Plymouth hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses that have been impacted by Covid-19 will now be able to apply for financial support through Plymouth City Council.
The Government announced the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure grant on 21 December to support businesses in the sector in recognition of the impact that the Omicron variant has had over the Christmas and New Year period.
Residents are again being urged to follow all COVID-19 precautions extra carefully following confirmation of a small number of cases of the Omicron variant in Plymouth.
The confirmed cases are isolating at home and all close contacts have been identified. As this is the new omicron variant, the close contacts have to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of their vaccination status, to try to reduce the spread.
Plymouth residents are being urged to be extra vigilant as new measures are introduced to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant in the UK.
The speed in which the Omicron variant is appearing across the UK has prompted the Government to announce additional ‘Plan B’ precautions nationally.
New support from Plymouth City Council is set to help businesses get back on their feet and give entrepreneurs the support they need to get going.
Four brand-new projects will offer businesses a lifeline and support Plymouth’s economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic.
We are incredibly disappointed to have to announce the cancellation of events due to take place on the 10 and 11 July, the Mayflower 400 Four Nations Ceremony and Plymouth Presents: Roots Up! and Soundwaves Festival, due to the delay in easing the Covid-19 restrictions.
Plymouth City Council has distributed nearly £75 million in grants to support local businesses through coronavirus restrictions since April 2020, but many businesses still haven’t claimed the financial support they’re entitled to.
Thousands of Plymouth businesses have been supported by the Government’s grant schemes, including the Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG) and Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG).
Plymouth residents must now stay at home as the Government introduces a new national lockdown.
The measures announced on Monday evening mean that from now everyone should stay at home, with the exception of specific reasons, such as essential shopping, to work if you cannot work from home, to exercise and to seek medical help.
Plymouth City Council has unveiled plans to support city businesses that have been most impacted by the current national coronavirus restrictions but were unable to claim financial support from previous grant schemes.
The city has been allocated £5.2 million through the Government’s Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) to support local businesses that have suffered during the pandemic.
The Council will be helping some of Plymouth's most vulnerable residents through the November coronavirus lockdown.