Trade welcomes revised crime bill
05-Jul-2001
Guidelines to Criminal Justice and Police Bill accepted by trade leadersThe Home Office has released a draft version of the guidelines accompanying...
Back to square one for licensing reform
04-Jul-2001
The campaign for licensing reform has been dealt a blow by the Government. Caroline Nodder investigates the options open to the tradeTrade leaders...
Trade leaders meet minister to push for licensing reform
27-Jun-2001
Trade leaders have met with Kim Howells (pictured), newly appointed minister responsible for licensing, to urge him to help push reform through...
Tourism minister to be responsible for licensing
26-Jun-2001
Tourism minister Kim Howells has been given responsibility for licensing in its new home at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.Dr Howells,...
Licensing reform "to be shelved for at least two years
17-Jun-2001
The trade is reeling from the news that licensing reform could be shelved for at least two years.According to government sources, the Bill has been...
Report blames binge drinking culture for much crime and disorder
15-Jun-2001
Licensees should be made liable for injury caused by customers who have drunk too much in their pubs, according to a report by anti-crime charity...
Licensing to shift from Home Office to culture ministry
12-Jun-2001
Licensing control is to shift from the Home Office to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) under new Labour plans.The move came as a...
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 - The Essential Guide
11-Jun-2001
What is the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001?It is a new Act of Parliament introducing wide powers to deal with disorderly conduct caused by...
Call for noise clampdown
08-Jun-2001
Campaigners are calling for a clampdown on noisy pubs after a new survey revealed that pubs and clubs are the UK's biggest source of complaints over...
Chorion celebrates licensing victory
07-Jun-2001
Late-night bar operator Chorion is celebrating an initial victory in its battle against Westminster City Council's licensing policy.The company...
Concerns mount over 'Draconian' Crime Act
07-Jun-2001
Fresh concerns have emerged over "Draconian" new powers for magistrates under the Criminal Justice and Police Act, which enables police to close pubs...
Kids TV music to combat crime
01-Jun-2001
The theme music from children's television programmes is the latest weapon in the fight against alcohol-related crime and disorder.Leicester Police...
Licensing reform group warned to drop protest
31-May-2001
Reform opposition could 'derail process', says BLRATrade leaders have warned campaigners to drop their opposition to licensing reform proposals given...
Legal advice: police objections to licence extensions
22-May-2001
Inconsistent licence extensions have sparked controversy says thePublican.com's legal adviser, David Clifton.Reading the Sunday papers, a headline on...
Police given new powers in drugs crackdown
21-May-2001
Police have been granted tough new powers to arrest licensees of premises where customers are found to be taking or dealing in illegal drugs.This...
Family brewers in support for licensing bill campaign
18-May-2001
Support is growing for the trade group campaigning against Government plans to move licensing control from magistrates to local authorities.The...
Supermarket's licensed café a success
17-May-2001
A new restaurant and bar concept launched last month by supermarket chain Safeway is proving very popular with customers.The first Café Fresco, at...
Crime Bill gets the green light
17-May-2001
Parliament passes controversial Criminal Justice BillThe controversial Criminal Justice and Police Act, which has been slammed by the trade for its...
Jennings demands public cash for rural pubs
17-May-2001
Jennings Brothers has called on the Government to pump cash into helping rural pubs as it continues to be hit by the foot-and-mouth crisis.Although...
Out of control? The trade's concern over licensing reform remains
09-May-2001
The Government's plans for licensing reform have been welcomed by the public, however, the trade still has many concerns. It seems the traditional...
Straw: "very unlikely" magistrates will retain licensing control
26-Apr-2001
Home Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed it is "very unlikely" that magistrates will retain licensing control.In the biggest indication yet that...
Human rights in the licensed trade
18-Apr-2001
Suzanne Davies of The Publican Newspaper's expert legal team offers advice.Licensing applications sees rise in implementation of legislationI have a...
Magistrates vow to fight for licensing control
18-Apr-2001
Magistrates have vowed to continue their fight against plans to move licensing control to local authorities despite reports that ministers have...
Licensing control fight faces set-back
10-Apr-2001
Accusations of inconsistency could undermine the fight by magistrates to retain control of licensing under planned reform.Licensees in Brighton &...
Licensing reform
03-Apr-2001
We take a look at what change licensing reform may bring for licensees.Licensees can be forgiven if they develop split personalities over the next...
Licence Applications
03-Apr-2001
Setting foot in the door of your new pub is an exciting experience - the decorators have put down their brushes, the chefs are preparing the steak...
Late licence milestone as venue is granted 12.30am Sunday extension
29-Mar-2001
Bakersfield Entertainment's Mood Café and Bistro in Carlisle has become one of the first venues to be given one of the government's new Special...
Health and Safety responsibilities for publicans
22-Mar-2001
Food safety continues to figure high on a licensees list of responsibilities. Recurrent food scares have not only brought a tough response from the...
EPOS systems introduce a wealth of possibilities to publicans
22-Mar-2001
Technology in pubs falls into three camps - the Good, the Boring and the Really Quite Useful.For most licensees Good Technology is considered to be...
Occasional Licence
14-Mar-2001
I recently applied for an Occasional Licence for a garden fete for the hours of 2pm until 10pm. I sent the application to court six weeks before the...
