Post-lockdown accessibility in pubs
Accessibility organisations have said it is essential that pub operators ensure disabled customers’ needs are not neglected while trading under pandemic restrictions.
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Accessibility organisations have said it is essential that pub operators ensure disabled customers’ needs are not neglected while trading under pandemic restrictions.
With one of the highest numbers of furloughed workers in accommodation and food sectors in the country, Cornwall is eagerly anticipating the reopening of hospitality. There were 16,180 furloughed individuals in accommodation and food service sectors under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly unitary authorities as of 28 February, according to HMRC data. This was closely followed by 15,570 in Birmingham and 12,500 in the City of Edinburgh. Across the whole UK, some 872,000 employees were fully furloughed in accommodation...
A heartfelt 'thank you': 'So many pubs have shown remarkable compassion and resilience since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak – that’s why we’re so keen to support them,' Paul Robertson, head of on-premise at Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) GB said After being crowned Pub Heroes in September, The Morning Advertiser revisited a trio of operators who received grants from Coca-Cola’s Community Pub Fund to find out how they had used their five-figure spur. Following a public vote involving more than 65,000 people, each of the 15 winners from t...