What the Sunday papers say
17-May-2004
The Mail on SundayShock new figures show that 125,000 young people in Britain suffer serious facial wounds each year because of binge drinking. Click...
Legal advice: Decisions on disorder
07-Apr-2004
The Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy outlines how local authorities must tackle crime and disorder.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal...
Leeds price plan risks OFT action
01-Apr-2004 By John Harrington
Leeds, where Labour MP John Grogan helped pioneer the 24-hour city concept, has become the latest place to propose aminimum-pricing scheme. The...
What the Sunday papers say
29-Mar-2004
The Sunday TimesThe Dasani water affair has been a disaster for Coca-Cola with plans for the British launch and a European invasion both canned. Two...
Legal advice: It's time to come clean on licensing
18-Mar-2004
Licensees need a clear statement on the timing of the Licensing Act.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London...
Time to clean up your act
18-Mar-2004
by Claire Hu The trade has been warned it has two to three years to put its house in order and reduce binge drinking and disorder, or face Draconian...
Partnership approach to tackle problem drinking
15-Mar-2004
The government has stopped short of introducing legal controls on 'happy hours' and other promotions which encourage problems.Instead, pub operators...
Crackdown on rogue promos
11-Mar-2004
Portman begins tough clampdown, and BBPA to announce banned' list by John Harrington The Portman Group has begun a rigorous crackdown on rogue pub...
Great expectations of uncertainty
08-Jan-2004
It was the most uncertain of times. It was the most certain of times. The nod to Charles Dickens, Morning Advertiser's most famous contributor, is...
Carling launches sensible drinking campaign
18-Dec-2003
Carling has launched a TV advertising campaign to promote sensible drinking.The campaign, which airs across Scottish TV channels from Friday 19th...
Blunkett message muddies the water
11-Dec-2003
In this crazy mixture of puritan and hedonistic times, no-one seems quite clear in the pub trade whether customers can get drunk any more. Legally...
Ban lights a fuse
06-Nov-2003
In what is a clear warning for the UK, Ireland's new smoking ban comes into force in the New Year. Angry hosts plan a revolt as they fear an...
Yates will train staff to push sensible drinking
30-Oct-2003
by Claire Hu Yates Group has become the first pub company in Britain to put the sensible drinking message into its bars and train staff in how to...
Give us real Theakstons
02-Oct-2003
I couldn't agree more with Roger Protz that the Theakston brothers (sadly minus Paul) need to break completely from having S&Nhave anything to do...
Government's four-pints-a-day 'binge-drinker' definition attacked
25-Sep-2003
A new government strategy aimed at stamping out binge-drinking has been criticised by the trade.The government's national alcohol harm reduction...
City pubs reap benefits of workers drink culture
03-Sep-2003
Bars in the City of London are reaping the benefits of a new working week drinking culture.A poll of professions including those in banking, law,...
With the first draft of the National Alcohol Strategy due th
28-Aug-2003
When councillors in Eastbourne polled residents on the idea of a street-drinking ban earlier this year, they received an unequivocal 94% vote in...
Fixed prices outlawed
21-Aug-2003
by Tony Halstead Minimum discount schemes and fixed drinks prices such as those in Bournemouth and Middles-brough look almost certain to be outlawed...
MPs fly flag for new café society
07-Aug-2003
by John Harrington Britain needs to adopt a continental-style café culture in the evening with fewer pubs to make town centres more...
Trade questions tactics of police initiative in Blackpool
07-Aug-2003
Police coercion' over responsible drinking by John Harrington Police in Blackpool have warned licensees that they could be shut down if they don't...
Call for official health warnings on alcohol
31-Jul-2003
by Claire Hu The spectre of more Government regulation of the drinks trade is looming after 500 senior doctors called for alcohol to carry official...
Booze promo pressure mounts on licensees
31-Jul-2003
by Claire Hu Licensees around the country are coming under increasing pressure over cheap booze promotions, as plans to give councils more power to...
Sunday Poll system has ended in Wales
24-Jul-2003
A 120-year-old Sunday drinking law, which has prevented the sale of alcohol in certain parts of Wales, has been abolished. The scrapping of the law...
An evolution in drinking?
17-Jul-2003
The Government believes licensing reform will reduce drunken disorder and help us become more Continental in our approach to alcohol. But will it...
Licensing reform will put spotlight on pubs' marketing codes
03-Jul-2003
Mair: trade must take social responsibility' by Claire Hu Diageo is calling for the creation of an industry-wide body to research British drinking...
Ireland to launch
22-May-2003
compulsory IDs by MA Reporter Mandatory ID cards are to be introduced in the Irish Republic for drinkers aged up to 23-years-old even though the...
Irish Republic plans ban on superpubs
10-Apr-2003
A ban on superpubs and encouragement for more continental-style café bars are planned in the Irish Republic as part of a series of measures designed...
Home Office highlights binge-drinking violence
03-Apr-2003
By Richard Matthews Weekend binge drinking has been blamed for most alcohol-related violence in a Home Office report. Almost four out of 10 18 to...
Survey's underage drinking figures prompt fresh calls for ID
17-Mar-2003
Shocking figures that reveal one in five 15-year-olds in Scotland is buying alcohol in pubs have led to trade calls for a national identity card.A...
Top cop speaks out against staggered opening hours
30-Jan-2003
by Claire Hu One of London's most senior police officers has alarmed licensees by speaking out against staggered pub opening hours. Deputy Assistant...
Licensees set to suffera New Year hangover
09-Jan-2003
While the rest of you have been tucking in to your turkey and mince pies, I have been tucked up with the new Licensing Bill. As far as I can see,...
Daley joins Gale
09-Jan-2003
George Gale & Co has appointed a chef as its first catering development manager. Jonathan Daley will be involved in creating tailor-made pub...
Public opinion on announcement of relaxed licensing laws
14-Nov-2002
We take to the streets to see how the general public are reacting to yesterday's licensing reform announcement.Julian Artis, owner of a record store...
Glasgow considers happy hour ban
13-Nov-2002
Glasgow Council is the latest council to consider introducing a ban on price promotions and happy hours for licensees in the city. Many local...
Tony Blair confirms licensing will be in Queen's Speech
07-Nov-2002
The Prime Minister has confirmed that plans to relax the licensing laws will be included in the Queen's Speech next week (November 13). Tony Blair...
MP slams demise of traditional pub
23-Oct-2002
The demise of the traditional pub has led to the growth in binge-drinking among teenagers, according to a Dudley MP.Ross Cranston, MP for Dudley...
Rise in suicides linked to 'ladette' drinking
08-Oct-2002
The so-called "ladette" binge drinking culture may be responsible for a rise in suicide rates among young women, according to a leading scientist....
Scotland pubs want happy hours banned
26-Sep-2002
Licensees in Scotland are still pushing for a ban on cut-price booze and happy hours despite a government green-light on the practice.They are...
Licensees fear death of the superpub
31-Jul-2002
The pub trade has hit back at claims that superpubs are contributing to underage drinking, binge drinking and public disorder.This comes after...
Promotion problem
25-Jul-2002
by Richard Williams, part of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonI read with interest a report on this site,...
What the Sunday papers said
29-Jun-2002
The Sunday TimesScottish & Newcastle, the international brewer, is expected to announce on Tuesday that the company will raise up to £1.5bn by...
The price isn't right
20-Jun-2002
The traditional pub happy hour is under threat as criticism increases over various price promotion strategies. Michelle Perrett investigates...
London police and trade unite to target drunkenness
10-May-2002
Police in the centre of London have joined forces with licensees to tackle the problem of drunkenness.The Metropolitan Police teamed up with...
What the Sunday papers said - 03 March
04-Mar-2002
The Independent on SundayBarry Warwick, the former chief executive of Old English Inns, has been accused of trying to "bribe" the former finance...
Reforms to cut red tape could save trade billions
07-Feb-2002
Bureaucracy surrounding entertainment licences and late-night drinking is to be slashed in an attempt to help the trade save billions of pounds each...
Scottish licensees urged to help stamp out binge drinking
23-Jan-2002
Licensees in Scotland are being urged to promote sensible drinking as part of a major new campaign to stamp out excessive alcohol consumption among...
Renewed calls for age card after underage drinking crackdown
09-Jan-2002
Demands for a national proof-of-age card have resurfaced after a crackdown on underage sales in Manchester showed 80 per cent of off-licences were...
Deaths spark binge concern
31-Oct-2001
Police in County Durham are blaming a culture of binge drinking on a series of deaths in the North East.One man is awaiting a sentence for the...
Trade blamed for 'binge' rise among children
22-Oct-2001
Deliberate ploy to target schoolchildren, says academicDrinks companies have been accused of "deliberately targeting" children in a bid to recruit...
End of West End happy hours if Westminster plans get go-ahead
17-Oct-2001
Happy hours could be banned in pubs and bars in the West End of London if proposals by Westminster City Council are given the go ahead.The proposals...
