'Min price doesn't breach competition law'
The Government could set a minimum price for alcohol without breaching competition law — that's the view of Labour MP Sally Keeble who hopes to win...
Archives for October 2, 2008
Scottish goverment rejects plans to raise legal drinking age
The Scottish government has voted overwhelmingly to reject plans to raise the legal age from 18 to 21, for those buying alcohol from off-sales.But...
Scottish alcohol age plans defeated
Plans to raise the off-trade purchase age to 21 in Scotland have suffered a hefty defeat in Parliament.
Are wee heavies for the axe?
A 20-year-old Orkney Brewery beer is now being criticised by the Portman Group for its name and its abv, reports Roger Protz.
Two convicted of foreign satellite offences
Another two licensees have been convicted of copyright offences for screening Premiership football via foreign satellite systems. A further host,...
James Wilmore: Into the lion's den
Earlier this week, I entered the lion's den. Not literally, of course, but No. 10 Downing Street. The occasion was a reception for MP Sally Keeble's...
Licensee fined for illegal Sky screenings
A Liverpool licensee has been ordered to pay £4,500 in fines and costs after screening Sky using a domestic card.
'Sharp rise in complaints by short-term workers'
Two million workers in the UK fear for the future of their job, new research reveals. Citizens advice bureaux are being overloaded by people in...
Tarred with the same brush
Licensing Act guidance made it clear that blanket conditions should be avoided, says MA legal guru Peter Coulson.
Make this Christmas work for your pub
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the British pub a bastion of hope for just about everyone in this country, asks Greene King Pub Partners chief executive David Elliott.
Trade group backs Scots off-trade clampdown
The Scottish Licenced Trade Association has come out in support of the government's controversial proposals to get tough with the off-trade over...
Peroni launches Blue Ribbon campaign
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