Hospitality leaders have called for further clarity from the Scottish Government over permitted shelters in restaurants and beer gardens. Many of the pubs and restaurants preparing to open after lockdown have created areas in their outdoor spaces to give customers somewhere to shelter from the rain, some have invested thousands in marquees. The Scottish Government guidance states only that a structure “should also be at least 50 per cent open: ie not all sides enclosed”. Angus Boyd, Owner of Mitchell’s Restaurant in Carmunnock, Angus Boyd, spent £10,000 on a marquee for his venue’s car park last summer. Now he is dismantling the structure to ensure it is compliant with the Scottish Government’s rule to open 50 per cent of the walls.

Source: The Herald April 18, 2021 12:45 UTC