BII: One in five Scottish licensed premises closed
03-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
One in five licensed premises in Scotland have failed to open since the new Licensing Laws were introduced on Tuesday, according to the BII. Janet...
01-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The new licensing laws in Scotland come into force today — the biggest change to licensing there in 30 years. The 2005 Licensing Act puts in place...
Northern Ireland to join SIA
30-Mar-2009
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has hosted roadshows across Northern Ireland to highlight new licensing laws for the private security...
24-Apr-2008 By Peter Coulson
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers what impact the licensing laws have had three years on
04-Mar-2008 By Tony Halstead
Trade leaders give their verdicts on the review and new proposed measures to combat binge drinking
09-Aug-2007
New licensing minister and past National Pubwatch president Gerry Sutcliffe tells John Harrington that the trade will have to wait on some big...
Chris Maclean: a cruel fete
24-Jul-2007 By Chris Maclean
At the weekend we provided the bar at a village fete some miles from here.For many years we have provided such bars for communities and events and,...
Off-trade the bigger concern for 24-hour drinking, says doctor
01-Feb-2007 By James Wilmore
A leading doctor has admitted that it is the off-trade that is exploiting the new licensing laws and encouraging binge-drinking more than pubs....
Licensing@aol.com
01-Feb-2007
Restaurant and off-sales QNow that the new licensing laws are in place and restaurants have the same licence as pubs, can a local restaurant near...
Qualified in success
11-Jul-2006
Nearly eight months into the new licensing laws, the role of the designated premises supervisor (DPS) has proved one of the more contentious and...
Trade chief says Act guidance is still too complex
29-Jun-2006
The licensing guidance should be cut further to help reduce the reams of red tape still surrounding the Act, according to one trade leader.Following...
Craft Talk - New Licensing laws
01-Feb-2006 By Paul Morgan
Craft Guild of Chefs member Paul Morgan believes the new licensing laws, where pubs can apply to open around the clock, will offer some pubs new...
Festive period shows longer hours have no effect on crime
05-Jan-2006
Predictions of waves of violence and a sales bonanza for pubs opening later failed to materialise during what turned out to be a subdued festive...
Pubs prove critics wrong - Editor's Comment
01-Dec-2005
Licensees who stayed open longer should pat themselves on the back for a job well done Andrew Pring, Editor We warned you the eyes of the press would...
Letting off Steam - Will you change your food offer as a result of the new licensing laws?
01-Dec-2005
This month we ask licensees if they plan to change their food offer as a result of the new licensing laws Kevin Simpson, licensee, the Hill,...
Opinion - Jo Bruce, Editor
01-Dec-2005 By Jo Bruce
New laws are meat and drink to licensed trade The arrival of the new licensing laws not only heralds a new era in drinks retailing in the on-trade...
What the Sunday papers said
27-Nov-2005
The vice-chairman of the Local Government Association will be calling on Chancellor Gordon Brown to plug a £71m deficit that has been created by...
Late night drinking: Outlook unsettled
28-Oct-2005
Research shows the pub trade has plenty to think about if it is to make the new licensing laws work.Like most in-depth research projects, Mintel's...
Entertainment: Success sounds
01-Sep-2005
The 'two-in-a-bar' rule will make a swift exit when the new licensing laws are introduced. Phil Mellows looks at how you can benefit from live...
Don't let Crehan fight fail due to finances
23-Jun-2005
What a disgusting situation. Bernard Crehan wins time after time and still because of Inntrepreneur tactics, could lose ('Bancruptcy threatens Crehan...
It's too late to complain; get your applications in
26-May-2005
I find the level of debate about the new licensing laws and the current implementation of it to be remarkable. As fairly new licensees, my wife and...
Jones explodes myth of 24-hour trading
13-Jan-2005
A high-street bar-chain boss has called for a blanket terminal hour of 2am to be set for pubs to allay fears of 24-hour boozing and disorder when the...
GLA to probe safety of capital's pubs and clubs
28-Oct-2004
by John Harrington The effects of the new licensing laws and the practices of pub and club operators in London will be under the spotlight in an...
End of drinking-up?
30-Sep-2004
Adjusting to some aspects of the new licensing laws is clearly going to be hard, as much for customers as licensees. The problem is that because...
Councils just as frustrated
20-Nov-2003
I note with interest in last week's edition of the Morning Advertiser several references to concerns within the licensed industry about the...
Don't put head in sand over noise complaints
06-Nov-2003
This summer I had a fair share of readers who were already experiencing difficulties with their local council, even before the new licensing laws...
Licensing Bill passed but there'll be a wait
17-Jul-2003
by Claire Hu New licensing laws offering flexible pub opening hours are unlikely to come into force until January 2005 despite being passed in...
Under-age reform is still in the nappy stage
03-Apr-2003
The House of Lords has now completed its polite ruminations on the new licensing laws, with peers congratulating each other on the civilised way in...
MP keeps it dark over reform
03-Apr-2003
MPs are certainly waxing lyrical when it comes to the new licensing laws. Take this outpouring from John Grogan, Labour MP for Selby and Morning...
Nightclub industry would welcome capacity restrictions for pubs
09-Oct-2002
News that pubs could face capacity restrictions similar to those in nightclubs under new licensing laws, have been welcomed by the nightclub...
