LUXURY outdoor terraces and dozens of tables on car parks have been set up as revellers prepare to return to pubs for their first pint in months. All non-essential shops will be able to reopen to the public from Monday while pubs and restaurants will be able to serve food and drink to customers outdoors. At the Roslin Beach Hotel, in Thorpe Bay, it is all hands on deck in preparation with a new outdoor terrace ready, while the Shoebury Hotel has a new terrace and space for 70 punters on its car park. But the move has left the pub industry divided with both Southend’s Last Post and the Dickens Pub in Southend forced to stay closed due to a lack of space.
The lateral flow testing centre can be found in Twenty One, Pier Approach, Western Esplanade. Anyone can walk in and get tested for Covid-19 without an appointment - with bosses hoping many people will take advantage of the facility over Easter. The test site is for people who are asymptomatic, meaning they don t have any of the known symptoms of Covid-19 such as a temperature, a new continuous cough and a loss of taste or smell. Seafront businesses have backed the new testing site which helps to protect the safety of the community. Marc Miller, managing director of the Stockvale Group which includes Adventure Island and Sealife Adventure said: Twenty One is another great addition to all of the safety measures we have put in place across Southend. If any members of staff or residents decide on their day out that they want to get tested, they can come here.
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HOSPITALITY businesses in Southend “will go bust” by the time they can re-open unless more support is granted by the Government, say bosses. The co-owner of the Gleneagles Guesthouse revealed how their doors will close by May if further support grants aren’t introduced. Garry Lowen, from the guesthouse, on Clifftown Parade, has called on Southend’s MPs to press the Government on offering more support to businesses. Mr Lowen’s guesthouse won’t be able to open until May 17 at the earliest as part of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. Garry, who has been battling Covid in recent weeks, said: “We’re as confused as anybody with the plan.