Alcohol Abuse

Portman hits out at Welsh alcohol plans

14-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

Drinks watchdog the Portman Group has slammed the Welsh Assembly's plan to increase tax on alcohol and place more controls on its promotion. The...

Portman slams Welsh booze tax plan

12-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

Drinks watchdog attacks Welsh plan to increase tax on alcohol

'SNP threatens to tax supermarkets in war on booze culture'

12-Feb-2008

The Scottish Government is preparing to take on supermarkets and off-licences in the battle against alcohol abuse. It wants retailers to pay a levy...

Gov: Alcohol abuse is a priority

06-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

The Government has made it "a priority to deliver real and tangible results" on alcohol abuse

Tesco boss accused in the Commons

05-Dec-2007

Tesco chief Terry Leahy will be described as "the godfather of British binge-drinking" in the House of Commons on Thursday. Speaking at Wednesday's...

Protz: Time to focus on the hard facts

22-Nov-2007 By Roger Protz

Award winning beer writer considers the media onslaught against alcohol

Undercover drunk stings confirmed

16-Nov-2007

Undercover police will attempt to catch bar staff serving drunks in Manchester and Carlisle. The MA exclusively revealed that the Home Office was...

BII voices alchol tax concerns

13-Nov-2007 By Ewan Turney

The BII believes better education is the best way to prevent binge drinking - not an increase in tax. In response to calls from the Alcohol Health...

'PM to announce crackdown on teenage alcohol abuse'

23-Sep-2007

Gordon Brown will unveil a crackdown on teenage alcohol abuse this week in an attempt to end the "excessive drinking culture" among young people. The...

Scots take action on shop booze

05-Sep-2007

Scotland is to take action to end cut price and 'extra free' alcohol deals in the shops and supermarkets. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced...

Chris Maclean: blame lies at home

25-Aug-2007 By Chris Maclean

Today my daughter is celebrating her exam results. Her GCSE grades are very good and, liikely as not, she and her friends are in town drinking in the...

THE GUV'NOR

09-Aug-2007

Graham Rowson Drinks producers must take their share of the blame for binge drinking, says the licensee of the Plungington Tavern in Preston,...

Plan of action

07-Jun-2007

The long-awaited revised Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy has received tentative backing from the trade. Pubs and the drinks industry have gone...

Trade urges government caution on Scotland alcohol pledges

13-Apr-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

New government initiatives aimed at tackling alcohol misuse in Scotland should not be fully installed until the 2009 Licensing Act has come in, says...

On and off seek responsible solution

29-Mar-2007

Last week, the Morning Advertiser and its sister publication, Off Licence News, held their second all-day conference on the subject of Responsible...

Gov't panel targets alcohol ads

14-Sep-2006

A Government advisory panel has called for a ban on breweries sponsoring sporting events and a ban on TV advertising for alcohol. The Advisory...

Pub trade questions binge drink report

04-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil

The trade has attacked a report by the Centre for Public Health which says England is a nation of binge-drinkers. The figures, released today and...

Smoking's gone - now what about booze

06-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil

Fresh from banning smoking in pubs it appears the Scottish Executive is now turning its sights to alcohol in its bid to boost the country's health....

EU blasted after 'teetotal' group helps write alcohol strategy

16-May-2006

Commission blasted over damning report. NEW COMMENT

BII membership numbers hit record high

05-May-2005

Membership of the BII (the British Institute of Innkeeping), has hit 17,200 ­ its highest ever figure ­ and the trade is still flocking to join....

Eire faces daytime drink ad ban

06-Jan-2005

Alcohol advertising on daytime TV is to be banned in the Irish Republic under legislation that will go before Parliament in the next few months. The...

Portman reveals Ms Jekyll and Ms Hyde

02-Dec-2004

A new cinema ad highlighting the "Jekyll and Hyde" effect that binge drinking has on women was launched yesterday by the Portman Group. The ad shows...

Legal advice: Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy

23-Mar-2004

At the core of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy is the desire to change the attitude that in order to have a good night out you need to be drunk....

Government's challenge to drinks firms

18-Mar-2004

Brewers and drinks brand owners face adding warnings to labels and strict advertising controls following the government's alcohol strategy.The...

Politics & the pint: the pressure rises

12-Feb-2004

Rows in the corridors of power over council control and irresponsible pubs by Claire Hu Rows within Government about how much power councils should...

I could have told Diageo: it won't win

14-Aug-2003

The 10 July edition of the Morning Advertiser carried the headline "Diageo tackles binge drinking". Tony Mair was hoping that Diageo's advertisements...

Irish hosts fear licensing bill is a step backward for trade

17-Jul-2003

by MA Reporter Pub operators in Ireland are warning tough new licensing regulations, which become law in the next few weeks, will seriously harm the...

Home Office highlights binge-drinking violence

03-Apr-2003

By Richard Matthews Weekend binge drinking has been blamed for most alcohol-related violence in a Home Office report. Almost four out of 10 18 to...

Alcohol ads under scrutiny after tobacco advertising ban

26-Feb-2003

Alcohol marketing could be the next on the hit-list of health lobby groups following the successful campaign to ban tobacco advertising.A recent...

Church groups call for health warning on drinks

27-Jan-2003

The Salvation Army and the Methodist church are calling for cigarette-style health warnings to be printed on all drinks products and adverts.The...

Pubs' social role emphasised

23-Jan-2003

The social benefits of drinkingin pubs are being promoted inthe trade's submission on the Government's alcohol misuse strategy consultation. The...

Government must do more to tackle binge drinking, says Portman Group

14-Jan-2003

The government is doing too little to tackle binge drinking among the young, according to the Portman Group.It claims ministers need to invest in...

Licensees set to suffera New Year hangover

09-Jan-2003

While the rest of you have been tucking in to your turkey and mince pies, I have been tucked up with the new Licensing Bill. As far as I can see,...

Rise in suicides linked to 'ladette' drinking

08-Oct-2002

The so-called "ladette" binge drinking culture may be responsible for a rise in suicide rates among young women, according to a leading scientist....

Calls for health warnings on drinks labels

14-Jun-2002

Leading health experts are demanding that all beers, spirits and wines carry health warnings in a bid to cut cases of cirrhosis of the liver. Medical...

Watchdog sees successful trial

19-Mar-2001

Portman Group's £1m drink campaign to go nationalDrinks watchdog The Portman Group is launching the next stage in a £1million campaign to...