he has had to make at his Bridge of Allan restaurant in response to new restrictions. With most of Scotland moving to Level 4 on Boxing Day, restaurants will only be able to offer takeaway options. He told his Twitter followers: “If you’ve got dilemmas and you’ve changed your plans and are only cooking for four now, or you’ve bought a turkey and are thinking ‘what can I do with it?’ ‘what�...

A CALL has been made for targeted government support as thousands of hospitality businesses across Scotland continue to haemorrhage money and staff as a result of the coronavirus crisis. While some businesses are managing to sustain around 90% of their pre-Covid turnover, others are facing ruin even if they are in the lowest levels where pandemic restrictions are less strict, according to people in the trade. Many of the worst affected are in city centres and in normal trading times provide...

by Daniel Boal and Kieran Beattie December 14, 2020, 7:30 pm © Shutterstock / LightField Studio Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up North-east health bosses say people visiting relatives on Christmas Day should bring their own food as a way of controlling the spread of Covid. Jillian Evans, the head of health intelligence at NHS Grampian, spoke to the P&J today amid grim warnings about the rise of t...