As bar and cafe life begin to slowly return in other parts of the world, the restrictions here in the UK are going to last well in to summer.<\/p>\n
It is clear that Coronavirus will have a lasting impact on small and independent businesses, with a warning issued that 19,000 pubs in the UK will not reopen.<\/p>\n
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) warned that \u201cpub beer sales collapsed by 40% in March 2020\u201d<\/a> compared to the same time period in 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hairdressers, pubs and restaurants will not reopen until 4 July at the ‘very earliest’, Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab<\/a> has told Sky News https:\/\/t.co\/Oo4qAusi13<\/a><\/p>\n \t\u2014 SkyNews (@SkyNews) May 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Back in January, there had been cautious optimism in the industry when the ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported that the number of pubs had increased<\/a> for the first time in over a decade.<\/p>\n Emma McClarkin, Chief Executive of the British Beer & Pub Association, said<\/a> \u201cOur ask to the Government is clear, recognise the real jeopardy facing the great British pub and act now to save it, or risk losing many locals and their communities forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n