Published:
12:51 PM May 4, 2021
Customers braving the rain to eat outside at the Vine Thai in Norwich.
- Credit: Vine Thai/Aey Allen
Pubs and restaurants shut early and closed fully during a wash-out bank holiday weekend, ahead of another week of wet weather.
After enjoying a busy few weeks since reopening outdoors from April 12, the weekend and bank holiday - usually a busy time for the hospitality world - fell quiet.
Several pubs and restaurants, including the Cellar House in Eaton and the Trafford Arms on Grove Road in Norwich, changed opening hours and shut early amid downpours and windy weather.
Published:
4:40 PM April 21, 2021
Updated:
4:59 PM April 21, 2021
Aey Allen, owner of The Vine on Dove Street in Norwich which is re-opening after her outside licence has been approved. Picture: Danielle Booden
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Diners and drinkers are celebrating the reopening of a tiny pub after it was was delayed due to licensing concerns.
Aey Allen hoped to open The Vine Thai on Dove Street, Norwich, to outdoor customers from April 12 and applied to the city council for permission to put out extra tables as it only had two.
But the reopening was postponed after Norfolk Constabulary s traffic management officer raised fears over whether there was enough space for emergency vehicles to pass.
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Published:
6:00 AM April 20, 2021
Updated:
7:43 AM April 20, 2021
Aey Allen, owner of The Vine in Dove Street, Norwich, will be able to reopen the city s smallest pub from Wednesday.
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
The owner of a tiny city pub has spoken of her relief after learning she will be able to seat extra customers outside after all.
Aey Allen, who owns The Vine Thai in Dove Street, had originally hoped to open for the first time in 2021 last Thursday, and in anticipation had asked Norwich City Council for permission to add additional outdoor seating outside a neighbouring sports shop.
However, the re-opening had to be postponed after Norfolk Constabulary s traffic management officer raised fears over whether there was enough space was for emergency vehicles to pass.
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