Middlesbrough

Weapons recovered by police searching address following 'large scale' pub incident

16-Nov-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Police have recovered a sword, machete and a taser from an address which was searched after armed officers swooped on a Middlesbrough pub following reports of a weapon inside and a "large-scale disturbance".

Licensing

Police block pub’s late-night licence bid

03-Jan-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Police are obstructing a Teesside pub’s bid to open until 5.30am because of its “violent past”, despite bosses claiming the site now attracts a more “cosmopolitan” clientele.

£2k fine for selling watered down spirits

15-Oct-2010 By John Harrington

Pub operator Ladhar Leisure has been fined £2,000 for selling watered down spirits at a Cleveland bar. The firm was also ordered to pay £2,093.85 costs.

Middlesbrough plans minimum prices

19-Aug-2010 By John Harrington

Council chiefs in Middlesbrough are threatening to review licences of shops and pubs selling alcohol below 50p per unit. In a novel move,...

'Mothers turned away from pub because of 'babies with emotions'' ‎

12-Aug-2010

Three mothers and their babies were turned away from a pub in Southampton by a manager who said it "didn't do women with babies". When Lucy Sloam and...

Praise for pubs that ditch cigarette machines

23-Oct-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Pubs are being urged to remove cigarette vending machines from their premises in a bid to stop youngsters smoking. A government consultation is...

Pub operator fined £6,000 for dodgy vodka

23-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil

A pub operator has been fined more than £6,000 for selling vodka laced with an industrial chemical. Trading Standards officers found tertiary butyl...

Top pub chef is Keen as mustard

03-Nov-2005

Pub chef Daniel Keen has been named as Tees Valley's hottest culinary talent in a regional newspaper award scheme.Darren, joint licensee with his...

Licensees' fury at proposed tax bills

14-Mar-2002

The trade is up in arms at news that licensees could be asked to fork out thousands of pounds in extra taxes. Middlesbrough council is planning to...