1+ day, 29+ min ago   (633+ words) The letter, organised as part of the #VATsTheProblem campaign, calls on Burnham to deliver a 10% VAT rate for hospitality, after he publicly backed a lower rate while Mayor of Greater Manchester earlier this year. Join the channel here. Signatories include…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (426+ words) Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions today (9 September), Burnham was challenged by Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts on whether the Government would cut VAT for hospitality ahead of the Autumn Budget. Join the channel here. Saville Roberts cited a community-owned…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (488+ words) This follows earlier criticism from hospitality businesses, Downing Street and London mayor Sadiq Khan. According to The Guardian, the final policy follows a summer consultation in which 81% of respondents disagreed with Westminster’s cumulative impact zone and 84% said the policy would…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (465+ words) The council, which licenses more than 4,000 pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants, is updating its Statement of Licensing Policy ahead of a 1 October deadline. Join the channel here. Its draft policy, published last month, prompted criticism after it encouraged more seated…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (438+ words) Based on a previously successful pilot, the three-year Hospitality Grant Scheme will fund hospitality ventures and bring vacant premises back into use. It will also support hospitality training and skills projects, including work by The Right Course, which used trial…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (507+ words) Join the channel here. It also supported 64,200 jobs and paid £1.29bn in wages across Scotland. The report measured the contribution of breweries and pubs, beer sales through the wider hospitality sector and activity supported across retail and supply chains. Across Scotland’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (603+ words) Financial Secretary to the Treasury James Murray has said the Government recognises the pressure on pubs but stressed a VAT cut would be costly. Though he did not rule out any measures in the upcoming Budget, telling The Sun the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (766+ words) Join the channel here. Under policy HC6, development proposals should not result in the loss of key community facilities unless there is no reasonable prospect of the use being retained, equivalent or better provision is made, or there is sufficient alternative…...