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Switch-off times for machines Q What is the legal position regarding AWP machines in our pub late in the evening? Can we switch them off while people...

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Husband and wife food team Q We run a successful outside catering business for which I obtain, when required, temporary event notices (TENs) in...

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Juniors in the bar area QWe have a junior dance group that meets in the mornings in the lounge-bar area of this pub because the local hall is...

Scots cheap booze ban challenge

Scots cheap booze ban challenge

Action to ban cheap supermarket booze in Scotland faces a challenge from Whitehall. That is the news reported by Scotland on Sunday. Last month,...

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Notifying personal changes QI have just received both my paper and card personal licence from the council. They both state the name of the pub I was...

Tesco initiative for Batemans

Tesco initiative for Batemans

By The PMA Team

Batemans has benefited from a new Tesco initiative to increase its sourcing of locally produce

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Door staff requirement Q Under "mandatory conditions" on our licence, it states that any door staff must be Security Industry Authority (SIA)...

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Deceased licence holder Q A colleague has died suddenly while on holiday. For some reason his wife was not named on the licence. What is the legal...

PM 'may reverse licensing laws'

PM 'may reverse licensing laws'

Gordon Brown says he could overturn licensing laws that allow pubs to open 24 hours a day if it was "in the interest of the country

Licensing Act leads to fall in crime

Licensing Act leads to fall in crime

By Tamara Sender of M&C Report

BBPA writes to government with figures showing the Licensing Act has led to a reduction in alcohol-related violence

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Supplying drinks for staff Q We have been advised that all supply of drinks must stop at the end of the hours stated on our licence, even staff...

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Recipe for rowdy youngsters Q We have been having trouble at our pub with groups of youngsters whose loud, drunken behaviour has put other customers...

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Brag with no money at stake QI wonder how the new rules on poker in pubs affect my situation. We have two regular brag sessions run by students who...

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A different type of licence Q When we took over this pub we were given a copy of the existing premises licence, which covers "the provision of live...

Police push plastics

Police push plastics

By James Wilmore

Police are taking the initiative in the push for polycarbonates ­ with one force spending £20,000 on plastic glasses to give to pubs and clubs....

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Smoking breaks for staff Q Now that the new anti-smoking law is in operation, is it permissible to allow staff a smoking break during their shift? Q...

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