Oscars requiring celebrities to quarantine ahead of ceremony in April

Oscars grapples with COVID restrictions: Celebrities coming from outside US will have to quarantine for 10 days while all others will have to isolate for five ahead of in-person ceremony split between Union Station and Dolby Theatre The Oscars will be held on April 25 at Union Station and the Dolby Theatre  However, hosting the … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Just 38% restaurants and pubs have outdoor space needed to reopen on 12 April

More than half of Britain’s pubs and restaurants will be forced to remain closed when lockdown restrictions ease because they do not have outdoor space.   Under the next relaxation of coronavirus rules, a swathe of freedoms will be restored on April 12 under the current timetable. This includes a long-awaited reopening for pubs and restaurants … Read more

New York opens vaccine eligibility to everyone over the age of 30 and will make universal in April

BREAKING NEWS: New York says everyone over 30 can get the Covid vaccine TOMORROW and people over 16 will be eligible on April 6 – a month before Biden’s deadline New York is lowering its coronavirus vaccine eligibility from all adults aged 50 and older to those aged 30 and older Starting April 6, all residents … Read more

Wagamama unveils plans to reopen 72 restaurants for outdoor dining on April 12

Wagamama unveils plans to reopen 72 restaurants for outdoor dining on April 12 as lockdown eases.. so is YOUR local restaurant on the list? Wagamama confirmed 72 restaurants will open next month for outdoor dining Pubs and restaurants set to reopen as lockdown restrictions ease from April 12 Restaurants in Scotland will open for outdoor dining … Read more

The top spots for food and drink for Alfresco April, from hotels to country houses 

The top spots for food and drink for Alfresco April, from hotels to country houses and whole city streets Anyone missing Italy should visit the terrace at Heckfield Place, Hampshire  Bookable tables and mini-chalets will be on offer in Derby’s historic marketplace  There’s a ‘secret garden’ feel to the terrace at The Ship Hotel in … Read more

UK pubs and restaurants flooded with bookings for outdoor tables on 12 April when lockdown eases

Pubs and restaurants have seen a huge surge in bookings for outdoor tables ahead of lockdown restrictions being eased next month, according to research. Hospitality website Caterer.com said millions of people were making reservations for the two weeks after April 12. Restaurants and pubs in England will be able to serve customers in outdoor seating … Read more

Pubs open beer gardens on April 12 – so work up a thirst first with these enchanting rambles

Restoration day — in England at least — of the ‘ancient, inalienable right of free-born people of the United Kingdom to go to the pub’ . Remember that Boris-ism? From April 12 (a fortnight on Monday), English pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve customers, in groups of up to six people, seated outdoors. … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Weddings CAN go ahead indoors for 15 people at hotels from 12 April

Weddings CAN go ahead indoors for 15 people at hotels and other licensed premises from April 12 after ministers relent – but receptions must still be outdoors Wedding industry had vented fury that larger events might not return on April 12 Roadmap says that up to 15 people are able to attend when rules are … Read more

Cream cake makers to face new red tape to export products to EU from April under post-Brexit rules

Cream cake makers will face new red tape to export their products to the EU from next month under post-Brexit rules Cream cakes being exported to the UK face new Brexit red tape from April British firms will need export health certificates signed by vets before their foods containing dairy are deemed safe  It comes … Read more

NHS trust forecasts June surge in covid patients that will be on a par with April 2020 peak

Kent NHS trust fears Covid surge in JUNE that could see it treat as many infected patients as it did during last April’s peak Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS fears a June surge in Covid hospitalisations Meeting minutes warn up to 100 beds could be occupied in a ‘optimistic’ case But this could rise to … Read more