Trade bodies warn licensees over industrial action
03-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The GMB union is encouraging licensees to take industrial action against the pubcos before Christmas - but trade leaders have warned publicans to...
30-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee has had her licence revoked for screening Premiership football via a Sky domestic contract.
Publican Local Focus: Leeds - Little London lives
26-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
Having spent the best part of five years as a student in Leeds, it's fair to say I know my way around a good number of the city's hostelries. On my...
Make ideas a reality, urges top licensee
18-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensee of the Year Philip Davison has urged licensees to make ideas a reality and to keep a close eye on finances to boost their businesses....
13-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
All home matches in the Ashes cricket series between England and Australia should be broadcast on free to air TV, a panel has recommended. The...
05-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
A crackdown is underway on private members clubs that show foreign satellite football — two clubs have already been fined.
Glasgow pubs get emergency three-month licensing extension
05-Nov-2009
Pubs in Glasgow have been given an extra three months to have a premises licence in place following further chaos in the wake of the new regime....
05-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Sky's new system for calculating pub fees is to be in place by the time new business rates take effect next April, the broadcaster says. It could be...
04-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
A group of 26 licensees from 19 pubs across the country will now each face magistrates over charges of using foreign satellite systems. District...
28-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
A music campaigner has challenged a senior policeman to justify his claim that live music can lead to disorder. Phil Little of the Live Music Forum challenged the Met's Adrian Studd over his fears on extending exemptions.
One in three Scottish pubs still waiting for licences
28-Oct-2009
Concern is mounting over the new Scottish premises licences after a trade body revealed research suggesting at least one in three have still not been...
27-Oct-2009 By Peter Coulson
A pub landlord is not obliged to serve anyone who comes in and is willing to pay, says Peter Coulson.
26-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Pubs are continuing to expand their trading offers — but face an increasing threat of licence reviews and revocations. These are key findings from...
Police to have power to issue last-minute TENs
23-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs will be able to get a last-minute temporary event notice (TEN) for "low-risk" events under new government plans. Police will have the power to...
Brown: "I've always had doubts about 24-hour licensing
23-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has admitted he has "always had doubts" about 24-hour licensing, but conceded it is working in some places. Brown, who...
23-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Making it easier to secure temporary events notices, and extending the notice period after a licensee dies, are proposed.
22-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Pubs can claim millions of pounds in refunds after the trade won a major legal victory against PPL over background music played in pubs.
Publican Local Focus: Camden crawl
21-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Few places have been immune to the recession over the past 12 months or so, but some pubs are still thriving. Take Camden Town, for instance. The...
15-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Metropolitan Police plans to educate licensing officers in London on the use of controversial live music form 696.
Major police force backs Court not Caution
12-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
One of the biggest police forces in the country is throwing its support behind a campaign to ensure attacks on pub staff are taken more seriously....
'Capital bans alcohol from streets'
08-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Drinking on the streets of Cardiff has been banned under new laws designed to tackle anti-social behaviour. An order banning drinking in public...
07-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Tories have vowed to "tear up the lax licensing regime" and force late-night pubs to pay more for a licence. Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said he would give residents and councils more powers.
Tories could force "late-night" pubs to pay more for licence
07-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling today promised the Tories would give councils the power to force pubs with late-night licences to pay more for...
07-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
A North London pub has been ordered to pay £12,030 in fines after using a domestic Sky card to screen sports. Alan and Beta Johnson of the Queens...
'Police chief: drinking in pubs helps cut violence'
06-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The chief constable of Scotland's largest police force has urged people to stop drinking at home and instead return to pubs and clubs in a bid to...
05-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney & John Harrington
Pubs will not be able to screen England's World Cup qualifier against the Ukraine, which will only be shown to online subscribers. The game is expected to be shown in a number of Odeon cinemas but will not be available to pubs.
02-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
MPS says it has had its busiest two months since prosecutions began. Operators of 23 pubs and clubs have been hit with fines on average of £1,174, with average costs of £712.
01-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Nottingham plans to use a new law to inflict a total ban on street drinking. In what's believed to be a first, the city council wants to use powers...
01-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Hosts may be able to apply for licences and temporary events notices entirely on-line from January 2010, the Government has announced. The...
30-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
Government plans to give councillors more power are preferable to the "ill-targeted" mandatory alcohol retailing code, say council bosses.
'Gordon Brown to give councils new powers on 24-hour licences'
29-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Gordon Brown will announce that local councils are to be given new powers to stop pubs and clubs opening for 24-hours a day. The move will be part of...
29-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Prime Minister is to give councils new powers to ban all 24-hour licences in their area and make pubs pay for street cleaning and policing....
Hamish Champ: Do we really want Tobias Ellwood as Licensing Minister?
28-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
In case you've not noticed a general election is merely months away. MPs of all persuasions have begun rushing around telling us they are the ones to...
24-Sep-2009 By MA Reporter
The Licensed Trade Charity will hold its annual conference and October General Court on 12-14 October 2009 at the Imperial Hotel, North Promenade,...
21-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Six off-licences and pubs in Leicester face a licence review after failing two test purchases in a seven-week period. Police carried out 181 test...
17-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Hosts have accused Sky of offering a reduced service for the same money by removing Sky Sports 3 from its basic commercial package. Sky Business...
Host wins foreign satellite soccer appeal
11-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee has won his Crown Court appeal for screening foreign satellite football by arguing he didn't act dishonestly. Under the law, to be...
Most Scottish pubs still waiting for licences
09-Sep-2009
At least 80 per cent of Scottish pubs are still wating for their new licences to be issued, according to trade estimates. More than a week after the...
Doctors call for cut in licensing hours
08-Sep-2009
Doctors are calling for pubs to have their opening hours cut back as part of a drastic package of measures to tackle alcohol abuse. The British...
Met Police forced to change music 'risk' form
07-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The Metropolitan Police has today unveiled a more targeted version of its controversial Form 696, covering music events, with a senior officer...
04-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Scottish Government has ruled out intervening to improve the "chaos" of licensing reform that has seen one in five licensed premises shut....
Scottish Licensing Act in force from today
01-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Major changes for pubs in Scotland take effect from today with the introduction of the new Licensing Act. Under the new system pubs must have both a...
01-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Police licensing officers have more time on their hands to scrutinise licensing conditions and paperwork than ever before, a solicitor has warned....
Scottish licensing: act now, licence later
27-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
A new Licensing Act takes full effect in Scotland this week, but according to industry chiefs the transition is looking "chaotic". As if pubs didn't...
24-Aug-2009 By Gerry Price
Gerry Price, Enterprise lessee at the Inn at West End gives his views on August, sausages and banks. August is a bit of an odd month, presumably...
Police arrest hundreds in crackdown on alcohol-related violence
21-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Police in Greater Manchester have arrested 362 people as part of a huge crackdown on violent crime - with alcohol being cited as a major factor....
20-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
Councils are urging the Government to make alcohol licensing more restrictive — but also to help with business rates for struggling small firms. A ban on pubs being sold with restrictive covenants is also suggested.
Publican Local Focus: Liverpool - City of Culture
20-Aug-2009
It says it all that many Liverpool pubs proudly feature the traditional stew 'Scouse' on their menus. This is a unique city that shouts about its...
Police urged to help pubs over fake ID
20-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Police chiefs are being urged to issue national guidelines to help licensees deal with the issue of confiscating fake and false ID. The issue...
12-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
The public could soon access details of a pub's licence alongside its food hygiene rating on the Scores on the Doors website. Developers of the...
