She told the
Gazette: During the first and second lockdown, all swimming pools were closed, and during the summer almost all events were cancelled so we lost a significant source of revenue and marketing opportunities. Many cancelled summer holidays also further damaging sales.
The government says a further £594 million will be made available to local authorities to support businesses not eligible for grants but still affected by restrictions.
The new one-off grants come in addition to existing support already available, including of up to £3,000 boosts for closed businesses.
On January 5, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: The new strain of the virus presents us all with a huge challenge - and whilst the vaccine is being rolled out, we have to tighten restrictions further.