Alcohol Advertising

Blackpool proposes alcohol advertising ban outside pubs

28-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs, clubs and off-licences in Blackpool could be forced to remove alcohol advertising after the council proposed the ban in a bid to tackle alcohol-related health problems.

Alcohol Concern advertising report dismissed as 'seriously flawed'

12-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The body that represents UK advertisers has slammed Alcohol Concern’s latest report on alcohol advertising as “seriously flawed”.

Government should not use the industry as scapegoats

18-Jul-2012 By Gurjit Degun

The Government should not put all the blame on the pub sector when things go wrong, a Baroness has told the House of Lords.

Portman rubbishes alcohol ad ban plan

28-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout

The Portman Group has rubbished a call by the British Medical Association (BMA) and a Tory MP for a ban on alcohol advertising.

MP proposes new laws to clamp down on alcohol advertising to children

28-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore

A Tory MP is set to call for the UK to adopt a French law to clampdown on the exposure of children to alcohol advertising. Totnes MP, Dr Sarah...

'Ban drink ads from television and sports demand doctors'

25-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore

Alcohol advertising should be banned from all television screens and sporting events to remove its "profound and unhealthy" influence on young...

Call to ban alcohol advertising rubbished

19-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Calls to impose heavy restrictions on alcohol advertising would lead to job losses while failing to tackle underage drinking, according to industry...

Alcohol ad ban plan based on 'sand'

19-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett

Fresh calls to restrict alcohol advertising are based on "sand rather than firm foundations", says the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)....

BMA comes under fire over "joke" evidence in alcohol report

21-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore

An academic has branded evidence used by the British Medical Association (BMA) in calling for a ban on alcohol advertising as "folk assumptions"...

Alcohol advertising: The hard sell

13-Aug-2009

Alcohol advertisers are out of control. Their irresponsible behaviour, particularly their attempts to lure children into the boozing habit, are...

Watching the watchdog

16-Feb-2009

THERE IS finally some hope for pubs and drinks companies facing increased crackdowns on how they promote themselves.Mark Hunter, chief executive of...

Alcohol ads report is "flawed", claims Portman Group

19-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore

A report looking at how often children are exposed to alcohol advertising is "flawed", the Portman Group has claimed. The Alcohol Concern report -...

Advertising not targeting children

16-Nov-2007

A new report on the impact of alcohol advertising on young people has found that television advertising has become less appealing to under-18s since...

Drinks producers spending less on TV ads

16-Nov-2007

Drinks producers have reduced their TV ad spend by more than a quarter since strict new rules were introduced in October 2005

InBrief

12-Apr-2007

Sexy lager falls foul of Portman Bottles of a Belgian lager displaying a picture of a woman whose clothing can be removed have been removed from...

Goodbye drink ads?

25-Aug-2004

Is alcohol advertising about to go the same way as tobacco? How will licensees be affected if it does? Adam Withrington reports.Although it may have...

Portman dumps randy' Roxxoff

03-Jul-2003

By Graham Stewart-Reed The Portman Group has banned Roxxoff, the fruit-flavoured vodka-based drink, because its name suggests an association with...