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...
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.
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...
16-Jan-2007
The Government has today launched its consultation over the revised guidance on licensing. The Department for Culture Media and Sport, which...
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...
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
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BBPA: stick to code or face closure
10-Feb-2005
by Ewan Turney Local authorities and police will be empowered to take sanctions, ranging from fines to loss of licence, against rogue licensees who...
Extensions for sport is transition's first hurdle
10-Feb-2005
We are now in the first week of the new licensing system. The First Appointed Day was Monday. I do not anticipate that many local authorities have...
Jowell has yielded to pressure over fees rises'
03-Feb-2005
The fees set out by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) will leave many licensees very disappointed, not only because of the...
Drink Talking: John Madden
27-Jan-2005
The culture secretary has disregarded the advisory group over licensing fees says John Madden, executive officer, Guild of Master Victuallers.The...
Hours fixing' is next hurdle facing hosts
27-Jan-2005
The latest twist in the sorry tale of licensing reform and the one probably most important for the majority of licensees is the "fixing" of...
Trade fears haphazard control
11-Nov-2004
Tony Payne, chief executive Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations "The Government keeps saying it wants to see more family-friendly...
Money talks
10-Nov-2004
The licensing fees have yet to be confirmed - the nervous wait begins now, writes Daniel Pearce.It was nice of licensing minister Richard Caborn to...
Councils fear licensing meltdown
08-Nov-2004
Half of local authorities do not believe they have sufficient resources to cope when they take control of licensing.Specialist lobbying company PPS...
LAs' failure to consult on licensing reform alarms trade
21-Oct-2004
The trade has been rocked by research that shows 10 per cent of local authorities are failing to consult with licensees on their plans for licensing...
Council survey points to lack of consultation
21-Oct-2004
by John Harrington One in 10 local authorities have conducted no consultation whatsoever on their licensing policy, according to a new report from...
DCMS pledges licence fees in line with white paper
14-Oct-2004
New licensing fees look set to be broadly in line with figures originally published by the Govern-ment even though there is still no clue on...
Councils exceed licensing powers
07-Oct-2004
Trade warns that legal battles in court lie ahead by Ewan Turney Trade leaders have warned that many local authorities face legal battles in the...
Many councils are going beyond their legal rights'
07-Oct-2004
I refer to Tony Halstead's story on page two of last week's issue of the Morning Advertiser ("Local authorities fail to follow official guidance") in...
Local authorities fail to follow official guidance
30-Sep-2004
by Tony Halstead Draft licensing policies now being published by local authorities reveal widely differing interpretations of the new legislation and...
Caborn warns local authorities to work with trade
01-Apr-2004
Licensing minister Richard Caborn has laid down the gauntlet to local authorities on the implementation of the Licensing Act. Speaking at a...