North East restaurants and hotels fury after being left out of Rachel Reeves' pub business rate helpOne local MP has warned that "no one wants to drink in a pub next door to a boarded-up café, restaurant or bed and breakfast", amid serious worries for the hospitality sectorView 2 Images Jack Brown, of Heaton's Nest restaurant. (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)North East restaurants, hotels, and cafes are at risk of becoming “unsustainable” after being excluded from financial support from the Government, local industry leaders fear. ‌But the support has not been extended to other hospitality businesses, despite their own concerns over rising costs from taxes, energy bills, and staffing. And why is a coffee shop or a restaurant left struggling more than a pub or a music venue? Thriving local businesses, bustling high streets and pride restored in our communities – that’s what this government is delivering.”