Chris Maclean: what it means to be drunk
07-Mar-2007 By Chris Maclean
I have been reflecting on what it means to be drunk.It seems perfectly obvious but it isn't.Sections 140-144 of the Licensing Act tell us we can't...
Manchester A&E staff to quiz drunks
15-Feb-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Doctors and nurses in Manchester are to ask drunken patients where they had their last drink so that police can locate irresponsible pubs and clubs....
Tax the bland
02-Nov-2006
In the last few weeks I've suffered the following injuries. A paper cut, a bloody nose and a mild but nevertheless rather alarming choking fit. I'm...
27-Oct-2006 By John Harrington
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has called for tax on alcohol to be increased to reduce binge drinking among teenagers. In an interview with...
What the Sunday papers said
22-Oct-2006
New Department of Health figures for England and Wales suggest that one in six women aged between 16 and 64 are either addicted to alcohol or suffer...
Government campaign launched to fight excessive drinking
16-Oct-2006
A new government campaign urging young people to know their limits when they have a drink is launched today. The Know Your Limits advertising...
10-Oct-2006
Undercover inspectors are to patrol Glasgow pubs and clubs on the lookout for venues serving 'drunks'. The move, which will involve trading standards...
28-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
Supermarkets are encouraging binge-drinking by selling cheap booze, two more submissions to the Competition Commission have claimed. A submission...
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...
Scottish anti-binging partnership formed
08-Sep-2006
Diageo, InBev, Scottish and Newcastle, and the Scotch Whisky Association are to form a partnership with the Scottish Executive to tackle alcohol...
Scots urged not to buy rounds of drinks
14-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Scottish drinkers are being encouraged to duck out of buying rounds in a new campaign to tackle binge drinking. Experts say that drinking in rounds...
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...
01-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The British Beer and Pub Association has slammed an EU report which claims Britain is in the Premier League of binge-drinking. The report, compiled...
16-May-2006
Commission blasted over damning report. NEW COMMENT
Police warning to Suffolk licensees.
31-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Police in Suffolk say licensees could be held responsible for the drunken behaviour of their customers. Sgt Mick Richardson said licensees could...
Lower legal age to help stop this binge-drinking menace
23-Mar-2006 By James Crawfurd-Porter
Hands up if you were 18 when you bought your first alcoholic drink. I bet there can't be many of you who don't have fond memories of sitting -...
Planning for the challenges ahead
05-Jan-2006
With the media continuing to focus on binge drinking and anti-social behaviour, and with tough new powers for the reviewing of licences, hosts have...
Drink Talking: David Stocken
24-Nov-2005
David Stocken of The Dolphin, Worthing, on binge drinking and why it's time for the scaremongering to stop.How can we get some publicity to explain...
Letters
10-Nov-2005
Licensing shake-up will not curb binge drinkers There is no doubt that Britain has a serious drink problem. There is also no doubt the existing...
New mindset on alcohol
18-Aug-2005
Andrew Pring, Editor At last, some sanity in Government thinking on binge drinking and on three counts. Firstly, judges are being told to pass far...
Chequers' bid for extra hours hit by 'hate mail'
18-Aug-2005
by John Harrington The pub where football legend George Best famously fell off the waggon has been dogged by a 'hate mail campaign against plans to...
Binge drinking's newly defined
07-Jul-2005
The Home Office has been slated for its new definition of a binge drinker as someone who gets drunk once a month. The definition is used to claim...
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....
Yates ups ante in funding police to tackle alcohol-related d
14-Apr-2005
by John Harrington High-street bar operator Yates is to increase its annual "community fund", to help local authorities tackle problems caused by...
Ministry of Sound wants 24-hr licence
24-Feb-2005
London nightclub the Ministry of Sound is set to be one ofthe first venues to apply for a24-hour licence. The club already opens until 5am on...
Legal advice: Caught in the act
18-Feb-2005
Christmas blitz finds many pubs selling to under-18s.By thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.The second...
It's the right time to say no to drunks at the bar'
17-Feb-2005
Pubs and bars seem under attack from all quarters: the chief police officers, the Daily Mail and the Conservative Party have all mounted an...
Westminster world's no joke
27-Jan-2005
Fuzzy thinking. Rambling incoherent statements. Total amnesia. Blurred vision. Have our friends at the Home Office and DCMS been binge drinking? It...
Government committed to working with industry'
20-Jan-2005
I think everyone in the drinks industry agrees on one thing: alcohol-related crime and those who sell alcohol illegally must be tackled. How we ...
Sumo offerof 25p a shot is blasted
20-Jan-2005
A city-centre bar has come under fire from police for selling shots of alcohol for only 25p. The Sumo bar, in Leicester, holds a Monday-night...
Binge-drinkers choose beer but wine plays role'
02-Dec-2004
by John Harrington Beer is the most popular choice for binge drinking an activity undertaken by half of all 18 to 34 year-olds according to...
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...
Mitchells & Butlers
18-Nov-2004
Proper control equals profitability Mitchells & Butlers' chief executive Tim Clarke has no doubts about the benefits of responsible retailing...
Blair pledges support for 24-hour licensing
28-Oct-2004
by Ewan Turney Prime Minister Tony Blair has confirmed his support for 24-hour licensing despite police chiefs warning Britain faces an epidemic of...
Ofcom code will hinder binge battle says WSA
14-Oct-2004
The Wine & Spirits Association (WSA) has blasted Ofcom's draft code for alcohol ads for being "too prescriptive" and stating that it will not necessarily curb alcohol misuse
Culture shock
08-Oct-2004
The on-going furore over "binge-drinking" is not doing the trade any favours. But we must try to change drinking habits. By Phil Mellows.Chairman Tim...
Memo to all JDW staff:
30-Sep-2004
We are responsible retailers' JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin sent a memorandumto his staff this week stating the company's position on...
Alcohol warnings: taking it easy
08-Sep-2004
A growing number of brewers are branding alcoholic drinks packaging with responsible drinking messages - Adam Withrington looks at the...
Leeds price plan risks OFT action
01-Apr-2004 By John Harrington
Leeds, where Labour MP John Grogan helped pioneer the 24-hour city concept, has become the latest place to propose aminimum-pricing scheme. The...
Role models key to our image
25-Mar-2004
In times of the Government's alcohol strategy, Andrew Jefford argues that the trade can regain respect through individual self-regulation I'm not a...
What the Sunday papers say
23-Feb-2004
Scotland on SundayScottish & Newcastle faces new accusations from the Transport & General Workers Union that it misled its workforce over the...
What the Sunday papers say
11-Jan-2004
The Sunday ExpressThe price of beer is set to rise by as much as 10p a pint. Brewing giant Coors, which produces Carling, Grolsch and Worthington,...
Great expectations of uncertainty
08-Jan-2004
It was the most uncertain of times. It was the most certain of times. The nod to Charles Dickens, Morning Advertiser's most famous contributor, is...
Blunkett message muddies the water
11-Dec-2003
In this crazy mixture of puritan and hedonistic times, no-one seems quite clear in the pub trade whether customers can get drunk any more. Legally...
Enjoy drinking
16-Oct-2003
but not to excess There's no excuse for drunkenness, says Andrew Jefford, who believes it's timefor the trade to get tough on junk drinks' and...
Government's four-pints-a-day 'binge-drinker' definition attacked
25-Sep-2003
A new government strategy aimed at stamping out binge-drinking has been criticised by the trade.The government's national alcohol harm reduction...
Trade blamed for alcoholism
18-Sep-2003
In a scathing attack a leading doctor has blamed the drinks industry for the increases in alcoholism.Colin Drummond, an expert on addiction at St...
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...
Call for official health warnings on alcohol
31-Jul-2003
by Claire Hu The spectre of more Government regulation of the drinks trade is looming after 500 senior doctors called for alcohol to carry official...
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...
