Greater Manchester Police

Group of teenagers smash pub windows and beat up customer

28-Nov-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A group of youths carrying weapons caused a large scale disturbance at a pub in Greater Manchester after smashing windows and beating up a customer.

40-man brawl breaks out at Star pub

21-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Staff at a Star Pubs & Bars site in Greater Manchester were forced to call the police when a fight broke out between 40 people who “refused to leave the pub”.

National Pubwatch recognises licensee and police officer in annual awards

17-Feb-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The chairman of Bournemouth Town Watch and a Cumbrian police officer have been recognised in two special awards at the National Pubwatch (NPW) Conference today.

Success of police alcohol crackdown questioned

27-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Questions have been raised about the success of a police operation involving 3,000 officers that was billed as a major crackdown on alcohol-related...

Home Office man to address BBN Conference

29-Aug-2008 By John Harrington

Top people from the trade, police and councils are to speak at the must-see Best Bar None Conference

National Best Bar None plans well underway

14-May-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Plans to develop the Best Bar None (BBN) scheme nationally moved forward this week with the announcement of the first ever national conference. The...

Unlicensed doorstaff arrested in raids

16-Apr-2008

Police have arrested three doorstaff in Stockport as part of a crackdown on unlicensed workers.The Security Industry Authority (SIA) and police...

Police medals for nightclub staff

19-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil

A Manchester nightclub manager and two of his doorstaff have received medals from the police. Keith Ifield and door supervisors Abid Hussain and...

Manchester Police respond to licensee concerns

26-Sep-2005

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has denied claims it is being counterproductive by objecting to licensing applications in the city.Publicans claimed...

ADZ views ignored by Government: part II

25-Aug-2005

by Ewan Turney Further alarming evidence of the Government's disregard for the concerns of police and councils over alcohol disorder zones (ADZ) has...

Store to join responsible drink scheme

09-Sep-2004

A supermarket chain is set tobe the first off-trade partner involved in Manchester's City Centre Safe scheme. The move will be warmly welcomed by the...

Oldham licensees join Street Safe scheme

18-Dec-2003

Oldham licensees are urging customers to keep themselves safe over the Christmas period.Pubs have joined with the Safe Street campaign to push the...

Sunderland nightlife set for boom

29-Nov-2002

Sunderland's nightlife looks set to undergo the biggest boom in the North, with 10 new bars and nightclubs - worth an estimated £15m - on the...

Manchester united - police and licensees join forces

17-Jul-2001

Police and licensees in Manchester have joined forces in a bid to tackle drink-related crimeWhen crime in the city of Manchester rose by 225 per cent...