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# Business leader says roadmap will provide “much-needed clarity” for hospitality and retail sector in Lichfield and Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/business-leader-says-roadmap-will-provide-much-needed-clarity-for-hospitality-and-retail-sector-in-lichfield-and-burntwood/
- Published: 2021-02-23T10:27:01.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-23T10:30:51.000Z
- Description: A regional business leader says the roadmap out of coronavirus restrictions will provide “much-needed” clarity for retail and hospitality businesses in Lichfield and Burntwood.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, News

A regional business leader says the roadmap out of coronavirus restrictions will provide “much-needed” clarity for the retail and hospitality sector in Lichfield and Burntwood.

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The Prime Minister outlined a series of steps yesterday (22nd February) which could see the UK free of restrictions by the middle of June.

Alun Rogers, chair of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, said the light at the end of the tunnel would be welcome news for businesses.

> “I welcome the Government’s newly-announced roadmap, which provides some much-needed clarity on how sectors like retail, hospitality and other valuable areas of our economy can make a gradual return to normality with the cautious easing of restrictions.  
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> “Businesses and people across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have been demonstrating remarkable efforts to pull together and navigate challenges and changing circumstances over the past year, and this roadmap is a hopeful, welcome step towards our community regaining some normality once again.  
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> “We look forward to playing our part with our own campaign to support businesses to thrive and not just survive in the months ahead.”  
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> Alun Rogers, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership