“In lockdown we survived by doing takeaway. It’s been a very hard battle, but we did it. We will keep doing takeaways because some people aren’t quite ready to come back yet.
“We can’t wait to open indoors. I think everyone is looking forward to getting back to a slightly more normal life.”
Demetris Taverna, in Richmond Street, is reopening on May 18. Owner Demetris Demetriou says the financial support offered during the pandemic has helped keep restaurants in business.
He said: “We are really looking forward to welcoming people back. I want to say how grateful we are to the Government for all the grants and support they have given us over the past year, because without it a lot of businesses would have gone completely.
3 teens raped in three districts | The Daily Star thedailystar.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailystar.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
1/1 RESTAURANT bosses threatened with a £60,000 fine amid allegations they employed illegal workers have surrendered their licence. The Home Office had pushed for the licence of Barrow Indian Cuisine to be stripped after a probe found three employees were working illegally. A notice for a licence review of the Cavendish Street takeaway and restaurant was published by Barrow Council. The restaurant, which closed last year, has now given up its alcohol licence. A Barrow Council spokeswoman said: The proprietor of Barrow Indian Cuisine surrendered his licence ahead of the review date and for this reason, the review did not go ahead.