Yesterday the Prime Minister outlined a roadmap on how lockdown will be lifted throughout England over the coming months.
FOUR STAGES EXPLAINED
Lockdown will be eased over 4 stages, starting with schools returning on Monday 8th March and businesses beginning to reopen from Monday 12th April.
- See BBC article explaining the dates and what’s included within each stage – READ HERE
- Full details on the Government’s website – READ HERE.
SELF EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME
It has also been announced that there will be a fourth grant covering February 2021 to April 2021. Details about this grant will be announced on 3 March 2021. Keep checking back HERE for more updates.
LEEDS COUNCIL GRANT SECURED
We are delighted to announce that we have secured a grant of £7,500 from Leeds City Council to assist us in helping the town’s business community recover from the Pandemic.
We would like your opinion please on how you feel this grant can be best spent to help businesses get back to normal. If you could reply by Friday 26th February.
COMPLETE OUR QUICK SURVEY HERE
If you have any questions regarding the above, please email me at rachelle.atkin@otleybid.co.uk and I will do my best to help.
#StaySafe
Rachelle Atkin
Otley Business Improvement District Champion