The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) and the Metropolitan Police are urging wine producers to step up checks on orders to combat increasing use of identity fraud as a means of obtaining goods without payment.
The leader of a gang involved in evading £1.8m in excise duty has been jailed after an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigation into the sale of illicit alcohol.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph on the 19th September, London Mayor Boris Johnson laments the number of violent offenders who don’t get sent to prison, and calls for the introduction of a “sobriety test” for all persons convicted of drink-related violent...
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has called for the introduction of mandatory "sobriety tests" as an alternative to jail sentences for those convicted of alcohol-fuelled violence.
You don’t hear much about licence transfers these days. Of course, under the old system we had ‘transfer sessions’ where the new incumbents were paraded in front of the bench and had to answer questions to show their suitability (unless they had already...
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has won a ground-breaking appeal against a premises licence condition that would have forced it to fit ‘privacy shields’ to hand-held PDQ machines at the Goat in Clapham, London.
Pubs outside the capital were the latest to come under siege in the rioting that has hit the country. Many pubs in the capital shut early — during peak trading hours — on police advice and to ensure staff could get home safely.
Pubs and off-licences in Newquay have agreed to adopt a Challenge-25 policy ahead of the expected summer invasion of youngsters. The move is part of...
A health trade chief has blamed the Licensing Act 2003 for pushing the majority of violent alcohol-related incidents beyond midnight, particularly at...
Problem drinkers in Pendle, Lancashire, could face a two-year ban from the town's pubs and clubs if they are convicted of an alcohol-related offence....
Licensees are unconvinced Boris Johnson's proposed "24/7" sobriety programme would make their lives any easier. London's mayor wants to trial a pilot...
Twelve pubs in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire have agreed to use polycarbonate glasses in the evening as part of a drive to reduce violent crime. Members...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
