Cheshire East Council is reminding businesses to come forward and take advantage of the recently opened Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme.

The deadline for organisations to apply for this grant is midnight on Friday March 18th and the council urges businesses to see whether they can apply for the funding as soon as possible.

The scheme provides one-off grants of up to £6,000 to support eligible rate-paying hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses that are experiencing difficulties because of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

The types of businesses eligible for funding includes bars, restaurants, wedding and events venues, soft play centres, museums, theatres, tourist attractions, caravan parks, hotels and B&Bs.

To find out whether your business is eligible for the grant, please visit: here. where you can also find details of the Business Interruption Fund and Recovery and Growth Grant.