Casual dining venues and community pubs hit hard as Covid takes toll

Britain lost almost 6,000 licensed premises in 2020, according to fresh data charting the severe toll that Covid-19 is taking on the struggling hospitality sector.

Data tracking more than 100,000 venues with a licence to serve alcohol showed a tide of closures as the pandemic took hold, with casual dining venues and community pubs the worst affected.

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