Scotland bans alcohol in pubs from Friday for 16-day ‘circuit break’ View 17 comments It is hoped the ‘circuit breaker’ will help ‘buy time’ for the winter months (Picture: Getty Images/PA) Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitter 4.2k SHARES James Hockaday Wednesday 7 Oct 2020 3:03 pm A ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown banning the serving of alcohol indoors has been declared in Scotland, in a bid to get rising coronavirus cases back under control. Pubs and restaurants and other hospitality venues will only be allowed to open indoors between 6am and 6pm under the 16 day curfew – on condition they don’t serve alcohol. To soften the blow these curbs will have on Scotland’s hospitality industry, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced an additional £40million of funding to help keep businesses afloat. Under the new rules, which come into force on Friday and end on October 25, venues will be able to serve alcohol outdoors up until the current 10pm curfew which applies across Scotland, Wales and England.
