Colin Clydesdale at the Ubiquitous Chip in Ashton Lane as the city remained in level three. Photo Gordon Terris. NO ONE will be watching the covid lockdown update from Nicola Sturgeon this week more closely than restaurateur Colin Clydesdale. As Glasgow waits with bated breath about whether it will be lifted out of the crippling level three restrictions which have taken their toll on the hospitality industry, the owner of Ashton Lane institution The Ubiquitous Chip is hoping this time there will be the news they have been hoping for.
Read more: There was frustration when the First Minister announced last Friday that restrictions were to remain in place in Glasgow for another week but she said they would be lifted if measures to tackle the outbreak continue to have an impact.
Economic recovery will be faster than predicted THE UK’S economic recovery from the pandemic is likely to be faster than first anticipated, a leading international agency has suggested. A forecast by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published yesterday shows the vaccine rollout and the lockdown easing were having a more positive effect on the economy than previously predicted. Experts at the OECD have anticipated that gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 7.2 per cent this year, and 5.2% next year. Their report stated that the growth was being driven by a “rebound of consumption, notably of services”, and that GDP is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in early 2022.
GLASGOW restaurateur Colin Clydesdale welcomed today s announcement from Nicola Sturgeon that the city was able to move to level 2 this weekend adding it was brilliant for hospitality. Glasgow, which was kept in Level 3 when measures eased in the rest of the country on May 17, will move to Level 2 on Saturday, with the First Minister saying the outbreak there had stabilised with case numbers falling slightly. Glaswegians will be able to drink alcohol indoors, meet in private residences, and hug loved ones from the weekend.
Read more: Colin Clydesdale, owner of The Ubiquitous Chip, Stravaigin and Hanoi Bike Shop, said: “We are absolutely thrilled about today’s announcement – this is brilliant news for Glasgow hospitality and for the city.