A pub landlady is to face trial, accused of breaking coronavirus laws in the run up to Christmas 2020.
Gillian Staley is said to have allowed alcohol to be consumed at the Carronbridge Inn, also known as The Soo House, in Carron, Falkirk, on December 12th 2020 without it being served as "ancilliary to a table meal".
The charge defines a table meal as "being such as might be expected to be served as a main midday or main evening meal, irrespective of the actual time served".
She is also accused of failing to ensure, as far as reasonable practicable, the required social distancing between people in the pub, and failing to ensure that the numbers of customers admitted to the pub were sufficiently limited to allow the required distancing to be maintained.
The alleged acts and omissions are said to have contravened the Coronavirus (Local Levels) Regulations 2020, which were in force at the time.
In a separate alleged incident, Staley, 49, is accused of being "a responsible person drunk whilst on relevant premises" in the pub on January 18th, 2021.
At Falkirk Sheriff Court today, defence solicitor John Mulholland said that Staley, of Carron, maintained pleas of not guilty to both charges.
Sheriff Christopher Shead continued the case for trial on March 11th.
