Environmental Health Officer

EHOs seek to impose licensing 'conditions'

15-Sep-2005

The fact that up to one third of variation applications are going to a hearing does not surprise me, given the stance taken not just by local...

Hull hit by joint spot checks

21-Apr-2005

A pub operator has complained about multi-agency spot checks on outlets in Hull city centre on key weekend trading nights. Licensees were recently...

Spirit fined after food hygiene prosecution

21-Feb-2005

Spirit Group has been fined a total of £12,000 after environmental health officers found food unfit for human consumption at one of its pubs.The...

Pubco held responsible for manager's 'tipping'

03-Feb-2005

Massive chief Peter Linacre has hit out at a law that left his pubco culpable for the behaviour of one of his managers.The 35-strong pub company was...

Questions on the White Paper

25-Nov-2004

Frequently asked questions about the smoking ban Just what is "prepared" food? Apparently, this will be up to environmental health officers to...

Trade slams scores on doors'

23-Sep-2004

Pub chefs may have to visibly post the results of food inspections under proposals by environmental health officers. At the recent annual conference...

Dirty pub kitchen shut down

03-Sep-2004

The kitchen of a Leicestershire pub that posed "an imminent risk to health" has been shut down by magistrates.The Royalist in Western Avenue, Market...

Concern as plans to give EHOs power to close pubs are unveiled

03-Apr-2003

Proposals to give Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) the powers to shut down noisy and rowdy pubs could spell trouble for licensees.Under the new...

Laurel fined for repeated breaches of noise abatement order

05-Aug-2002

Laurel Pub Company has been fined £9,000 for repeated breaches of a noise abatement order.The company was penalised despite co-operating with the...

Keeping it clean

19-Feb-2002

Are you aware of your food safety obligations?by David Clifton, one of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson...

New noise law may shut pubs unfairly

26-Nov-2001

Lawyer warns of potential problems from residentsPubs could be closed down unfairly for noise pollution under new legislation, according to a leading...