Liverpool council responds to anger over 10pm closure for outdoor hospitality in city centre
Events manager takes to Twitter to ask why venues in popular Castle Street area are being told to put chairs and tables away by 10pm
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Liverpool Council has responded to anger from bars and restaurants in the city centre who have been told to pack up all outdoor seating by 10pm each night.
Outdoor eating and drinking plan for entire Liverpool City Region
New outdoor hospitality areas will be created across the wider region
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Outdoor eating and drinking areas like this one in Castle Street in Liverpool will be created across the wider region (Image: Liverpool Echo)
A plan that saw key Liverpool streets come alive with outdoor eating and drinking venues will be rolled out in other parts of the city region.
The Liverpool Without Walls project began in Liverpool last summer as a way of making hospitality businesses viable under social distancing restrictions. A £500,000 city council fund supported 152 businesses and created 2,723 new outdoor eating and drinking covers.
Outdoor dining to return to Liverpool as part of wide ranging Covid recovery plan
It was extremely popular last year
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Outdoor dining on Castle Street in Liverpool last summer. (Image: Liverpool Echo)
Outdoor dining is set to return to Liverpool city centre streets this year as part of a wide ranging coronavirus recovery plan.
A consultation will also take place on closing some streets permanently to allow it to continue all year round.
The plan passed by the council’s cabinet this morning will see work take place across a wide range of areas to tackle the immense problems posed by the pandemic.