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15 January 2021
£9,000 Covid-19 recovery grants ‘laughable for firms facing West End costs’
5 January 2021
Predictions of cultural ruin are becoming a reality with third lockdown
4 January 2021
London business groups renew plea for more government help as tighter Covid rules loom.
22 December 2020
How many pubs will EVER open again? Fears bars and restaurants face THREE MONTHS of restrictions with 21,000 venues in England currently under Tier 3 and millions of pints poured away
Tier 3 will kill off our fragile recovery, business chiefs warn Boris Johnson
21 December 2020
Retailers extend returns policies for Tier 4 customers
17 December 2020
Fears bars and restaurants face three months of restrictions with 21,000 venues in England currently under Tier 3
16 December 2020
Fears bars and restaurants face THREE MONTHS of restrictions with 21,000 venues in England currently under Tier 3 and millions of pints poured away
15 December 2020
Retail is allowed to remain open in London under tier 3 regulations, but there are fears that the closure of hospitality will depress footfall in the lead-up to Christmas.
14 December 2020
Thousands of jobs are feared to be at risk as tier three Covid restrictions come into force this week in London, at a time when the streets would normally be packed with Christmas shoppers.
Boris Johnson was urged not to snuff out London’s fragile economic recovery by plunging the capital into Tier 3 this week despite a surge in coronavirus infections.
Mayor and fellow London leaders step up efforts to avoid shift to Covid Tier 3
18 November 2020
London shops should stay open until 11pm after lockdown to boost West End, business leader says
5 November 2020
Essential retailers and streaming services stand to gain once again, but travel and leisure firms are staring at a bleak winter
19 October 2020
UK hospitality sector to demonstrate against ‘catastrophic’ coronavirus restrictions
London business alliance warns of ‘catastrophic’ lockdown impacts
London Tier 2 rules to come into force from midnight on Friday as capital faces tough new lockdown measure
Tier 2 lockdown a catastrophe for us, say hospitality bosses
Sadiq KHANAGE: Restaurants, pubs and hotels blast London mayor for ‘cursing’ the capital with Tier Two lockdown putting ‘250,000 hospitality jobs at risk’
West End business alliance responds to Tier 2 lockdown of London
London businesses warn against city lockdown
15 October 2020
Tough new restrictions for London as cases rise
7 October 2020
West End arts jobs could plunge by 95 per cent under long term virus restrictions, warns Tory MP
6 October 2020
London’s West End faces 97% slump in added value, study warns
Worst-case Covid scenario delivers Armageddon for the West End
Transport for London finance fears over Boris Johnson’s ‘work from home’ plea
Report: ‘Worst-case’ Covid-19 scenario could “wipe out” London’s cultural sector
Government’s 10pm curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants caused ‘catastrophic collapse’ in weekend takings, say West End business owners
29 September 2020
Covid could cost the West End’s arts and culture sector £4.7bn in 2024 – a decrease of 97% in annual gross value added, compared with 2019, according to a new worst-case-scenario report from Arup.
23 September 2020
Homeworking u-turn could turn London ‘into a doughnut’
22 September 2020
Companies scramble to reverse UK back-to-office plans
2 September 2020
Desperate plea from business leaders and experts: We need leadership from Boris Johnson to help people get back on public transport
25 August 2020
Westminster: Council Labour Group calls for Covid recovery ’emergency action’
17 August 2020
As few as one in ten civil servants heed Boris Johnson’s ‘back to work’ call, new figures show
3 February 2020
Cleaning up the West End: the £27m plan to tackle crime and pollution on Charing Cross Road and Leicester Square.
13 January 2020
Celebrate 100 Years of Cinema with this Interactive Sculpture Trail in Leicester Square
22 Incredible Things to do in London this Weekend (Scenes in the Square)
8 January 2020
Batman and Wonder Woman Statues to be Erected in Central London
7 January 2020
Statues of the Iconic Movie Stars will fill Leicester Square from Next month
Laurel and Hardy, Batman and Paddington to be Honoured with Leicester Square Statues
Statues Celebrating Nearly a Century of Cinema to be Placed in Leicester Square
Statues celebrating nearly a century of cinema to be placed in Leicester Square
Scenes in the Square
