Pub operators in Greater Manchester have appealed to the Government to allow a reopening with sensible parameters, ahead of the Prime Minister’s plan for unlocking the nation.
Operators said they felt the region had been disproportionately targeted by regional policies in the easing of past lockdowns and called for more sector-support to aid their businesses’ recovery.
The region was among the first areas to be subjected to tighter measures on trade last year, including a ban on household mixing indoors, a strict curfew and meal requirements for serving alcohol.
“We have had the toughest measures in the whole of the UK. It has been really difficult for the city region,” explained night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester and operator Sacha Lord.