07-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Sky Deutschland has warned UK lpubs that anyone using its cards to screen Premier League football risks having them turned off without notice.
06-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
The British Beer and Pub Association has proposed a number of "positive alternatives" to the Government's planned overhaul of licensing.
Licensing overhaul slammed as 'anti-business'
02-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
Government plans to overhaul the licensing regime are "anti-business" and "illiberal" a pub training company chief has argued. The window for...
31-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
A firm of top licensing solicitors has warned the Government it would be "wholly wrong" to implement changes to the Licensing Act in the autumn...
24-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Northern Ireland licensees have nothing to fear from the planned crackdown on "irresponsible" drinks deals, which is likely to come in next spring....
23-Aug-2010 By Peter Coulson
Licences can be put under threat in variety of ways, without any further stringent legislative changes from the Home Office, warns Peter Coulson.
23-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
A senior trade figure has made a final plea to the Government to extend the consultation period for its proposed licensing overhaul.
20-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Major plans to shake-up licensing won't be enacted until 2012 at the earliest, including plans for a new licensing objective of protecting public health.
Key licensing changes delayed until 2012 'at the earliest'
20-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
Key parts of the government's licensing regime shake-up are now unlikely to become law until 2012 "at the earliest", The Publican has learnt. Local...
Publican loses personal licence over foreign satellite footy
18-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
A licensee has forfeited his personal licence after being found guilty for a second time of screening foreign satellite football. Paul Moule of the...
'Row over moves to devolve alcohol licensing powers'
17-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The Wales Office has accused the assembly government's health minister of breaking the devolution agreement by calling for powers over alcohol...
16-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Urban & Country Leisure has unveiled plans to expand into the small hotel market with the launch of its first boutique style hotel.
12-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Police are using evidence from drunken yobs about where they've been drinking to take action against pubs. Answers are then used as evidence if a pub's licence comes up for review.
06-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
More than 200 licensees have been prosecuted for screening football in their pubs using domestic Sky cards lats season.
05-Aug-2010 By Paul Chase
The Government's licensing shake-up proposals are unjustified and won't work, says Paul Chase.
One-in one-out red tape rules will cover licensing shake-up
05-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
The Home Office has confirmed its overhaul of the licensing regime will be covered by the new "one-in, one-out" rules on regulation. The Department...
Pub industry bikers raise £2.5k for Licensed Victuallers School
05-Aug-2010
A group of motorcycle enthusiasts from the pub trade has raised more than £2,500 for the Licensed Victuallers School at Hassocks, in Sussex. The...
04-Aug-2010 By Simon Emeny, Fuller's
Fuller's managing director elect Simon Emeny hits out at the recent Sky rises, claiming it is jeopardising its long term relationship with the trade.
04-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team & Gemma McKenna
The size of Sky's price rises have been questioned by operators who say their average increases are roughly twice the level stated by the...
04-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
It was a good, open meeting where the trade got to put its points across but concerns remain about whether the licensing overhaul is already a done...
03-Aug-2010 By Peter Coulson
Now that licensing has moved back to the Home Office, May might try to place even stronger controls on retailers, says Peter Coulson.
03-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A Rutland pub has lost its premises licence and thousands of pounds in trade after its landlord went into liquidation. Ventra 18 failed to let...
30-Jul-2010 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows sees the move of licensing back to the Home Office as a sign that drinking is now seen primarily as a law and order issue, and disagrees.
Sky and ALMR at odds over price hikes
29-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The long-running dispute between Sky and the ALMR rumbles on — the two are at odds on the actual size of this year's price hike.
29-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
The proposed late night levy could cost the industry up to £9m per year — while the higher licence fees would add a further £6.5m annually....
Trade groups question licensing shake-up
28-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
Trade figures have been left disappointed by the details of government's licensing regime shake-up. Kate Nicholls of the Association of Licensed...
Licence fee hike part of government's Act 'overhaul'
28-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
Plans to hike licence fees, clampdown on Temporary Event Notices (TENs) and scrap Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) are included in the coalition's bid...
28-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Read our summary of the ten key points from the Licensing Act consultation launched this morning by the Home Office.
28-Jul-2010 By MA news team
The trade has expressed fears over the size of any proposed hike in licence costs and being the target once again of Government action. Home...
27-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Doorstaff licences are being revoked or suspended at an increasing rate, according to figures from the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
26-Jul-2010 By Peter Coulson
Politicians becoming directly involved in the licensing process does nothing to address the underlying issue of the binge culture, says Peter Coulson.
Trade urged to sign-up to Home Office licensing events
26-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
Publicans are being encouraged to attend one of the five consultation sessions around plans to "re-balance" the licensing regime. Invitations for...
26-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Scottish trade chiefs have blamed the "cost and complexity" of the country's new Licensing Act for a 14% fall in alcohol licences. Figures obtained...
23-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
The trade will have just six weeks to convince Government that no further changes are required to the Licensing Act. The Home Office is to hold a...
'Ministers pledge to scrap Labour's failed licensing laws'
22-Jul-2010
A war on booze Britain will dismantle Labour's failed 24-hour drinking laws and ban the sale of dirt-cheap alcohol. Ministers are to introduce powers...
Licensing 'overhaul' consultation will last just six weeks
22-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
A Home Office consultation on plans to "overhaul" the licensing regime will last just six weeks as government officials race to get the measures into...
22-Jul-2010 By John Harrington & Gemma McKenna
The "window of opportunity" for screening foreign satellite football in pubs has closed, says a high-profile former foreign satellite supplier. Tony...
21-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
The decision on whether the Ashes cricket test series should be screened on free-to-air TV has been delayed until 2013.
Legal Q&A - with Venners
19-Jul-2010
The right way to put out a small fire Q We had a small fire in our kitchen last week and the chef managed to extinguish it using the fire...
Legal: Don't let loos let your pub down
15-Jul-2010
What criteria do you think guests and customers use when judging the standards of an establishment? Do they judge on the quality of the drink and...
MP fights to save community pubs from late-night levy
14-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Moves to protect community pubs from having to pay a charge for opening late at night have been started by a campaigning MP. Greg Mulholland,...
Pub left mystified over licence review
14-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
A Bristol publican has been left angry and confused after being told he faces a licence review over noise complaints from neighbours. Peter Olsen of...
13-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has urged the Government to ensure community pubs aren't hit by the proposed late-night levy. The planned levy is...
12-Jul-2010 By Roger Protz
Global brewers turning their backs on cask are devaluing this profitable sector, says Roger Protz.
Legal Q&A - recruitment with Kimbells
08-Jul-2010
Foreign fingers in the till Q I suspect that one of my bar workers is stealing from the tills. He is a foreign national who is on a work permit to...
Midlands police chief calls for new licence clampdown
07-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
A police chief has called for a temporary clampdown on new licences in a Midlands city - and said the ban should be extended if it's decided there...
06-Jul-2010 By Peter Coulson
The licensing role within the senior ranks of the police is to advise Government on the practicalities of proposed legislation, says Peter Coulson.
Off-trade 'likely' to face late-night licence fee
06-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
Councils are expected to be given the power to charge supermarkets and off licences an extra levy for late-night alcohol licences, as well as the...
06-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Pubs will be charged £100 plus VAT for screening selected Irish sports from August until the end of the year. Broadcaster Premier Sports is...
06-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Derby's police chief has backed calls for a temporary ban on new alcohol licences in the city centre. Chief superintendent Andy Hough told the...
