Club

Adaption will be key to survival

21-Jul-2022 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Lee Price operations director of the Royal Pier in Aberystwyth for his take on the week's news, from escalating costs to the rising temperatures.

Scottish vaccine passports ‘put already fragile night-time economy on dangerous path to devastation’

10-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Scottish Government’s plans to enforce vaccine passports in nightclubs has been lambasted by sector bodies about a lack of detail about how they will be implemented.

Opinion – Pride 2021

‘Nights out should be about fun and freedom, not fear’

14-Jun-2021 By Aliyah Rawat, associate trainer, Good Night Out Campaign

As a London-based trainer for Good Night Out Campaign (GNO), an event producer and DJ, I have seen first-hand the precarious position Covid-19 restrictions has placed the industry in.

Just 15 Covid positive in event pilots

24-May-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Just 0.03% of participants in the Government's series of large event pilots tested positive for coronavirus in the process, according to initial reports.

Club pilots will challenge 'misconceptions' about sector

29-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Late night sector event pilots will help prove that large participation events can return safely, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said.

Calls for swift return of night tube to aid night time economy

20-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The late night sector has voiced concerns over the delayed return of London’s night tube service.

Government ‘finally’ acknowledges nightclubs with rapid testing suggestion

16-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Prime Minister Boris Johnson “finally” mentioned nightclubs during a press briefing, suggesting the use of lateral flow testing could be used when the venues can reopen.

Late-night leaders call for public input into pandemic impact inquiry

25-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

Leaders from across the night-time economy have implored the sector’s staff, giggoers and nightlife lovers to take part in a Parliamentary inquiry into British nightlife’s dire Covid symptoms.

Covid-19 could rob British night club sector of ‘world leader’ status

10-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Night Time Industries Association’s (NTIA) CEO, Michael Kill, believes that the lack of a ‘robust financial package’ for the late night sector could threaten British venues’ position as some of the best on the planet.

Analysis

Night clubs 'unfortunate, unnoticed casualties' of coronavirus

04-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

While the existential crisis facing night clubs hasn’t occupied as many column inches as the plight of pubs, a number of sector stakeholders believe that lights out for late nights out would change not just the complexion of the hospitality sector, but...

90% of clubbers on a budget

30-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Only one-in-ten Brits head out on the tiles without money on their mind according to late night bar and club operator Deltic’s latest Night Index,

Brands

Beckham kicks off Haig Club London residency

02-Mar-2015 By James Evison

David Beckham welcomed guests last night (1 March) to the first evening of the Haig Club residency in London - part of Diageo's plans to promote the single grain whisky brand. 

Luminar announces £1.2m refit for new Swansea site

15-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

Nightclub operator Luminar has announced it will invest £1.2m in its new Swansea site.

Luminar unveils new brand identity for Oceana nightclubs

24-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Luminar, the country’s biggest nightclub operator, has revealed a new brand identity for its 10 Oceana nightclubs, which will be renamed Pryzm.

Lap-dancing club merger

02-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team

Three lap-dancing club tycoons are planning a £100m merger, it has emerged — the deal would create one of the largest chains.

Urban & Country founder to open £2m celeb club

05-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney

Urban & Country Leisure founder Ross Sanders is to open a £2m celebrity hang-out nightclub in Soho, London. Sanders, who founded Urban &...

Carlsberg to launch Tetley's 100 Club website

17-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore

Carlsberg is launching a website for its Tetley's 100 Club rewards scheme next year to allow members to interact with each other. Membership of the...

Licensing@aol.com

29-Mar-2007

Good Friday restrictions QWhat is the position regarding Good Friday under our new licence? We applied for conversion and variation and just put down...

Definition of 'guest' scrutinised

15-Jun-2006 By Peter Coulson

In the good old days, a guest was a guest. You entertained him (usually a 'him') in your plush club, the account was rendered to you later, discreetly, and he never reached into his pocket for anything.

Your chance to shape the smoking ban concessions

18-May-2006

Together we are aiming to build up a picture of what concessions pubs and clubs want ahead of the smoking ban to enable them to ride out the storm...

Notifying a change of pub

18-Aug-2005

QBoth my wife and I have already obtained our new personal licences, which come in two parts: one is a plastic card and the other is a piece of...

New system fights yobs and under-age

12-May-2005

A new computer system for keeping under-18s out of clubs has been installed at an Isleof Man nightclub which was recently fined for serving alcohol...

Pubs should opt to go smoke-free

25-Nov-2004

Four years is too long to wait: make your pub non-smoking now, says Andrew Jefford I suppose it was inevitable that the Government would go for a...

No ban on under-18 club membership

04-Mar-2004

There appears to be a story going round certain parts of the club trade that under the new law you will have to change all club rules to prohibit...

Sports club reveals crack in new Act

18-Dec-2003

There are several unforeseen effects of the new legislation which are slowly appearing, as people take a closer look at it. I have had an e-mail from...