Domestic Violence

Pub reprimanded over ‘Would you punch your ex in the face?’ advert

02-Aug-2017 By James Beeson

A pub has been told to remove a Facebook post after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled it trivialised domestic violence. 

Industry welcomes second phase of the local alcohol action areas

30-Jan-2017 By Helen Gilbert

The industry has welcomed the second phase of the local alcohol action areas (LAAAs) programme aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm, crime and disorder, which the Home Office said costs England and Wales an estimated £11bn per year.

Blackpool proposes alcohol advertising ban outside pubs

28-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs, clubs and off-licences in Blackpool could be forced to remove alcohol advertising after the council proposed the ban in a bid to tackle alcohol-related health problems.

Legal checklist: Violence at work

05-Aug-2013 By Pat Perry

Violence at work is very much a health and safety issue. If your employees are in danger of experiencing violence whilst at work, you have a duty of care as their employer to reduce the risks as far as is reasonably practicable. Our guide details the...

Council campaigns to protect pub staff

07-Aug-2009 By John Harrington

Councils and health and safety officials in the Midlands have launched a campaign to protect pub staff from verbal and physical attacks at work....

Victims of violence call for tougher sentences

20-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Licensees have made further calls for authorities to take violent attacks on them more seriously after a spate of frightening incidents in pubs....

'Domestic violence related to number of pubs'

04-Nov-2008

The level of domestic violence in a neighbourhood is linked to the number of places you can buy alcohol, new research claims. A new study, carried...

Beer mats to raise abuse awareness

19-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney

Fifty thousand beer mats are being handed out to pubs, bars and clubs across Leicestershire to raise awareness of alcohol and domestic violence. The...

Trade dismisses "passive drinking" claims

17-Apr-2008

Industry leaders have hit out at health campaigners who want to deal with "passive drinking" by raising the price of alcohol.In a report published...

Trade slams notion of 'passive drinking'

17-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

The trade has slammed the notion that "passive drinking" exists and that taxes should be raised to stop the damage done by it

Metal detector plan for pubs and clubs

18-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

Pubs and clubs could have metal detectors installed at entrances to check for knives and guns. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today, in the...

Chorley Pubwatch gets tought on violent offenders

08-Mar-2007

PUBLICANS IN Chorley, Lancashire, are getting tough on violent offenders by banning them from their premises for five years.The decision follows...

L&E horror film

23-Feb-2006

New documentary claims smoke ban will be lethal to children

Edinburgh pub bans under-21s

24-Mar-2005

A JD Wetherspoon pub in Edinburgh has stopped serving under-21s to appease police concerns about bad behaviour. Lloyds No 1 in the Omni centre has...

Police start murder hunt

04-Dec-2003

Police have launched a murder hunt after a man died following an attack at a Cambridgeshire pub. Officers believe Peter Stone, 37, was attacked with...

Private Security Industry Act 2001

01-Aug-2001

The passing of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 should see some radical changes in the way doorstaff in pubs, bars and clubs operate...