Pubs and restaurants set for earlier closing time

plans to close bars and restaurants in the north were leaked to The Times last week.Tom McNeeny, business development manager for the Lancashire Hospitality Co, which operates Rochdale pubs including The Flying Horse, The Baum, Bombay Brew, The Crown and Shuttle and The Hare on the Hill, welcomed today's news but said it did not solve the other issues facing the industry, including the effect of the curfew.And he feels it will still only be 'a matter of time' before the region is pushed into the

Bolton 's pubs and restaurants could be locked down for a third time this year.

Leaked plans which are reportedly set to close pubs and restaurants in Greater Manchester to curb the spread of coronavirus have plunged the hospitality industry into uncertainty. Boris Johnson is expected to announce the closure of pubs, bars and restaurants in the north of England on Monday.Greater Manchester's night time economy adviser, Sacha Lord and Manchester Hospitality Network founder, Greg Maguire, said the move would be devastating for pub and restaurant operators.

coronavirus infection rates continue to soar in cities such as Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.

hereStockport's alarming increase in cases continues, with 631 positive tests recorded in seven days.It represents a rise of 97 per cent.The figures suggest the disease was spreading faster in Stockport than anywhere else in Greater Manchester last week.Trafford saw an 85 per cent increase in cases, registering 615 cases.Rochdale registered 722 cases during the week, a rise of 60 per cent compared to the week before.There were 789 cases in Salford, a rise of 56 per cent, while cases in Tameside

Greene King is shutting dozens of pubs which result in 800 job losses, the company has said.The news comes after the hospitality sector was hit by tighter restrictions in the face of the pandemic.The pub and restaurant company said 79 of its sites will be shut, with around one third of these closures expected to be permanent.Greene King has called on the government to provide further support for the hospitality sector after the introduction of a 10pm curfew.A spokeswoman for the company said:

Bolton had hoped for as they prepared to fling open their doors after a lockdown. While Saturday's inclement weather could have easily put something of a dampener on proceedings, there still seemed to be a cautious optimism around the town centre.Reopening for the first time in three weeks has not been without its challenges, though.

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Bolton will be allowed to open again from Saturday - but the battle for survival is far from over. Since the town's hospitality sector was suddenly shut down more than three weeks ago, devastated business owners have faced a desperate fight to stay alive.Many have spoken out about how the lockdown has put livelihoods at risk and left them in a state of limbo.

the borough. Earlier today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement in Commons that Bolton's lockdown restrictions would be brought in line with the rest of Greater Manchester.

Bolton council has voiced his 'delighted' about the borough's restrictions being brought in line with the rest of Greater Manchester. Earlier today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement in the House of Commons, which means that pubs and restaurants in Bolton should be allowed to reopen.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterOne of Ayr's busiest bars says it will close its doors in a bid to come back "stronger and adapted to the new normal".The BUF in Arthur Street announced tonight that it would shut following the introduction of a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants.Bosses at the late night venue said they were "saddened" to make the move, but said the restrictions would leave them unable to trade.In a statement,

the restriction that has been in place in the west of Scotland to the rest of the country. On the pub curfew, the First Minister said: “We will introduce a strict nationwide curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants.