Borough

Residents determined to buy last remaining village pub

21-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A community group in Cheshire is committed to purchase the last remaining pub in the village but needs to raise a minimum of £250,000 to do it.

Licensees call for urgent resolution of delayed rates discounts

31-May-2017 By Liam Coleman

Ongoing delays in sending out business rates discounts to pubs have prompted licensees and pub industry bodies to call for greater urgency.

Wandsworth

Wandsworth pubs are 'best protected in the entire country'

17-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A London borough council has taken a ground-breaking move to be the first local authority in the UK to protect its pubs by removing permitted development rights from 120 venues.

Planning Law

Pub demolitions: Blanket protection measures for pubs 'don't work in every case'

04-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

A proposal to give Wandsworth pubs extra protection against developers has been celebrated and led to encouragement for other councils to follow suit.

Late night levies

Crime figures 'not impacted by LNLs'

08-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Late night levies (LNLs) have yet to have a significant impact on reducing alcohol-related crime, according to figures released by local councils.

Newcastle council raises £300k from late night levy

15-May-2015 By Mike Berry

Newcastle council raised more than £300,000 in the first year after introducing a late-night levy, new figures have revealed.

EMRO and lnl should only be last resorts, ALMR tells Government

31-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has demanded that late-night levies and Early Morning Restriction Orders are only used as a “last resort”.

Robert Humphreys replaces Philip Kolvin as head of Best Bar None

18-Mar-2014 By James Wallin

Philip Kolvin has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Best Bar None scheme.

Home Office names 20 Local Alcohol Action Areas

14-Feb-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The 20 Local Alcohol Action Areas (LAAAs) set up to tackle alcohol-related problems have been named.

First pub in Reading becomes asset of community value

02-Apr-2013 By Jordan Chamberlain

The Retreat is the first pub in Reading to be made an ‘asset of community value’ (ACV), after Reading Borough Council accepted the bid put forward in December 2012. 

Rochdale rolls out Food Hygiene system

06-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council has rolled out the Food Hygiene Rating System, following more than 150 local authorities in England. The Food...

Kensington and Chelsea urge pubs to join Best Bar None

12-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Kensington and Chelsea borough council is urging bars, pubs and clubs in the area to join the Best Bar None (BBN) scheme.

Experts question licensing powers

30-Sep-2010 By John Harrington

Licensing and legal experts have questioned whether the new mandatory licensing conditions, which come in tomorrow, will be rigorously enforced. A...

Council backs off from litter threat

29-May-2008

A Surrey council that threatened to force hosts to clear up cigarette butts outside their pubs says it has taken no formal action. Earlier this year...

ADZs 'profoundly logical' claims MP

22-May-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

MacKinlay to approach his local authority An Essex MP is inviting his council to "pioneer" an alcohol disorder zone (ADZ). Thurrock MP Andrew...

Licensee's fury over outdoor glass ban

17-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore

A frustrated licensee has branded an outdoor glass ban at his bar as "completely unfair". Rob Bates, licensee of the Rhu Bar, in Basingstoke,...

Chris Maclean: Information anarchy

13-Nov-2007 By Chris Maclean

I have developed a reluctance to offer information. I've no wish to appear rude, but I don't always trust people's motives.Many years ago, working in...

Third Appointed Day was mooted by government

03-Nov-2005

A "Third Appointed Day" would have solved many of the problems that have beset the build-up to the new licensing regime, a Whitehall committee was...

Newcastle licensees slam drug searches

05-Feb-2004

Licensees in Newcastle-under-Lyme claim they will lose customers "in droves" when a controversial drug search policy comes into force in the town...