Two local councils have pulled back from plans to introduce a late-night levy (LNL) despite expressing an interest in the controversial measure earlier this year.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has accused the Government of backtracking on plans to exempt hotel bars from being subject to Early Morning Restriction Orders (EMROs).
Money raised by local councils through the late-night levy could end up being spent in other council districts, according to the Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM).
The regulations allowing the implentation of the late-night levy and early morning restriction orders (EMROs) have come into force today (31 October) which the Government claims will help pay the nation’s estimated £11bn a year bill for alcohol-related...
The alcohol industry must do more to reduce alcohol harm or it “risks being seen as paying only lip service”, a group of MPs has said in a report released today.
Pubs will have to pay up to £4,400 per year towards the late-night levy, as confirmed by the draft regulations on the measure published by the Government.
The Government has defended claims that introducing an alcohol minimum price of 40p per unit is a "using a sledge hammer to crack a nut", saying that evidence shows that alcohol consumption is price sensitive.
Chesterfield Borough Council could introduce an early morning restriction order (EMRO) between 3am and 6am after telling the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) it was “sympathetic” towards the idea.
Licensees have been warned that local authorities could change their mind on early morning restriction orders (EMROs), despite recent surveys suggesting there is little appetite for their introduction.
Licensees have been told to be on alert for more licence inspections at their pubs if a proposal in the Government’s recently published Alcohol Strategy becomes law.
A council in Surrey, which issued its own consultation on the controversial late-night levy (LNL), has come under fire for potentially “acting outside the law”.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the Government to ensure that the Late Night Levy for clubs and bars adequately compensates councils for keeping nightlife hotspots clean and safe.
Police forces could reap the rewards of the cash raised by the late-night levy (LNL), but choose not to spend it on policing the late-night economy, a leading licensing lawyer warned last week.
A group of high-profile health campaigners has urged the Government to implement tough new regulations on alcohol, including minimum pricing, ahead of publication of the new Alcohol Strategy.
A groundbreaking case has highlighted the Department for Culture, Media and Sport guidance on licence reviews is unclear, as a District Judge has ruled that during an appeal a nightclub had the right to stay open.
Pubs and bars in Camden were inspected as part of a pilot ‘bar health check’ scheme by the local council and police which led to a 37% reduction in violent crime in the borough.
British Gas has apologised for an ongoing meter-reading issue which has resulted in a South Yorkshire licensee being sent bills ranging from £19,000 to £40,000 a quarter, since April this year.
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has praised the industry’s work and progress in pledging to tackle alcohol abuse, and vowed to continue working with the trade.
The government will take a "less intrusive" approach to public health - nudging people rather than restricting their choices, the Health Secretary is...
Labour MP Diane Abbott is calling for the Coalition to "go ahead with Labour's ban on cigarette vending machines and point of sales". This follows a...
Three mothers and their babies were turned away from a pub in Southampton by a manager who said it "didn't do women with babies". When Lucy Sloam and...
Three quarters of the British public have backed the proposed ban on cigarette vending machines in pubs, due to start in October next year. A survey...
Health secretary Andrew Lansley wants the industry to help fund local initiatives to make people healthier. He has urged more private sector funding...
