21-Jun-2007 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson, MA legal expert, looks at the issues around gaming licences
Licensees feel "criminalised", MPs told
22-May-2007 By James Wilmore
Licensees feel "criminalised" by the pressures that are being placed on them by the police and local authorities, MPs have been told today. Speaking...
Authorities accused of overstepping the mark over polycarbonates
12-Apr-2007
Local authorities and police are being accused of overstepping the mark in their promotion of polycarbonate glasses. The Publican has seen secret...
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08-Mar-2007
Sign of the times Q Our pub is off the main road and I want to put up a sign at the end of the lane to direct people to the pub. The landowner is a...
LETTERs
21-Feb-2007
Taking advantage of our pub loos I read with interest how some local authorities are asking pubs to allow the general public to use their toilets...
England should follow Scots on smoking
08-Feb-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
Vincent McBride, who is head of environmental health, said that the need to educate and inform as many as possible was especially vital in areas...
Health minister calls on local authorities to help businesses over the smoking ban
07-Feb-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
Local authorities must take responsibility for ensuring that businesses understand the new smoke-free legislation, says health minister Caroline...
Fees hike blow for pubs
01-Feb-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.coml
Trade groups are "concerned" and "disappointed" that pubs face a 7% hike in annual licence fees over the next three years, following publication of...
Odds are on for pub gambling go-ahead
01-Feb-2007 By Graham Ridout
Playing poker in pubs has come a step closer, following proposals issued last week by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. Under the...
Local authorities should pick up licensing regs tab
25-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
Local authorities should pick up more than half of the near-£100m in extra costs inccurred while implementing the licensing regulations, the...
25-Jan-2007 By Mark Wingett
The Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel, recommends that local authorities pay the £97m shortfall created by the implementation of the licensing regulations last year.
16-Jan-2007
The Government has today launched its consultation over the revised guidance on licensing. The Department for Culture Media and Sport, which...
15-Jan-2007
Licensing Minister urges local authorities to sign up to a register to make it easier to stage live performances.
LETTERs
21-Dec-2006
Challenging local authorities I was interested to see the article on the matter of licences not issued (MA, Coulson's Legal Advice, 23 November,...
24-Nov-2006
LACORS, the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services has said it wants to see "significant changes" to the Licensing Act and its...
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23-Nov-2006
Signs outside pub QMost of my town's traders put out advertising signs on the pavement or roadway, but I have been told that it is illegal for me to...
ADZ pubs may see value drop
16-Nov-2006
Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) will decrease the value of pubs, according to agents. Local authorities have been given the green light to impose...
No room for Big Brother
09-Nov-2006
They say each one of us is caught on a CCTV camera about 300 times a day. But ask licensees about how they're being watched by local authorities and...
GMV outburst over toilets
20-Oct-2006
The Guild of Master Victuallers (GMV) has slammed a campaign organisation lobbying Government and local authorities to force pubs to open up their...
14-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
Pubs could become "cash cows" if local authorities win back the right to set their own business rates, business experts have warned. A number of...
Pubs fear tax at local level will hit hard
14-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
Licensees must rally against new council taxes says the Federation of Small Businesses
Councils hail benefits of new licensing laws
24-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
A group of local councils has hailed the Licensing Act as a success, according to a new report published today.But the 10 Scrutiny Councils, who...
DCMS accused of letting pubs down
17-Mar-2006
MPs have launched a scathing attack on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), accusing it of "reprehensible" behaviour in its handling...
MPs slam Licensing reform
17-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Report says Government bungled introduction of new act but also calls for more power for councils
Thousands of licence bids left in limbo
08-Dec-2005
Thousands of licence variation applications were referred to magistrates after councils ran out of time to process them. But magistrates are...
Legal advice: Catalogue of disasters
30-Nov-2005
Extended hours brings out the binge-whingers.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.As I...
Thousands of pubs still waiting for licences
30-Nov-2005
Thousands of pubs are still waiting to receive their premises licences from their local authorities under the new Act.According to the British Beer...
Trust calls for diversity in city nightlife
03-Nov-2005
The Civic Trust believes a lack of variety and entertainment is the real reason why people are shunning town and city centres for a night out. A...
Legal advice: All in the game…
27-Oct-2005
What does the new licensing regime mean for those pubs and bars with gaming machines?By Piers Warne of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from...
Trade calls on government to delay licensing review
22-Sep-2005
Plans for an early review of the Licensing Act have been condemned from both inside and outside the trade.Following pressure from local authorities...
Councils push for more hours power
22-Sep-2005
by John Harrington Local authorities will push for a greater say over licensing when the guidance notes for councils come under review next year....
LAs admit missed deadlines could lead to closures
08-Sep-2005
Licensees who failed to get their licensing applications in before the August 6 deadline could find themselves facing closure if there are...
BBPA requests investigation into backdoor smoke bans
08-Sep-2005
LACORS, the local authority co-ordinating body, is asking both St Albans City & District Council and Preston City Council to clarify their...
Licence conditions 'too standard'
01-Sep-2005
Some time ago, when the statutory guidance to local authorities was published, I commented that certain councils would find it hard to break the...
Trade says NO to ADZs
18-Aug-2005
Government consultation process ignores a flood of warnings by Ewan Turney The true extent of concern and criticism from the police and councils over...
FSB: 58 per cent of premises still to apply for licences
01-Aug-2005
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says that 58 per cent of premises have so far failed to submit applications to renew their licences under...
Licensing applications flooding in says LACORS
20-Jul-2005
Applications for the new licences are now going into local authorities by the "barrel load", with growing numbers of pubs being granted extended...
Councils prepare for flood of applications
07-Jul-2005
Councils are preparing for a huge influx of licensing applications in the next few weeks as the final countdown to the August 6 deadline date for...
Licensing: it's time to act
30-Jun-2005
The PMA Team, Deputy Editor Licensing minister James Purnell does not pull his punches on what lies ahead for licensees and local authorities. 'I'm...
Avoid this Zulu mayhem
02-Jun-2005
For licensing officers, it's all a bit reminiscent of the film Zulu. There they are, waiting at Rorke's Drift for the oncoming attack, which seems to...
Push for local authorities to ease pressure on licensees
11-May-2005
Pressure is mounting on local authorities to ease the burden on licensees in filling out premises licence applications forms.Solicitors Joelson...
Now is time to nip the
05-May-2005
nit-pickers in the bud The thing about regime change is that you start to get nostalgic about the former system, with all its faults. No, I am not...
Toolkit helps councils judge hours impact
28-Apr-2005
Alcohol Concern has launched a guide to help local authorities measure the impact of later opening on the surrounding area. The "toolkit" could be...
Direction signs to pubs
14-Apr-2005
QI want to put up a sign at the end of the road to direct people to the pub. I have the landowner's permission to do this, but I have been told that...
Yates ups ante in funding police to tackle alcohol-related d
14-Apr-2005
by John Harrington High-street bar operator Yates is to increase its annual "community fund", to help local authorities tackle problems caused by...
Legal advice: LACORS and local authorities
13-Apr-2005
LACORS is helping local authorities to make sense of the reforms.By Piers Warne of thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors...
MPs want town planners to help minimise disorder
13-Apr-2005
The problem of alcohol-related disorder must be addressed through city planning, the Home Affairs Select Committee has ruled. The committee, which...
Pubs told: apply for licences or miss out
03-Mar-2005
Councils across England and Wales are pleading for applications for new licences - in the wake of the revelation that many have yet to receive a...
Pubco products on new cancer scare list
25-Feb-2005
Products made for two pub groups have been named on the latest list of products contaminated with the Sudan 1 food dye.The Food Standards Agency...
Pubs demand more support on licensing
10-Feb-2005
Four days into the new licensing regime licensees across the country claim that local authorities are still not geared up for change.The Publican has...
