England to ban football at the pub & loud music centres

Pubs may not be able to show the footie or play music when they return from July 4 – under new Government guidance.

Any entertainment which forces people to raise their voice and shout to be heard should not be allowed when pubs open their doors once again, fresh advice says.

Watching the match in the pub with a cold pint could be off the cards for the duration of the pandemic

This may include “preventing entertainment, such as broadcasts, that is likely to encourage audience behaviours increasing transmission risk”, it says.

“For example, loud background music, communal dancing, group singing or chanting.”

The guidance goes on to say: “All venues should ensure that steps are taken to avoid people needing to unduly raise their voices to each other.

The guidance means that music is likely to stay switched off in venues, while screening of football and other sport is likely to be banned.

The guidance also contains reams of information for businesses so they can get ready to open their doors from July 4 – as Boris Johnson announced yesterday.

The PM has also announced that social distancing will be cut from two metres to one metre from July 4 to give venues the chance to let more people in.

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Yesterday the PM announced that pubs, restaurants and hotels will be allowed to open from July 4.

But gyms, nightclubs, nail salons and spas must remain closed for now as they still pose a risk to spread the virus.

Ministers have said they aim to get gyms open by the middle of next month.