Pubs will no longer need permission from their local authority to operate poker or other gaming under proposals published yesterday by the Department...
The Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel, recommends that local authorities pay the £97m shortfall created by the implementation of the licensing regulations last year.
Trade leaders have reacted with a mixture of relief and anger to the smoking ban regulations issued by health minister Caroline Flint last week. Mark...
Several trade bodies have hit out at the Government's decision to announce the smoking ban start date without publishing guidance on the regulations....
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MPs have rejected proposals that would make it more difficult for councils to impose alcohol disorder zones. Lords wanted to ensure alcohol disorder...
Licensees of listed pubs could find it impossible to trade under the upcoming smoking ban because of council bureaucracy.Inconsistent local authority...
Alas! In spite of all the protestations and reassurances, it looks as if the gaming change-over is going the same way as alcohol licensing - late and...
It is very hard to look back four years and still understand why the British Institute of Innkeeping, among others, thought that moving licensing to...
The Association of London Government (ALG) has denied rumours it has asked the Government to introduce a "plate tax" to help local authorities raise funds.
In July the Government published its draft legislation for a ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, including pubs, restaurants and other licensed...
Business In Sport and Leisure has welcomed the Government's decision to publish the draft smoke ban guidance but issued a warning about the timescale...
Children will be advised to lie about their age during sting operations in certain circumstances after all, the Morning Advertiser can reveal. Local...
Managed operator JD Wetherspoon has lost its High Court challenge against Guildford Borough Council. The company wanted the high court to overturn a...
Three months on from the start of the new Licensing Act on November 24 2005, we asked some of the key pubcos how they have fared under the new regime...
Too many people are afraid to go out at night - and it's time the issue was addressed, according to the Civic Trust's head of policy and development...
Police and councils have been advised to prioritise 'problem' pubs when they crack down on unlicensed venues after the Licensing Act goes live. Pubs...
We are now just over a week away from the first critical day in the transition process from the old licensing regime to the new. It is a good time to...
The success of the High Court challenge to Canterbury Council over its licensing policy will clearly have far-reaching im- plications, but whether it...
Despite criticism from all sides of the pub trade, the government's plans to levy a tax on pubs in 'alcohol disorder zones' have taken a step closer...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
