An app to order drinks, and patrols in beer gardens... the new rules for when pubs and restaurants reopen

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Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.It’s been a long three months for those dreaming of a cold pint in the sun but the wait is finally over.Beer gardens started reopening to thirsty punters across West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh yesterday (Monday) after outdoor hospitality areas were given the green light to reopen.Health and hygiene measures will be in place across premises including social distancing and capped numbers.Indoor areas of pubs and

pub today as beer gardens open for the first time since lockdown – and punters are praying it doesn’t rain. Drinking in licensed outdoor premises is now permitted in Scotland, provided staff and customers adhere to social distancing and other Covid-19 guidelines.

hereWithin minutes of the gates opening at midday, people began to file into the colourful shipping container village.Small groups of friends, couples with toddlers, and people with puppies quickly filled the wooden benches ready to enjoy some food and drink in the open air.It's a location largely unaffected by the day's wet weather, thanks to its position beneath the Mancunian Way - other parts of the city haven't been so lucky.Across the Northern Quarter, new pedestrianised zones mean bars and

Bars and restaurants across Manchester have reopened for the first time since March today.Nights out now look very different to pre-lockdown, with reduced capacities, new perspex screens, thermal imaging technology on the door and staff wearing face visors at many establishments.Nowhere are the differences more obvious than in the Northern Quarter, which has undergone dramatic infrastructure changes in time for the reopening of hospitality.Large parts of this lively corner of the city are now

As further lockdown restrictions are eased this weekend, people in England will be allowed to have a pint in a pub or sit at a restaurant for the first time in months.But not all hospitality venues will be opening so soon.Nightclubs will have to remain closed, prime minister Boris Johnson has said - and it is not yet known when they will be able to open.While pubs and restaurants are allowed to reopen from Saturday, July 4, other businesses including nightclubs, spas and indoor gyms will remain

Many of our favourite bars and restaurants are now just hours away from reopening their doors to paying customers in England.New government rules mean that eating establishments are able to sit paying guests at tables and serve up the delicious plates of food we can't quite replicate at home.With that in mind, many people have been asking whether it means they'll be able to sit inside McDonald's restaurants to eat their Happy Meals and Big Macs - something they have been unable to do since

Pubs are opening this weekend and finally we can enjoy pints that don't come in a can consumed in our back gardens or the park. But owing to the coronavirus pandemic, having a few down the local boozer will be a bit different to before, when the world was Covid-less and carefree.

What is it: Pub Where is it: Bolton Road, Bury Expected reopening date: July 6 There will be socially distanced tables, customers could be asked to pay on the app instead of going to the bar, staff will wear all PPE and there will be shields in front of the tills.What is it: Indian restaurant Where is it: Outwood Road, Radcliffe Expected reopening date: Aiming for July 4 - could be July 6 Owner Mohammed Miah said: “We’re going to have a metre and a half distance between tables.

The Express.Pubs can currently serve takeaway and delivery beer, but the new rules which come into effect from July 4 will allow customers to sit and enjoy their drinks on-site.Customers will however not be permitted to drink at the bar.Instead, all drinks orders will be taken via table service.The Government has asked pubs to enable this in a bid to limit the contact between staff and customers.Visitors will be asked to give their name and contact details to the pub either when they make a

Covid recovery plan, which former Tory minister Caroline Nokes criticised as being "designed by men for men" as she questioned why barbers could open but not beauty bars. Speaking during the second reading of the Business and Planning Bill, Mr Sharma said: "Public safety and access for disabled people using pavements is of course absolutely vital, so I can confirm that local authorities will be able to refuse or revoke licences where appropriate."He added: "There are safeguards in place.

official guidance has now been published on how restaurants, bars, pubs and takeaways can reopen safely and operate in a 'Covid-secure' manner.