12-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Pubs will not require specific permission to host live music or other forms of entertainment for crowds under 5,000 — under radical plans that could prove a major boost for the industry.
05-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney
New research from Alcohol Concern has revealed a link between the number of off-licences in an area and underage drinking.
05-Sep-2011 By Adam Pescod
Three Staffordshire licensees have been cleared of dishonestly screening live Premier League football matches via foreign satellite systems after a judge dismissed their cases.
30-Aug-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has won a ground-breaking appeal against a premises licence condition that would have forced it to fit ‘privacy shields’ to hand-held PDQ machines at the Goat in Clapham, London.
16-Aug-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The number of alcohol licence reviews in the on-trade increased 19% last year, fuelled by a rising number of requests from police. However, despite...
10-Aug-2011 By Adam Pescod
Licensees in Manchester have been praised for their response to last night's rioting by the city's Pub and Club Network. With disorder erupting in...
Licensed trade administrations fall
09-Aug-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The number of administrations in the licensed trade fell almost one third in the second quarter of 2011 against Q1, according to new figures from...
02-Aug-2011 By Adam Pescod
A group of morris dancers were asked to leave a pub in Durham because the bells on their clogs were deemed to breach a ban on music.
02-Aug-2011 By Adam Pescod
A campaign in Cornwall to get glass bottles banned in pubs after 9pm has been supported by local MPs and is expected to be put to the Government this...
Sky Sports and BBC to show Formula 1
29-Jul-2011 By Adam Pescod
Sky Sports and the BBC will broadcast Formula 1 in the UK between 2012 and 2018, under a new rights deal.
19-Jul-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Lords have rejected a plan that could make it easier for local authorities to add further top-up charges to licence fees. They voted against a...
15-Jul-2011 By Phil Mellows
'Like other capitalists, drinks companies want to maximise their profits. And that's not the same as selling more booze', write Phil Mellows.
14-Jul-2011 By John Harrington
Licensees and pub operators in Brighton have attacked the council's plan to extend the city's cumulative impact zone (CIZ) by almost two-thirds.
14-Jul-2011 By MA Reporters
Sky is freezing prices for the next football season to help publicans gain more "certainty" over costs. The broadcaster said it is also offering a...
13-Jul-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Local residents could effectively take control of alcohol licensing under reported plans to hand licensing powers to parish and town councillors....
13-Jul-2011 By Adam Pescod
A Norfolk licensee is locked in a dispute with music licensing company PPL after they charged him for a licence when his pub was not yet open. The...
08-Jul-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Police are continuing to exceed their powers — this time over drug tests, claims the PMA's legal editor Peter Coulson.
30-Jun-2011 By Tony Halstead
Police and local authorities have been urged to show restraint in the way they use the enormous new powers being given to them when the Police &...
23-Jun-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The Government has insisted that councils will be restrained from charging what they like in licence fees.
17-Jun-2011 By Adam Pescod
The BBPA efforts to stop the Government's introduction of a late-night levy have been supported by the head of Nottingham's BID.
14-Jun-2011 By Adam Pescod
A licensee in Kent has had an appeal dismissed over a conviction for using an Albanian television station to show Premier League football.
01-Jun-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Police across the country have launched a month-long summer crackdown on people driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Police will be...
27-May-2011 By Robert Sayles
Robert Sayles questions whether the BII is the right body to police the industry in his latest Publican's Morning Advertiser blog.
20-May-2011 By John Harrington and Michelle Perrett
Radical de-regulation of live music licensing for small venues could be in place as early as the autumn, the Government has said. The news comes in...
16-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A campaign has been launched to "level the playing field" regarding treatment of the on and off-trade by licensing boards.
12-May-2011 By Michelle Perrett
A Coventry licensee has had his personal licence suspended for six months for illegally showing Sky. Nigel Gilder, of the Elephant and Castle, had...
28-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords and was passed to committee stage, yesterday.
26-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Police in Stirling, Scotland, have issued a warning to anyone wanting to serve alcohol during a street party for the royal wedding. According to a...
21-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney
Police will be under no obligation to spend money raised from the late-night levy on policing the late-night economy in that area, the Publican's...
21-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Pub licensing consultations in Camden are set to change from the end of April, as the council asks residents to sign up for email and text alerts....
18-Apr-2011 By Peter Coulson & Michelle Perrett
Local authorities are not able to accept late complaints from local residents on premises licences, a judgement in the Court of Appeal confirmed last...
14-Apr-2011 By Graham Ridout
Licensees are being threatened with arrest and pubs with closure in a clampdown by police forces across the country, which has been labelled "an...
01-Apr-2011 By Graham Ridout
Tim Sykes has made a strong attack on proposed Licensing Reform during his outgoing speech as chairman of the ALMR. Novus Leisure chief executive Steve Richards has now taken over the reigns.
31-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Licensees and pub operators could face a postcode lottery over the size of their licence fees from 2012. One trade body has warned it could lead to a £100m increase in licence fee costs for pubs across the country.
Pub licence fees set to soar after LGA lobbying
31-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
Pubs face a major hike in licence fees after local councils convinced the government the current system is unsustainable and has cost tax payers...
28-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
A licensee has had his conviction for screening Premier League football via a foreign satellite system quashed by the High Court. In March last...
28-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
The number of pubs, bars, nightclubs and restaurants surrendering their premises licence increased by 13% over the past year, according to research...
25-Mar-2011 By Tony Halstead
Proposed Early Morning Restriction Orders could mean a blanket ban on late opening across entire districts if the new legislation goes through.
25-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Police in Surrey plan to send plain-clothed officers into pubs and clubs in three "problem" towns to combat antisocial behaviour and violence.
18-Mar-2011 By Peter Coulson
The issue for applicants changing their licence is whether what they propose to change comes within the minor variation process, says Peter Coulson.
Police chief accuses industry of being 'in denial' over pricing issue
15-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
The UK's leading police chief on licensing has accused a senior drinks industry figure of being "in denial" over the link between alcohol pricing and...
Trade group formed to give licensees a voice
11-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A group of licensees has created a new trade body to speak for the trade and attempt to combat negative perceptions about pubs. The Society of...
10-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Robert Tchenguiz and his brother Vincent were released by police last night after being arrested as part of the investigation into Kaupthing.
08-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Over 1,000 litres of illegally imported beer and spirits were seized during a crack down on Lancashire off-licences. Among the goods taken from...
Scots polluter pays levy is 'fraught with danger'
02-Mar-2011
Scottish Government plans to impose a social responsibility tax on pubs within the new Alcohol Act are "fraught with danger", according to the...
Fury at 'farcical' licence conditions
24-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Punters drinking outside a city centre pub will now have to sit down to sup - but smokers can stand up. Furious licensee Phil Cutter has branded the...
Sixty-nine SIA licences suspended after training crackdown
23-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Sixty-nine doostaff have had been temporarily stripped of their Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence after a major undercover crackdown in the...
Mark Daniels: Personal Alcohol Licences... Fact, or Fantasy?
22-Feb-2011
On Monday's Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2 - this week hosted by Vanessa Feltz - a former Labour councillor put forward the idea that a licence to...
Orders used to ban problem drinkers
21-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Problem drinkers in Pendle, Lancashire, could face a two-year ban from the town's pubs and clubs if they are convicted of an alcohol-related offence....
17-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
A father and son have received a record fine for screening Premier League football matches at 11 pubs via the internet.
