New mindset on alcohol
18-Aug-2005
Andrew Pring, Editor At last, some sanity in Government thinking on binge drinking and on three counts. Firstly, judges are being told to pass far...
What the Sunday papers said
15-Aug-2005
Binge drinkers will be targeted by a government advertising campaign which will attempt to shame them out of overdoing it when pub hours are extended...
Public urged to report pubs that serve drunks
31-Jul-2005
by Ewan Turney Hinckley police are urging the public to shop licensees who serve drunks and fuel binge drinking. The new initiative is aimed at...
Problem drinking a self-fulfilling prophecy?
14-Jul-2005
During a 45,000-mile pub-crawl for his new book, beer writer Pete Brown discovered that it's our culture not suppliers and licensees that is to blame...
Drink Talking: Graeme Cussion
14-Jul-2005
Whether or not a police crackdown occurs this summer - be prepared, warns Graeme Cussion, solicitor, Poppleston Allen.There seem to be conflicting...
Smoking, binge drinking and new hours - what consumers reall
07-Jul-2005
Will your pub really close if ministers go ahead with plans to ban smoking? Are licensees to blame for binge drinking? And will extended opening make...
Binge drinking's newly defined
07-Jul-2005
The Home Office has been slated for its new definition of a binge drinker as someone who gets drunk once a month. The definition is used to claim...
Solicitor warns hosts of
26-May-2005
illegal under-age stings by Ewan Turney Licensing solicitor Tom Henry has warned licensees that some sting operations are being carried out...
Council asks customers to report pubs serving under-18s
11-May-2005
Pub-goers in the South East are being encouraged to report licensees that sell alcohol to underage drinkers, as part of a crackdown by the...
Your help builds secure future
05-May-2005
It is easy to forget at times when the licensed trade is under attack from so many sides, what a valuable contribution it makes to the economy at...
No one could deny that the Government is desperate to clean
07-Apr-2005
Of course bar staff shouldn't serve under-18s, and most don't. But every licensee would have a better chance of spotting the under-agers if...
Bath: we want more powers'
03-Mar-2005
by John Harrington Councillors in Bath are making their own bid to persuade the Government to give local authorities greater powers over licensing...
Ministry of Sound wants 24-hr licence
24-Feb-2005
London nightclub the Ministry of Sound is set to be one ofthe first venues to apply for a24-hour licence. The club already opens until 5am on...
Rogue pubs should be social outcasts
24-Feb-2005
If you watched the BBC TV programme on binge drinking last week I imagine that most of you would have been as horrified as I was by the picture it...
Time to stand up and reveal our trade's good side
17-Feb-2005
The time has come for a strong defence of the good that the pub and drinks industry does, argues Jonathan Neame, chief executive at Shepherd Neame...
Alcohol disorder zones won't halt bingeing'
17-Feb-2005
Government to be told that ADZs are unfair and miss the target by Tony Halstead Trade groups are to tell the Government that proposed new alcohol...
It's the right time to say no to drunks at the bar'
17-Feb-2005
Pubs and bars seem under attack from all quarters: the chief police officers, the Daily Mail and the Conservative Party have all mounted an...
Binge drinking will increase
03-Feb-2005
Yates boss predicts that longer hours will lead to more disorder by John Harrington Yates has become the first pub company to predict that later...
Jowell attacks off-trade for fuelling disorder'
03-Feb-2005
by John Harrington Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell took a swipe at cheap drinks deals in the off-trade during a heated Parliamentary debate last week...
Westminster world's no joke
27-Jan-2005
Fuzzy thinking. Rambling incoherent statements. Total amnesia. Blurred vision. Have our friends at the Home Office and DCMS been binge drinking? It...
It's war on under-aged: Blears
27-Jan-2005
The Government has declared war on under-age drinking after the Christmas blitz revealed that almost one-third of targeted licensed premises were...
What the Sunday papers said…
24-Jan-2005
Passions are running high over proposals to relax the UK's archaic drinking laws, with the drinks industry on one side, consumer groups, the medical...
Police highlight underage drinking problem
21-Jan-2005
The trade has again come under fire from police after results for the Christmas alcohol blitz were made public.Revealing the findings of the police...
Sumo offerof 25p a shot is blasted
20-Jan-2005
A city-centre bar has come under fire from police for selling shots of alcohol for only 25p. The Sumo bar, in Leicester, holds a Monday-night...
Keep upholding the old virtues and standards'
13-Jan-2005
As retired licensees we may be enjoying life to the full, but that does not mean that we are out of touch with what goes on in the UK. We only see...
Legal advice: Aberdeen drink policy ruled unlawful
12-Jan-2005
By thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.The Aberdeen City Licensing Board was left licking its wounds in...
Pub closures won't stop teen boozers
16-Dec-2004
Trade warns PM that 24-hour closure orders for problem pubs are irrelevant by Ewan Turney Trade leaders have warned Tony Blair that tough new...
New call for pubcos to fund more police
02-Dec-2004
The issue of paid-for policing has raised its head again with former Home Office minister John Denham claiming that pub chains should pay for extra...
Portman reveals Ms Jekyll and Ms Hyde
02-Dec-2004
A new cinema ad highlighting the "Jekyll and Hyde" effect that binge drinking has on women was launched yesterday by the Portman Group. The ad shows...
Pubs set for pre-Christmas crackdown
09-Nov-2004
The Home Office will target pubs in a Christmas crackdown to tackle drink-fuelled disorder and underage drinking.The crackdown in town centres across...
What the weekend papers said
08-Nov-2004
Health Secretary John Reid is facing an embarrassing clash this week as the Scottish Executive unveils plans to outlaw cigarette smoking in public...
It's time for action
04-Nov-2004
MP John Grogan outlines his concerns for licensees and urges pubs to respond. In a call to arms, MP and trade supporter John Grogan last week urged...
Beware trap of beer label warnings
28-Oct-2004
A cynic might say that the best advice Coors and Scottish & Newcastle could put on such bottle labels as Carling, Foster's and Newcastle Brown...
Money Programme: industry's failing in binge war
28-Oct-2004
The drinks industry is failing in its efforts to curb binge drinking, a damning TV documentary has concluded. In an exclusive preview tapeof a...
M&B's two-fors' put to the sword
21-Oct-2004
by Ewan Turney Two-for-one drink offers and happy hours have been dumped by managed operator Mitchells & Butlers in a crackdown on speed...
Yates in hot seat for student loyalty card
21-Oct-2004
High-street operator Yates Group has come under fire for "encouraging binge drinking" despite announcing the launch of its BarSafe social...
This price obsession has gone too far
21-Oct-2004
I would not wish, for a moment, to trespass into the areas of comment reserved for the illustrious editor of this newspaper, but I am concerned that...
Ofcom code will hinder binge battle says WSA
14-Oct-2004
The Wine & Spirits Association (WSA) has blasted Ofcom's draft code for alcohol ads for being "too prescriptive" and stating that it will not necessarily curb alcohol misuse
Culture shock
08-Oct-2004
The on-going furore over "binge-drinking" is not doing the trade any favours. But we must try to change drinking habits. By Phil Mellows.Chairman Tim...
Staff training defeats underage drinks case
07-Oct-2004
by John Harrington The licensees of the Beach Niteclub in Newquay, which was caught serving under-18s during the summer sting campaign, have been...
Local authorities fail to follow official guidance
30-Sep-2004
by Tony Halstead Draft licensing policies now being published by local authorities reveal widely differing interpretations of the new legislation and...
Irish seek ways to curb alcohol consumption
30-Sep-2004
by MA Reporter A Irish Government-appointed task force has called for "major tax rises" on alcohol in the Republic, to curb worrying levels of...
Why children should be welcomed
30-Sep-2004
I've never been sure that anything is achieved by reporters' sting operations that result in the "I snuck into Buckingham Palace disguised as a...
End of drinking-up?
30-Sep-2004
Adjusting to some aspects of the new licensing laws is clearly going to be hard, as much for customers as licensees. The problem is that because...
Horrific' results
23-Sep-2004
Alco-cop Paul Evans, head of the Home Office's Police Standards Unit and former police chief from Boston in the US, helped co-ordinate the summer...
Pubs not to blame
23-Sep-2004
Pubs were undeserving scapegoats in the crackdown on alcohol-related crime, discovers Michelle Perrett.Home Office minister Hazel Blears said she was...
LACORS on wrong foot
16-Sep-2004
If ever you wanted proof that the new Licensing Act is viewed not as a liberalisation but as a controlling measure, then look no further than the...
What the Sunday papers said
12-Sep-2004
The government may reverse its decision to introduce 24-hour drinking after senior ministers expressed fears it could lead to an increase in binge...
Guernsey LVA seeks hardline bans to curb binge drinking
09-Sep-2004
by John Harrington Authorities in Guernsey are considering a ban on cheap drinks deals as part of its alcohol strategy for the island. But the...
Blair slams pubs over promotions
20-May-2004
The Prime Minister has personally weighed into the binge drinking debate, sending a clear message to pub operators that the government expects urgent...
