Night-Time Economy

£10k grants to pubs with RV of more than £51k offered by council

30-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Sheffield City Council has expanded its grant scheme to offer night-time venues with a rateable value of above £51,000 funds of £10,000.

'Diverse, multi-generational crowd’ key to thriving night time economy

12-Oct-2017 By Helen Gilbert

Alcohol alone should not be the key focus of a thriving night-time economy (NTE), a new toolkit by the Portman Group has found.

London mayor’s 24-hour vision aims to boost night-time economy

25-Jul-2017 By Claire Churchard

Pubs in the capital can expect to receive a boost in trade as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged he will plan for the city’s nightlife in the same way he does for daytime activities, as part of a newly launched 24-hour vision for London.

ALMR supports London mayor’s 'agent-of-change' stance

31-May-2017 By Georgina Townshend

In response to Sadiq Khan’s consultation on culture and the night-time economy, which recognises the importance of protecting London’s pubs, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has said the 'agent-of-change' principle should...

Night-time economy

Five ways to improve the night-time economy

17-May-2016 By Liam Coleman

"Sometimes I’ll start seminars with a game of word association and when I say night-time economy, often what I’ll get back is binge drinking or crime and disorder," Philip Kolvin QC tells the PMA ahead of the release of his report on how to...

Comment

The political narrative of 'Booze Britain' still exists - but don't make yourself an easy target

09-Feb-2016 By Paul Chase

In what sometimes seems like another life, I spent 23 years operating late-night clubs and bars on Merseyside.

Licensing officers

Exclusive interview: Police chief on horrific pubs, breathalysers and best practice

13-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

In an exclusive interview with the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, the chief licensing officer at the Metropolitan Police described the best and worst practices he’s seen at pubs, and encouraged licensees to work “as a team” with police.

Training

A training idea that's so old it feels new

19-Jul-2015 By Paul Chase

I regularly have discussions about what’s trending in training and sometimes you come across an idea that is so old that when it gets revived it seems new!

Blackpool launches night-time economy group as EMRO alternative

30-May-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Blackpool Council has formed a night-time economy working group to help tackle problems associated with excessive drinking in the town.

Late-night levy consultation for Southampton

16-Apr-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Southampton City Council has voted to consult residents on the prospect of a late-night levy.

Hackney to consider licence refusal policy despite opposition

23-Jan-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A new policy meaning that new licence applications for pubs and bars in Hackney could be automatically refused, due to the “detrimental impact” on residents, may be introduced - despite the fact a consultation on the measure has been opposed by 85% of...

York Council to meet with trade as part of research into night-time economy

17-Dec-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

City of York Council is set to meet with the licensed trade in the New Year to feed into its campaign striving for a “safe and successful” night-time economy.

Pub trade welcomes 24-hour weekend Tube move

21-Nov-2013 By John Harrington; Ellie Bothwell

The pub trade has welcomed news that the London Underground is to open for 24 hours a day on key lines on Friday and Saturday evenings from 2015.

Bristol City Council to consider EMRO and late-night levy

17-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Pubs in Bristol are the latest in a string of areas to be threatened with restrictions for opening hours.

Report calls for licensing clarity in London's West End

02-May-2013 By Mark Wingett

The licensing policy for London’s West End should make a clear distinction between venues that trade in the “evening” - until about midnight – and late-night drinking outlets, and give more flexibility around licence conditions to the former.