love thy burger southend BUSINESS owners have warned Government grants will not be enough to keep hospitality venues afloat across Southend and more is needed in the wake of Tier 4 restrictions. Vast parts of the county - including all of south Essex - were plunged into Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday amid a worrying rise in cases. And Southend restaurants, which were forced to close alongside pubs and cafes last week under Tier 3 rules, fear that current grants are not enough to keep them afloat. However, in Basildon council bosses insisted on Friday they are “going further than anywhere else in the UK to support hospitality”.
love thy burger southend BUSINESS owners have warned Government grants will not be enough to keep hospitality venues afloat across Southend and more is needed in the wake of Tier 4 restrictions. Vast parts of the county - including all of south Essex - were plunged into Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday amid a worrying rise in cases. And Southend restaurants, which were forced to close alongside pubs and cafes last week under Tier 3 rules, fear that current grants are not enough to keep them afloat. However, in Basildon council bosses insisted on Friday they are “going further than anywhere else in the UK to support hospitality”.
BUSINESS owners have warned people will lose their firms and homes as the newly announced Tier 3 rules decimate the hospitality industry. Under Tier 3 restrictions, hospitality venues, such as bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants must close but can open to offer takeaways. Accommodation such as hotels, B&Bs and guest houses have to shut. And many venues now fear a tough Christmas with no trade across vast parts of Essex. Some are hitting out at the Government for a lock of knowledge of the sector while others say it could see some pubs shut down forever. Garry Lowen of Glen Eagles Hotel, in Southend, said: “It will be another decimation of the tourism industry. It will probably tip some over the edge. We keep going three steps forward and 18 steps backwards. It will be fairly decimating and a massive backward step.”
BUSINESS owners have warned people will lose their firms and homes as the newly announced Tier 3 rules decimate the hospitality industry. Under Tier 3 restrictions, hospitality venues, such as bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants must close but can open to offer takeaways. Accommodation such as hotels, B&Bs and guest houses have to shut. And many venues now fear a tough Christmas with no trade across vast parts of Essex. Some are hitting out at the Government for a lock of knowledge of the sector while others say it could see some pubs shut down forever. Garry Lowen of Glen Eagles Hotel, in Southend, said: “It will be another decimation of the tourism industry. It will probably tip some over the edge. We keep going three steps forward and 18 steps backwards. It will be fairly decimating and a massive backward step.”
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