05-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Directors of pub companies could be prosecuted for breaches of the Licensing Act after a controversial amendment was passed in Scotland.
Isaac Sheps: Licensees show World Cup inventiveness
05-Jul-2010
These are two lines from one of my favourite poems, If by Rudyard Kipling, and they seem rather apt at the moment as England fans deal with losing to...
Trade groups unite over licensing 'overhaul' threat
05-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
All the major trade groups have united over a joint submission to government which sets out the industry's response to a planned "overhaul" of the...
05-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
BT Vision has launched a new cheap deal for Sky Sports to home customers — a move which may add more pressure on pubs. BT has slashed the price of...
Minister warns licensing overhaul remains a 'priority'
02-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
A Home Office minister has praised Best Bar None (BBN) as an example of the "Big Society" in practice - but warned a "re-balancing" of the Licensing...
02-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Best Bar None (BBN) has done far more to reduce violence and encourage partnership than the Licensing Act, says Lord.
29-Jun-2010 By Peter Coulson
Most licensing authorities in England and Wales don't have an online option, despite the deadline passing six months ago, says Peter Coulson.
Legal Q&A - Property with Colman Coyle
25-Jun-2010
Is a temporary rent reduction possible? Q I'm finding it difficult to pay my rent but I don't want to default on my lease and lose my pub. I've heard...
24-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
The PMA Team talks to Domino's Pizza's business development director Andy Emmerson about how trust is the key to a successful business relationship.
24-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Urban & Country Leisure, the multiple operator headed by Ross Sanders, opened its latest pub last Thursday. The new opening is a former Punch...
Publican Local Focus: Cambridge - town of the gown
24-Jun-2010
Cambridge is famous all over the world for its ancient university, but the city's rich history is no less evident in its pubs. More than...
24-Jun-2010 By John Harrington
Six out of 10 small music venues on a specific tariff from PRS for Music would see fees drop under new plans. So says the music licensing body,...
16-Jun-2010 By Admiral Taverns
Admiral Taverns: new to the licensed trade?
15-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
An independent red tape watchdog has slated the Scottish Licensing Act for causing an unwelcome regulatory burden to pubs north of the border. The...
Legal: Employment law and the coalition government
14-Jun-2010
The past month has seen the end of 13 years of Labour rule, and in its place is a new coalition government that has promised a widespread review of...
New licensing minister: 'No agenda to penalise pubs'
14-Jun-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The newly-appointed licensing minister has said there is no government agenda to punish pubs and that they are "part of the solution" to dealing with...
14-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Hundreds of jukeboxes have been ripped out of Scottish pubs after the machines were found to contain illegally downloaded music. Grampian Police,...
14-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Licensing minister John Penrose has said the coalition Government has "no agenda" for penalising responsible pubs. But he warned the Home Office,...
11-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
A long-serving Enterprise Inns regional manager has claimed she was unfairly dismissed because of her disability, at an employment tribunal. Helen...
04-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
It is now time for pubs to reclaim up to £10m in refunds for over payments on music licences. Earlier this year, the Phonographic Performance Ltd...
03-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Hertfordshire police have been slammed for advising licensees to reduce crime by removing machines from their pubs.
03-Jun-2010 By John Harrington
Actors pretending to be inebriated, with their clothes soaked in alcohol, have been used in mock stings targeting sales to drunks. They were served...
01-Jun-2010 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson asks whether the proposed review of the Licensing Act is actually a complete revamp.
Legal Q&A: Temporary Event Notice dilema; 16-year-olds and beer; private parties
28-May-2010
Temporary Event Notice dilemma Q - I have been granted a Temporary Event Notice. The notice has been sent to me, but what do I do with it? A - You...
The Licensing Act: All change please
28-May-2010
At the time of writing the new government has just published the document The Coalition: our programme for government. Spanning approximately 30...
27-May-2010 By John Harrington
Supermarkets could still sell alcohol at rock-bottom prices if below-cost sales were banned using a definition supported by off-trade chiefs....
25-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
There is no offence of permitting drunkenness, but there is of allowing disorderly conduct in a pub, so call the police, says Peter Coulson.
Queen's Speech: Ban on below-cost sales within next 18 months
25-May-2010 By James Wilmore
The coalition government plans to introduce a law banning below-cost sales of alcohol within the next 18 months, it was confirmed in the Queen's...
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Sky is to screen two rugby union games in 3D at pubs this weekend — the Premiership final and England v Barbarians.
24-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
The new mandatory conditions show clearly that the Home Office doesn't believe in "light" or "targeted", says Peter Coulson.
Tesco chief urges pubs to help tackle alcohol problems
21-May-2010 By James Wilmore
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy says the company backs government plans to ban below-cost selling of alcohol - and will also "support" talks...
18-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson explains how to give up a pub as a business, but remain in the premises as a private house.
'Booze Asbo' girl Laura Hall arrested again for drunken rant at policeman'
18-May-2010
The first person given a nationwide 'booze Asbo' has been nicked for breaching her ban - as she drunkenly yelled at police officers: "I want to go to...
Mark Daniels: Britain's Got Publicans
14-May-2010
Have you noticed how many "Celebrity Professions" there are these days? Thanks to the wonders of modern television, and our national obsession with...
14-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The online licensing application system promised to cut red tape is still unworkable — one firm has slammed it as a "waste of time". In March the...
14-May-2010 By John Harrington
Nottinghamshire Police is the latest force to temporarily stop pubs selling alcohol for relatively minor licence breaches. Last week the Morning...
13-May-2010 By John Harrington
Tory MP becomes secretary of state at the new Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.
07-May-2010 By John Harrington
Lincoln police are accused of overstepping the mark by forcing pubs to close temporarily for "petty" reasons. Essence, in Lincoln, shut after...
04-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
A child protection group has called for the introduction of an alcohol licence to stop adults buying drink for under-18s. Fair Play for Children...
29-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Police have sent licensees in the East Riding of Yorkshire a 14-point checklist of good practice to avoid problems during the World Cup. Considering...
28-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
A Welsh Assembly minister has once again asked for greater powers to tackle cheap drink in supermarkets and pubs.
27-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
UKIP has dubbed itself the "party of the pub" after unveiling a wide-ranging pub manifesto, which calls for an investigation into beer pricing.
The Publican Awards 2010: Winners revealed
22-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Star performers in the pub industry have been rewarded for their efforts at the Publican Awards. The nation's top licensees, pubs and companies...
14-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Between a third and a half of premises licences in Scotland have not been issued or are factually incorrect after seven months.
13-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Pub welfare was on the election agenda yesterday as David Cameron met with the board at Fuller's brewery to discuss beer duty rises, before a...
09-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Doorstaff could hand out police penalty notices for drunken disorder under a ground-breaking scheme in Essex. Regency Security Services is expected to be the first to deploy staff with "low-level" police powers.
09-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Urban & Country Leisure, the managed multiple pub group led by Ross Sanders, has four new openings lined up for 2010. The first new opening...
08-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Break a new mandatory condition and risk having your licence reviewed - that's the warning from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
'Woman hit with first booze ban'
08-Apr-2010
A young Doncaster woman has become one of the first in the country to be slapped with a new Drinking Banning Order to curb her anti-social drunken...
08-Apr-2010 By John Harrington and Lesley Foottit
Croydon pubs have been "advised" by police to consider extra security and safety measures while screening World Cup matches. The force has written...
