A waitress wearing a face covering serving diners at outside tables in Kensington, London.
(Picture: PA Wire)The temporary alfresco terraces that sprang up during the pandemic to allow diners to eat outdoors will return every summer across a swathe of west London under plans to foster a permanent café culture.
Kensington and Chelsea council says it plans to grant five-year licences to restaurants, bars and cafés that want to offer the option of outdoor eating and drinking from next March.
