Blackpool Council

Eight Blackpool pubs close doors with outstanding business rates

03-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

A crackdown on outstanding business rates has led to the demise of several Blackpool night-life spots

Blackpool delays EMRO hearing for second time

09-Dec-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Blackpool Council has deferred a hearing into a proposed early morning restriction order (EMRO), which was due to take place from today until Friday, 13 December, after the licensing trade highlighted procedural irregularities in the pre-hearing procedure.

Blackpool licensees support enquiry into 'compromised' EMRO consultation

20-Aug-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Blackpool licensees have praised a leading councillor’s enquiry into the practices of an early morning restriction order (EMRO) consultation after he claimed council staff were “colluding” with the police.

Blackpool pubwatch: EMRO will lead to breakdown of relationship between trade and authorities

17-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Blackpool’s pubwatch chair has said that restricting pub opening hours in the city could lead to a break down in the relationship between the trade, police and council.

Councils likely to shun early-morning restriction orders

04-Apr-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Rising numbers of local councils are likely to shun policies that restrict pubs from opening later, realising the negative impact this could have on businesses.

Blackpool wants off-licence ban

19-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney

Blackpool Council wants to ban any more off-licences opening in four areas of the town in a bid to reduce crime and disorder. The Council has...

Blackpool to tighten policy

12-Jun-2008

Blackpool Council is reportedly trying to "beef up" its saturation policy after JD Wetherspoon (JDW) was granted a new licence in the saturation...

Hats off to Blackpool

05-Jun-2008

We often use the expression "the exception proves the rule" without knowing what it really means. But in Blackpool recently, they made an exception...

NewsDigest

27-Mar-2008

The wife of smoke-ban rebel Hamish Howitt is being prosecuted for not being a member of the local pubwatch. Blackpool Council brought the prosecution...

Smoking licensees get off scot-free

12-Jul-2007

Licensees in England who are openly defying the smoking ban are being allowed to get off scot-free.There are no reports of licensees being fined,...