The First Minister has today announced, at her latest briefing with regard to the easing of lockdown restrictions, that self-contained holiday accommodation such as holiday cottages, with no shared services, will be permitted to open on 3rd July, at which point the 5 mile travel restriction will also be eased. The tourism sector as a whole is due to open up on 15th July.
A senior Scottish Government minister has today assured sporting businesses that Covid-19 financial support will be made available in the near future following a concerted lobbying campaign by fieldsports organisations.
Following the Scottish Government’s announcement last week of financial support for businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, Chair of the SCSTG Sarah Troughton has written to Cabinet Secretary for Finance Kate Forbes querying the exclusion of country sports businesses such as ‘deer forests’, ‘game larders’ and ‘shootings’ from the list of businesses qualifying for both the Small Business Support Grant and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Support Grant.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
In view of all the restrictions which have been introduced in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, we at Team SCSTG are very aware that nobody is able to travel at the moment, but we will continue to showcase and promote all the wonderful places Scotland has to offer, and we look forward to welcoming you back here once life has returned to normal.
