Liverpool

Pub Invest Group is recruiting for more than 100 jobs as the sector prepares for the possibility of lockdown easing in April.

Hospitality entrepreneur Brad Stevens is to open his Mamasan restaurant concept in a 6,875 sq ft site at the Liverpool One development.

Hospitality operators in Liverpool have told The Caterer they are struggling with anxiety and a “growing dread” over the prospect of a long-term lockdown of pubs and bars.

Opposition is mounting ahead of the government’s unveiling of its new three-tier system later today, which is widely expected to reimpose lockdown restrictions in areas of northern England.