Police arrest hundreds in crackdown on alcohol-related violence
21-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Police in Greater Manchester have arrested 362 people as part of a huge crackdown on violent crime - with alcohol being cited as a major factor....
22-Jan-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee has questioned why police forced "impeccably" behaved football fans to leave his pub on a match day. Around 14 police vans, some with dog...
Leaflets advise on how to stay safe at night
25-Sep-2008
Students and tourists are being offered leaflets advising them on how to stay safe after a night out.The leaflets are being handed out in the pubs...
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...
08-Apr-2008
Licensees in Manchester are being warned to take extra safety precautions ahead of the Manchester Utd v Roma clash
16-Nov-2007
Undercover police will attempt to catch bar staff serving drunks in Manchester and Carlisle. The MA exclusively revealed that the Home Office was...
08-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Over 80 Bolton licensees have formed an action group against Media Protection Services
What the Sunday papers said
19-Aug-2007
The stabbing to death of another teenager, this time in Greater Manchester, has reignited the debate about planning and licensing regulations. Many...
Licensee defiant over foreign satellite screenings
13-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore
A Bolton licensee, who is screening football using foreign satellite equipment, has vowed to fight the issue in court if he is tackled by the...
Police to allow mugshots of troublemakers in Wigan
25-Jan-2007 By James Wilmore
Police have assured licensees in Wigan that they will look into allowing mugshots of troublemakers to be distributed to pubs.The issue hit the...
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...
Pubs lose out as World Cup violence erupts on streets
06-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Pubs in the North West were hit by a three-hour blanket shutdown after serious violence erupted following England's defeat in the World Cup. While...
12-Jun-2006
Pubs up and down the country enjoyed a trouble-free start to the World Cup - but the same could not be said for the big screen events in Liverpool...
Raising the bar
08-Mar-2006
Adam Benzine discovers why Best Bar None has become such a success story.The Grand Harbour De Vere Hotel in Southampton was the glitzy venue for...
JW Lees investigates tenants
09-Feb-2006
Manchester brewer JW Lees has launched an investigation across its 130-strong tenanted estate after finding a band of licensees buying outside the...
Great Pub Chefs - A vision realised - John Rudden
01-Nov-2005 By Tony Halstead
A bleak, run-down pub swathed in mist was not John Rudden's idea of a promising career move. But 10 years on, the White Hart is an expanding and...
GMP rejects
29-Sep-2005
4am licence accusations Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has denied claims it is making blanket oppositions to 4am licence bids in the city. Last...
Responsible trade scheme gains popularity countrywide
07-Jul-2005
A scheme aimed at ensuring more pubs trade responsibly is spreading rapidly across the country, three years after it was launched.Cities across the...
Sacked licensee protests by staging a pub lock-in
02-Jun-2005
The man charged with running an historic Macclesfield pub in Cheshire which won praise from Prince Charles after a group of residents stumped up...
Pub's TV soccer solicitor must pay costs
02-Jun-2005
A solicitor has been ordered to pay £646 in "wasted costs" after failing to appear in court to represent a licensee charged with illegally screening...
Death incident pub could close
18-May-2005
Yates Group has failed in its Crown Court battle to save one of its sites from closure following a violent incident there last year.The site in...
Recycling ends as pubs won't pay for service'
24-Mar-2005
by John Harrington Hundreds of pubs throughout the Midlands and north west England could be left with stacks of discarded drinks bottles after a...
Yates's bar loses licence after violence
24-Feb-2005
A Yates's Wine Lodge in Swinton, Greater Manchester, has had its licence application rejected by Salford magistrates after they heard that police had...
Night buses on a roll in Greater Manchester
21-Oct-2004
by John Harrington A new night-bus service to help revellers get home after a night out and cut alcohol-fuelled disorder on the streets starts...
Gang use weapons in pub attack
16-Sep-2004
A gang of men reportedly used knives, knuckle-dusters and other weapons in an attack on four drinkers at a Derby pub. One man was stabbed with what...
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...
Playing safe
15-Jan-2004
Adam Withrington finds that the Manchester City Centre Safe scheme is having a positive impact, due in no small part to the spirit of partnership.It...
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...
Firm fined £15,500 for soccer scam
04-Dec-2003
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has successfully prosecuted a company which "pirated" internet codes to supply cards to pubs to enable...
It's a Brucie bonus for
23-Oct-2003
Unique night Top-performing Unique Pub Company licensees gathered at London's Victoria & Albert Museum for a glittering awards night hosted by...
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 licensees accused of ripping off customers
21-Oct-2002
Licensees in Manchester have been accused of ripping off customers after two pubs were caught substituting cheaper spirits for more expensive...
Out on the town
08-May-2002
Jackie Annett takes to the streets of Manchester to experience first hand a Friday night shift with the city's policeIt's a Friday evening and I've...
Using the force
21-Mar-2002
The Government wants extra night police to reduce alcohol-related crime. Jackie Annett asks if this is the answer and, if so, who should pay for...
Manchester initiative to cut alcohol-related crime continues
30-Jul-2001
Manchester police went out in force last Saturday night (July 21) as part of a campaign to clamp down on drink-related crime.Extra officers were...
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...