Beer we go! Britons race to book tables at their local as pubs are given the go-ahead to reopen on July 4 – while nightclubs will remain shut

Pubs in England will be allowed to reopen from July 4 but for table service only – while nightclubs will remain shut, Boris Johnson announced today. Owners have warned customers to only turn up if they have pre-booked a table as bosses prepare to reopen after being shut for more than three months. Pub-goers will be asked to register before having a drink at their local under plans to limit the spread of Covid-19 as England’s hospitality industry reopens.  The Prime Minister told the Commons that customers will be allowed back into pubs as they reopen for the first time since closing on March 20 just before lockdown.  Some pubs already have all their tables reserved on the opening day – dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ – with staff taken off furlough to help cope with bookings. And politicians are expected to go on a PR blitz around the country to encourage people to return to pubs which will reopen with social distancing measures in place. It comes amid suggestions over how the pubs of the future may look, including: Screens at the tills and to create seating areas to maintain social distancing; Pre-booking all tables and being banned from standing at… Read full this story

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