11-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Battle of Britain boxing slug fest between David Haye and Audley Harrison will be shown on Sky 3D this Saturday. The World title fight held at...
11-Nov-2010 By Peter Coulson
Copyright trade protection agencies will issue warning leaflets about losing your licence but the loss of the licence is not automatic, says Peter Coulson.
11-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Sky Italia is paying international security firm G4S to check if pubs are using its cards to broadcast Premier League football, the Morning...
Below-cost ban delayed until May 2012
08-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
A ban on below-cost sales of alcohol has been delayed until May 2012 - and will now only be introduced "if necessary". The Home Office has today...
Publican Local Focus: Derby winners
04-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
Derby always been renowned for its ale - and thankfully this tradition shows no sign of dying out among its current licensees. The city boasts 12...
Vince Cable offers hope on licensing reform
04-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Business secretary Vince Cable has given the industry hope the government could water down its controversial plans to overhaul the licensing regime....
03-Nov-2010 By Peter Coulson
Of all the 'assumptions' in the coalition document on re-balancing the Licensing Act, the abuse of TENs is the least explicable, says Peter Coulson.
Licensing Law: TENs to transform
03-Nov-2010
Now is the time of year when many operators start to turn their minds to whether they need to use temporary event notices (TENs) to secure extended...
Licensees can now buy promotional material online
29-Oct-2010
Drinks giant Diageo has launched a new website to help licencees buy point of sale (PoS) material online. In addition to the range of free PoS...
Gerry O'Brien: Celebrating 25 years as licensee at the Churchill Arms
28-Oct-2010
This year is a bit of a milestone for me. I am celebrating 25 years of being a licensee here at the Churchill Arms. This means everything to me. This...
Police target pre-loaders in Herts hotspot
28-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Pre-loaders are being targeted by police and facing a ban from a town centre as part of a bid to clean-up the area's image. Police in Watford have...
28-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Councils have asked the Government for the right to set their own alcohol licence fees to plug shortfalls in their funding. This raises fears that...
27-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
The proposed licensing reforms don't differentiate between problem pubs and well run community pubs — trade groups tell Home Office.
22-Oct-2010 By John Porter
John Porter looks at how pubs can profit from the growing takeaway market and talks to licensees who have successfully implemented an offer.
20-Oct-2010 By Peter Coulson
There has to be a strong trade reaction to licensing reform, even if it means a critical approach to a new government, says Peter Coulson.
19-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett
Fresh calls to restrict alcohol advertising are based on "sand rather than firm foundations", says the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)....
Call to ban alcohol advertising rubbished
18-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Calls to impose heavy restrictions on alcohol advertising would lead to job losses while failing to tackle underage drinking, according to industry...
15-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Annette King has been elected as the youngest chairman of the Licensed Trade Charity at the age of 44. King is currently licensee of Boothy's, a...
Legal Health & Safety: All right on the (bonfire) night
13-Oct-2010
There's a nip in the air and the nights are starting to draw in - a sure sign that autumn has arrived, heralding the Hallowe'en and Bonfire Night...
Family in licensee tragedy call for Tuppen to 'do the honourable thing and resign'
08-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The family of licensee Paul John Lee, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in his pub, has spoken out against Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen. In...
07-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Nine pub and hospitality trade bodies have issued a stern warning to the new Government about the damaging impact of plans to overhaul licensing.
'Pubs face levy to pay price of alcohol misuse'
06-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensed premises will have to pay a social responsibility levy towards the cost to society of alcohol misuse, after Labour backed the key plank of...
Enterprise Inns fined £300,000 after licensee dies
06-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Enterprise Inns has today been fined £300,000 after a licensee died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and tenants at another 474 pubs were put at...
06-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
The fight is now on to ensure that responsible premises are exempted from the late night levy after Home Secretary Theresa May said the Government...
'Alcohol levy plans set to be backed'
05-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Plans to force licensed premises to contribute to the negative impact of alcohol are likely to receive support. MSPs are considering proposals for a...
05-Oct-2010 By John Harrington & Ewan Turney
The eagerly awaited landmark Karen Murphy foreign satellite football case reaches Europe today — and there is some support given to the arguments...
30-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
A total of 25 pub companies have already thrown their support behind a major "direct action" campaign to halt proposed changes to the Licensing Act....
30-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The number of premises licensed to sell alcohol has hit record levels - despite the increasing closures of traditional pubs - according to the latest...
30-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Licensing and legal experts have questioned whether the new mandatory licensing conditions, which come in tomorrow, will be rigorously enforced. A...
Licensing: Get the measure of the new rules
29-Sep-2010
You may recall that one of the questions raised during the recent consultation into the government's proposals for reform of the Licensing Act was...
Home Office 'looking carefully' at trade's licensing fears
29-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
The Home Office is "listening" and "looking carefully" at the industry's concerns over the licensing shake-up, according to the British Beer &...
27-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
The ALMR has announced a £30,000 fighting fund for stage one of a campaign to scupper the "unprecedented threat" of licensing reform.
Carlsberg launches Christmas trade shows for licensees
24-Sep-2010
Carlsberg UK has announced it will be running six Christmas trade shows to run from the end of September and throughout October all over the UK....
Licensing reforms could be devastating
24-Sep-2010 By Paul Wigham
Trade bodies and law firms are struggling to be heard over the below- cost debate, says Paul Wigham.
24-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Councils across London are standing by the use of controversial risk-assessment forms for promoted events at bars. The pub industry and live-music...
23-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Town-centre pubs could be forced to take on extra responsibility for their customers' security, due to police budget cuts.
Trade issues final call to arms over licensing shake-up
23-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
Trade figures have made a fresh call for licensees to contact their MP as part of a last-ditch industry-wide bid to avoid "horrendous" changes to the...
23-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Magistrates say plans to force them to send pub licence appeals back to the licensing authorities are "unacceptable". The Magistrates Association...
23-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
A powerful alliance of health campaigners has cast "serious doubts" on the merits of the proposed late-night levy for pub operators. The levy could...
22-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
A solicitor has agreed to pay £38,000 in legal costs after an appeal over a licensee's conviction was abandoned.
22-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
The US Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will now be shown in 3D on Sky Sports next year. Sky will also have coverage of the par-3 contest from...
17-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
A group of influential pub industry leaders has launched a stinging attack on the Government's new licensing proposals, labeling the new initiatives...
Watford to ban new off-licences
16-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
More evidence of councils planning to ban new off-licences opening has emerged, in the wake of radical plans by Westminster. Watford Borough Council...
'Police chief talks down Buckfast ban'
16-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A Scottish police chief and a leading crime expert have said that banning caffeinated alcoholic drinks such as Buckfast would not prevent or reduce...
Minister: Licensing plans are not aimed to 'get at pubs'
15-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
A Home Office minister has argued the controversial licensing shake-up is not an attempt to "get at pubs", but admitted the consultation period would...
14-Sep-2010 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson has been reading over some of the responses to the Government's proposed licensing overhaul.
13-Sep-2010 By Phil Mellows
Neil Robertson faces some big challenges as chief executive of the BII — not least licensing reform and pubco tenancies. But he's the type who may...
09-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Pubs that make a "substantial contribution to the local community" should be exempt from the late-night levy, says the Campaign for Real Ale.
WSTA voices concern over local below-cost bans
08-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
A ban on below-cost sales must be applied nationally to avoid "confusion" for customers and "chaos" for businesses, the off-trade's industry body has...
08-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Late night trade group Noctis said it has "major issues" with the way the Government's licensing consultation has been conducted, believing it has...
