New restrictions for hospitality businesses and financial support
James Payne • Nov 30, 2020
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Welsh Government have announced today that from Friday (December 4) pubs, restaurants and cafes will not be allowed to serve alcohol and must close at 6pm.
Takeaway services will be allowed after 6pm.
Cinemas, bowling alleys, bingo halls, museums and other indoor entertainment and galleries must close completely from 6pm on Friday.
The measures will be reviewed on December 17 and every three weeks after that.
First Minister Mark Drakeford also announced a £340m support package for affected businesses.
The money will be available through the Economic Resilience Fund to support businesses affected by the new changes to the regulations. It will include a specific fund to support hospitality and tourism businesses.
The new support is split into two funds: a £160m Restrictions Business Fund and a £180m sector-specific Economic Resilience Fund grant scheme.
The Restrictions Business Fund will enable eligible businesses in the hospitality, tourism and leisure sectors which pay non-domestic rates (NDR) to access grants of up to £5,000.
Businesses not on the NDR system, will be able to continue to apply to local authorities for the Lockdown Discretionary Grant of up to £2,000.
The sector-specific Economic Resilience Fund grant scheme will provide grants of up to £100,000 to small and medium sized businesses, and up to £150,000 for larger businesses.
The grants will be available for businesses in the hospitality, tourism and leisure sectors 'materially affected' by the new restrictions. Funding will be based on employee numbers and operating costs.
More information about the funding and how it can be accessed will be published on the Business Wales website in the coming days.
If you are a hospitality business in the Pontypridd BID area and would like to be informed when grants are open please contact info@yourpontypridd.co.uk
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Take a look at everything happening in Your Pontypridd this Halloween and half-term break!
Bravery, innovation, leadership, selflessness: just some of the attributes that were celebrated last night with the return of the annual South Wales Police Awards last night. The awards, held at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, recognised officers, staff, volunteers and partners who have gone above and beyond for the force and the communities served by South Wales Police. The Taff Neighbourhood Policing Team which serves the community of Pontypridd, were nominated for two awards - the Police Community Support Officer of the Year Award & the Police and Crime Commissioner Exceptional Problem Solving in Partnership Award. The Taff team were successful in securing both awards, a major achievement for the town's local Policing team. The first award for the Taff Neighbourhood Policing Team went to PCSO Hannah Lowe who was described as the "Heart and soul of Pontypridd town" - Hannah Lowe, who is committed to tackling crime and disorder and is an integral part of initiatives including Pontypridd Outreach, a Halloween trail and a building painting project. Please see the video below from South Wales Police Twitter page showing Hannah's reaction to receiving the award:
