During 2020 a number of licensing authorities found themselves facing their five-yearly statutory duty to review their licensing policy, and consequently any associated Cumulative Impact Policy (CIP).
The listing of pubs as assets of community value (ACVs) has caused controversy in the trade. The latest figures from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) show 1,500 pubs across the country now have the status. But what can you do if your pub is listed as...
We are now into the 11th year since ‘licensing reform’ and the old system is becoming a dot on the horizon; anyone involved in the industry for fewer than 10 years is likely to think a ‘transfer session’ means a football transfer window-inspired drinking...
Former licensee Steve Culverhouse who runs www.change-of-use.com talks the PMA through everything publicans need to know if they're unhappy with a listing.
From bar snacks to barbecues, operators up and down the country are rolling out the menus to feed their hungry customers and, hopefully, attract a few new ones.
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has vowed to cover the cost of legal challenges to the introduction of a late-night levy or early morning restriction order (EMRO) by local councils.
South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt is calling on the Government to take action against a “furniture shop” in Farnham that is giving away free alcohol to the public from its unlicensed bar.
If the music is obtrusive and disturbing, his neighbours will have a right to complain and the local authority will be bound to investigate. The fact that he was there first is of little help, says Peter Coulson.
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has issued guidance to employers affected by the floods.The advice covers issues such as insurance, equipment and...
Pubs will no longer need permission from their local authority to operate poker or other gaming under proposals published yesterday by the Department...
A head-on clash between licensees and a West Yorkshire local authority has been averted after the council backtracked on plans for its new licensing...
Licensees have finally begun receiving their forms to fill in for the new licensing regime.Earlier this week the first raft of forms for the premises...
The subject of outside tables and chairs has once again featured in my postbag, with the prospect of another good summer. It is clear that with some...
Middlesbrough Council charged a pub operator a £4,000 nuisance tax last month for planning consent to open a pub on the high street. Stumping up the...
by The PMA Team Here is the first look at the paperwork involved in applying to the local authority for a premises licence after licensing reform. A...
In 2020, the community bought the White House in Bladon. This historic, 17th century pub, is on the edge of the Blenheim Place estate, and is reputed to be the place...
