City Of London

Pubs face ban on late-night DJ gigs

19-Aug-2008 By John Harrington

Council bosses want to ban new late-night DJ events in the City of London and have tabled plans where no new promoted events would be allowed between 11pm and 7am without the "express written consent" of the local police commissioner.

Private equity firm buys Jamies wine bar sites

13-Aug-2008

Private Equity financier NBGI has backed former Chorion chairman Nick Tamblyn in a buyout of selected Jamies wine bar and Henry J Bean assets from...

Westminster ordered to pay nightclub £65,000

23-May-2008 By John Harrington

A judge has ordered Westminster City Council to pay £65,000 costs to a nightclub operator after refusing the authority's request to reduce opening...

HeyJo smoke rebel found guilty

15-May-2008 By James Wilmore

Smoke ban rebel Dave West is facing a bill of nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of flouting the legislation. Multi-millionaire West, licensee...

Radioactive material found at Hey Jo

17-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ

Hey Jo, the West End bar owned by smoking ban critic Dave West, was contaminated with radioactive polonium210 around the time that former KGB spy...

Novus' bar brand targets professionals

10-May-2007 By Tamara Sender tamara.sender@william-reed.co.uk

Novus Leisure, the late-night bar operator, plans to launch a new bar concept across 30 of its sites over the next three years. The new contemporary...

Novus to launch new bar concept

01-May-2007 By Tamara Sender of M&C Report

Novus Leisure, the late-night bar operator, plans to launch a new bar concept across 30 sites over the next three years. The new contemporary bar,...

Pubs told to speed up smoke planning

26-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Councils are urging licensees in England to submit plans for smoking shelters as soon as possible, after reporting that only a trickle of...

'Meat' the new head chef at 26 Smithfield

15-Mar-2007

Local sourcing will be no problem for Roland Embleton in his new role as head chef at a London pub - one of the world's most famous meat markets is...

Sale of Wig & Pen

08-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

The only building to survive the Great Fire of London has been sold by Fleurets. The famous Wig & Pen on the Strand was built in 1625 and its...

London

01-Feb-2007

The Magpie Bishopsgate, London EC2 Australian Ross McGilvery has been given the freedom of the City of London for his outstanding contribution to the...

The MA's best Pubs are announced

01-Feb-2007

Find a full list of winners from last night's prestigious Morning Advertiser Pub Awards 2007 here

Pinstripe: Please allow me to introduce myself...

23-Jan-2007

Hallo. My name is Sebastian Connerie and I've worked in and around the City pretty much the whole of my working life. When Hamish asked me to pen a...

Monster pub quiz for safety

11-Jul-2006

Pubs across the City of London will be the venues for a mammoth summer pub quiz with a difference. Safety Thirst, the organisation which rewards pubs...

Westminster City Council leader speaks out over licensing

05-Jul-2006

The leader of Westminster City Council has called on the government to review the fee structure, guidance and emporary events notices under the...

Westminster imposes tough new restrictions on nightclub

10-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil

Westminster City Council continued its crackdown on licensed premises by handing out tough new restrictions on a nightclub. NEW COMMENT

Westminster to extend controversial 'stress zones'

09-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil

Morning Advertiser legal expert fears City Council is attempting to circumvent the Licensing Act.

Peter Coulson believes Westminster is abusing new laws

02-Feb-2006 By Peter Coulson - legal column

I am genuinely beginning to believe that the licensing administrators at Westminster City Council are not of this world. Last week I received the...

Hartford's stable results paves

14-Jul-2005

way for growth says Thomas Hartford Group's results for the 28 weeks ended 9 April 2005 showed turnover up 12.8% to £6.9m compared to £6.1m in...

Urbium buys twolate-licensed bars

14-Apr-2005

London bar operator Urbium has bought two bars trading as "One of Two" located in Wood Street and Old Broad Street, in the City of London. The Wood...

London pubs given reprieve over SIA

01-Apr-2005

Pubs and clubs in London have been given an eight-week extension to ensure their doorstaff have qualified for the new security licence, following...

Urbium rolls out mini-Tiger Tigers

23-Feb-2005

Boosted by its move into the City of London, night-time operator Urbium is to roll-out smaller format Tiger Tiger venues over the next three...

Government's pay-for-policing plans 'unworkable'

27-Jan-2005

Government plans for pay-for-policing in "alcohol disorder zones" have come under fire from the UK's largest licensing authority for being...

Fears grow over blanket smoking ban

13-Jan-2005

There are growing fears that interference from local authorities could yet result in a blanket smoking ban being introduced in many parts of the...

Council calls for sanity over transition timing

08-Apr-2004

by MA Reporter Westminster City Council has called on the Government to "use some common sense" and commit to realistic dates for the transition to...

Lloyds No 1 bars take centre stage

30-Oct-2003

by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon's junior brand, Lloyds No 1, will dominate the new opening programme in the run-up to Christmas with six out of seven...

Street drinking bans to be extended

26-Sep-2003

Drinking alcohol on the street in two of the busiest entertainment centres in Britain is to be banned following action by councillors.In London's...

Licensees' anger as Westminster launches licensing inquiry

21-Feb-2003

Westminster City Council has antagonised licensees once again with the launch of a public inquiry into the liberalisation of licensing.Trade members...

Hartford pins itshopes on Jamies

23-Jan-2003

by Mike Bennett Hartford Group is increasingly looking to its acquisition of the Jamies high-street chain to pull it back into profit. But it admits...

No room for manoeuvre given size of policy gap

19-Dec-2002

I have been engaged in a fascinating exercise during the past week. I have been comparing the Government's approach to licensing policy with that of...

Old Monk Company on brink of collapse

19-Sep-2002

The Old Monk Pub Company is thought to be on the brink of collapse after it sent a distress signal to the stockmarket this morning.The company, which...

Spearmint Rhino lap-dancing club could lose liquor licence

06-Aug-2002

Spearmint Rhino, the US lap-dancing chain, could have the liquor licence for its site in Tottenham Court Road, London, revoked later this month amid...

Westminster council hits out at 'heavy-handed' PEL criticism

09-May-2002

Westminster City Council has hit back at claims that it is being "heavy-handed" in its enforcement of entertainment licensing.Licensees and pub...

Evening Standard reveals Pub and Bar of the Year 2002 shortlist

05-Feb-2002

London newspaper the Evening Standard has revealed this year's shortlist for its prestigious Pub and Bar of the Year 2002 awards.There are 10...

Chorion takes on Westminster City Council in late-night licensing row

23-Nov-2001

Westminster City Council and bar operator Chorion have gone head to head in a heated debate on late-night licensing.Speaking at the Business in Sport...

Westminster Council hits back at licensing criticisms

03-Sep-2001

Westminster City Council has defended heavy criticism that it is preventing the growth of entertainment in the city by refusing new applications for...

Corney & Barrow grows despite fears of downturn

08-Jun-2001

Corney & Barrow is about to open its first new outlet for three years despite worries that a downturn is hitting pubs in London and the south.The...

Chorion celebrates licensing victory

07-Jun-2001

Late-night bar operator Chorion is celebrating an initial victory in its battle against Westminster City Council's licensing policy.The company...