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Pubs face fines of up to £10k for breaking lockdown

04-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Businesses can be hit with fines of up to £10,000 for breaking coronavirus rules amid the second lockdown.

Licensee billed £18,000 for illegally screening Sky Sports

23-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A licensee has been found guilty of illegally screening Sky Sports to customers with the intent of dodging the applicable costs.

£3k fine for publicans who sold illegal vodka

23-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Two publicans have been fined more than £3,700 after they were caught selling illegal vodka at a pub in Tweedmouth, Northumberland.

Scottish licensees fined £30k for Sky Sports piracy

09-May-2018 By Fred A'Court

Pubs have been warned about high penalties for screening Sky Sports without the correct commercial licence after the broadcaster won £30,000 in damages against Scottish offenders.

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Illegal football: "You will be caught" - £2k fines per match

01-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Licensees have been warned "you will be caught" for showing sport illegally after a Liverpool pub supervisor was fined £22,000, including £2,000 for each individual offence of illegal broadcasting football matches.

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Licensees face "unlimited fine" for illegal broadcasting

09-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Licensees have been warned about the potentially “unlimited fine” they may face for airing sport illegally after two publicans were fined a combined £11,152.

BISC: Brulines is covered by Weights and Measures

06-Dec-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Brulines, the beer flow monitoring equipment, is covered by the Weights and Measures Act, Business Minister Ed Davey confirmed today.

Pubs face £5K fines over agency worker laws

22-Sep-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees using agency workers could face a £5,000 fine if they fail to comply with new employment laws set to come into force on 1 October.

Two licensees found guilty in mass foreign satellite trial

28-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore

Two licensees involved in a mass trial over showing foreign satellite football have been hit with fines and hefty legal costs after being found...

Police plan fines for lending out ID to buy alcohol

12-Jan-2010 By John Harrington

Police and council chiefs in Swansea plan to fine anyone who lends their ID to under-18s to buy alcohol. The youngsters could also be arrested on...

Customers back Kent pub over 'unfair' food hygiene fines

04-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

Locals of a Kent pub have offered to raise funds to appeal "unfair" food hygiene fines for the licensees totalling £10,670. Tenants Fiona and Mark...

Pubs face massive fines over gas safety

25-Nov-2009 By Lesley Foottit

Licensees could be fined up to £20,000 for failing to comply with gas safety regulations, British Gas Business has warned. A British Gas Business...

Leeds pub fined for allowing smoking

24-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney

A licensee couple in Leeds have been ordered to pay costs of £750 after being found guilty of allowing smoking in their pub. Angela and Peter...

Adnams was victim of price-fixing

25-Sep-2009 By John Harrington

Suffolk brewer Adnams was a victim of the price-fixing scandal in the construction industry, the Office of Fair Trading has revealed.

Warning over fake spirits in harsh times

21-Apr-2009 By William Rowland

Licensees have been warned that Trading Standards Officers are carrying out even more more tests on the validity of spirits.

Midlands host stripped of licence

17-Jul-2008

A licensee has been stripped of his personal licence — and licensees of four pubs fined £20,000 between them — for screening Sky using domestic...

Pubs braced for barrage of noise complaint fines

04-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney

Pubs are bracing themselves for a fresh crackdown on noise levels emanating from people smoking outside after councils were issued new guidance on...

The cost of noisy customers

23-Jun-2008

A GROUP of smokers standing outside your pub decide to have an impromptu singalong, the neighbours complain and a large fine is imposed on your...

'Smoke-on-Trent' pubs ignore ban

11-Jul-2007

Pubs warned not to allow smoking despite council blunder meaning fines can not yet be issued

BBPA demands government action over smoking ban

09-Oct-2006

Pubs need effective information and a start date for the smoking ban, says the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).In its submission to the...

Scottish licensees face tough winter, trade leader warns

28-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore

The winter months and tougher enforcement are about to tighten the screw on pubs in Scotland already struggling with the smoking ban, according to...

Licensee gets record fine for brand switching

25-Aug-2006 By John Harrington

A Leicestershire host has been fined a record £9,000 for selling cheaper spirits as well-known brands of gin, vodka and rum. The Bell Inn at Market...

Pub smokers face thousand pound fines

14-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil

Northern Ireland has broken rank with the rest of the UK by proposing to fine smokers who light up in a pub £1,000. NEW COMMENT

NALHM to fight against loss of personal licences

16-Jun-2006 By John Harrington

A pub managers' union is promising legal backing to members who face losing their personal licences due to unfair treatment by police and councils....

BEDA questions on-the-spot fines

09-Mar-2006 By Ewan Turney

The rise in on-the-spot fines for serving underage drinkers BEDA.

None of us desire a police state

14-Apr-2005

If you pick apart the latest Home Office initiative on the issue of penalty notices for selling to someone who is drunk, it does not make too much...

IR offers tax break for tips

17-Feb-2005

by Max Gosney Industry experts have welcomed new Inland Revenue guidelines relaxing the taxing of tips at pubs and restaurants. The Government's...