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Licensing hub with Poppleston Allen: Licensing or planning, which comes first? (Credit:Getty/Florin1605)

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Licensing or planning - which one first?

By Felix Faulkner, solicitor, Poppleston Allen

Licensing and planning, the old chicken and egg scenario, but do we need a new beast entirely?

What's in the news October 18?

Review of the Week

Maintain the pressure ahead of budget

By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with UKHospitality boss Kate Nicholls to get her take on the week's events and why the sector needs to maintain pressure on Government and MPs ahead of the budget.

Significant impact: UKH reacts to November tube strikes announcement (Credit:Getty/Bim)

Tube strikes will impact sector on 'key' trading days

By Rebecca Weller

November’s Tube strikes will have a “significant impact” on London’s hospitality firms on key trading days, one industry body has said after further industrial action was announced.

Government statement: the Chancellor is set to deliver the Budget on Wednesday 30 October

£2.66bn tax hike looming

By Nikkie Thatcher

Hospitality, retail and leisure firms are set to pay £2.66bn more in business rates, experts have warned.

Licensing hub: Poppleston Allen shares advice for operators dealing with noise complaints (Credit: Getty/John Rensten)

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Dealing with noise complaints

By Elizabeth Varley, solicitor, Poppleston Allen

Noise can arise from your premises in a variety of ways, this could be from the provision of entertainment such as live or recorded music, people waiting outside for taxis or refuse collection.

Final nail in the coffin: Sector braces for further NLW increases in the Budget later this month (Credit: Getty/georgeclerk)

Sector braces for NLW increase in Budget

By Phil Mellows

Publicans are bracing themselves for another possible jump in the national living wage (NLW) when Rachel Reeves addresses parliament in her first Budget as chancellor on 30 October.

Hygiene standards: The FSA encourages operators to comply with hygiene expectations (Credit/Getty/navorolphotography)

FSA shares advice on hygiene best practices for pubs

By Felicity Giles

Following a site’s recent zero star hygiene rating score, The Morning Advertiser (MA) spoke to The Food Standards Agency (FSA) to understand the best ways in which operators can maintain hygiene practices at their sites, and what steps they can take to...

Property: This weeks round up includes Admiral Taverns, Arc Inspirations, Star Pubs, Mongomery Group and more

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Admiral invests £374,000 into its estate

By Felicity Giles

This week's property round-up includes mentions from Admiral Taverns, Arc Inspirations, Star Pubs, Mongomery Group and more.

Sustainable focus: the 55k Tonnes has taken over the Speaker in Westminster

Inside Uber’s carbon-negative pub

By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser had a look around Uber’s pop-up site, which the car booking app said was London’s first carbon-negative pub.

Legal with Poppleston Allen: Allergen advice (Credit: Gerry/10'000 Hours)

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Allergen advice from Poppleston Allen

By Graeme Cushion, partner, Poppleston Allen

A recently publicised incident in a Nottingham café has served as a useful reminder to operators of the need to be on top of their communications with customers in terms of allergens.

Top tips: How to succeed in the low and no alcohol drinks market (Credit: Getty/ClarkandCompany)

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Sip Smart: Unlocking success with low and no alcohol drinks

By Alex Tomlinson, solicitor at Poppleston Allen

Over recent years, low-alcohol drinks have surged in popularity, with health-conscious customers and those seeking more moderate alcohol consumption benefitting from an increase of flavourful lower-alcoholic drinks.

Pop-up pub: the 55k Tonnes is set to open for three days next week

Uber launching carbon-negative pub

By Nikkie Thatcher

Car booking app Uber is opening a London venue, which it claimed is the capital’s ‘first carbon-negative pub’.

Growth plans: Heartwood opens third pub with rooms following a multi-million-pound refurbishment

Heartwood opens third pub with rooms

By Rebecca Weller

Award-winning multiple operator Heartwood Collection has opened its third pub with rooms, The White Hart in Lewes, East Sussex.

New laws: Unite has claimed hospitality staff in Northern Ireland fo not have the same legal protection on tips as in Great Britain (credit: Getty/SolStock)

NI sector staff ‘denied fair tips laws’

By Gary Lloyd

Hospitality workers in Northern Ireland will not have a legal safety net to receive 100% of tips given by customers unlike the rest of the UK, according to Unite the union.

Property round-up: This weeks feature includes Young's, Punch Pubs, Manahatta, DGB Hospitality Group, and more

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Young's transforms old bank into new town pub

By Felicity Giles

This week's property round-up includes mentions from Young's, Punch Pubs, Manahatta, DGB Hospitality Group, Robinsons Brewery, and more.

Fire at Top 50 Gastropub: Blaze thought to have been caused by fat and grease inside the ducting (Credit:Getty/Ricky Deacon)

Top 50 Gastropub suffers fire

By Rebecca Weller

The Parakeet pub in north-west London was evacuated earlier this week after a fire broke out at the premises.

Not just a place to drink: pubs offer so much more to their communities (Credit: Getty/SOMKID THONGDEE)

Local pubs 'invaluable' to communities

By Felicity Giles

A new report by Localis group has urged ministers to save local pubs. The report claims local establishments provide invaluable socio economic value.

Licensing hub: Poppleston Allen top tips for maintaining cleanliness standards (Credit:Getty/MachineHeadz)

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Maintaining cleanliness standards on your premises

By Paula Kioko, marketing associate, Poppleston Allen

Lately, we have been seeing more and more venues being fined under Food Safety Regulations due to cleanliness issues and mice infestations which it just goes to show how important it is to act quickly when a problem pops up.

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