13-Feb-2008 By John Harrington
Portman Group wants police to enforce law rather than blame others
Pete Robinson: Nick Hogan's £10,000 fine in perspective
30-Jan-2008
He said afterwards: "I think the financial penalty is extortionate considering the offence. If I was a drug dealer doing small amounts of cocaine I...
A timely reminder on pricing
17-Jan-2008
While I am a great supporter of Pubwatch and also of good liaison with the police, I cannot lend my wholehearted support to a system that seeks to...
11-Jan-2008
An area of Nottingham has seen a 65% reduction in alcohol-fuelled crime after off-licences ban under-21s
20-Dec-2007 By Joe Lutrario
A police force in Cornwall is planning to revive a Victorian era law allowing stiffer fines for serving drunks
26-Oct-2007 By John Harrington
A senior trading standards officer wants undercover surveillance to catch pubs serving under-18s
TSI officer calls for pub surveillance
25-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
A senior trading standards officer has called for undercover surveillance to catch pubs serving under-18s as an alternative to test purchase...
09-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Glasgow is to recruit a team of drunk inspectors in a bid to clampdown on bars serving drunks
Illicit 'smoke-ins' grow in popularity as winter looms
07-Oct-2007
Illegal smoking sessions - similar to booze lock-ins when England had the most restrictive drinking laws in Europe - are increasing as the autumn...
BBPA warning over Christmas stings
05-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to resist plans to hold the national sting campaign targeting pubs that serve...
Undercover drink sting plan slammed
03-Oct-2007 By James Wilmore
A trade chief has hit out at government plans for a national undercover sting operation targeting pubs that serve drunks. Rob Hayward, chief...
Legal advice: After the smoking ban
28-Sep-2007
THE SMOKING ban has been in place across the UK for three months now. Here are seven key areas you need to think about around your business to ensure...
'Boy, 14 is an alcoholic'
12-Sep-2007
A teenage boy has been sent for rehabilitation care after becoming an alcoholic at the age of 14. Police revealed that the boy, from Harrogate, North...
Newcomers: More legal requirements
05-Sep-2007
Last week I received a phone call from the police. In order that the license can be transferred I have to convince the police that I am a fit and...
Chris Maclean: the storm clouds gather
15-Aug-2007 By Chris Maclean
The chief constable of Cheshire yesterday attacked the "drink fuelled yobbishness and antisocial behaviour" following a terrible tragedy there. He...
Draconian policing needs investigation
09-Aug-2007
Last week's revelations from Merseyside about two pubs being closed down on a Friday night after just one failed sting operation provoked an outcry...
Merseyside pubs shut after one sting
01-Aug-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Police closed two Merseyside pubs for more than 24 hours on a busy Friday evening for failing a single test-purchase operation. The closures came...
Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe writes for thepublican.com
26-Jul-2007
There were two takes on the crime figures that came out last week. The scaremongering one "All night drinking all night violence" or "24 hour...
Back to Basics: door security
23-Jul-2007
Of the million people employed in the hospitality sector, more than 100,000 are employed as door supervisors. It is a job in which abuse and assaults...
15-Jun-2007 By Iain O'Neil
The Government is reportedly considering lowering the drink-drive limit to bring the UK into line with most of Europe. A report in the Times says the...
Smoke ban: councils need a soft approach
14-Jun-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Local councils are being advised to take a "softly- softly" approach to pubs that breach the smoking ban. A new guide for councils on enforcing the...
40 Inspector Steve Greenacre & Sergeant Jan Brown
31-May-2007
Greater Manchester Police (39)
10-May-2007 By Tony Halstead
BBPA plans information pack to explode the "myths and misinformation
Glass war
26-Apr-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
"We've had no deaths, but we've had a couple of throat slashings, and if we can prevent one death, it's worth doing."In the face of emotive comments...
12-Apr-2007
BIIAB issues a 'good practice guide' for physical interventions.
Cops supplying plastic glasses
12-Apr-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Police forces are supplying pubs with free plastic glasses in a bid to persuade them to ditch glass containers. A total of 22 venues in Daventry,...
Authorities accused of overstepping the mark over polycarbonates
12-Apr-2007
Local authorities and police are being accused of overstepping the mark in their promotion of polycarbonate glasses. The Publican has seen secret...
BBPA pledges to fight police calls for blanket bans on glasses in pubs
05-Apr-2007
Moves by police forces to pressurise pub operators into replacing glass with polycarbonate vessels are "growing like a bushfire" around the country,...
05-Apr-2007
Calls for blanket bans "growing like bushfire' says trade group
Police chief calls for more training to curb under-age drinking
23-Mar-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
Training licensees to say 'no' is the key to tackling under-age drinking, according to a senior police officer in the West Midlands. Speaking at the...
Kick out the kids - right now
22-Mar-2007
There's a real chance that hundreds of pubs could be closed this summer, and facing big fines. The smoking ban? No, this is nothing to do with...
Local councils erratic over pub gaming laws
15-Mar-2007
A charity casino event at a pub appears to have run into a spot of bother over giving away Champagne and cuddly toys as prizes for the person with...
Licensing@aol.com
15-Mar-2007
Police smoking ban QAt a recent meeting of our Pubwatch, the police representative informed us that, following the smoking ban, customers would not...
14-Mar-2007
Mansfield's bars pay for 300 staff to receive training
16-Feb-2007
ALMR says licensees will enforce the ban not 'smoke police'
Licensing@aol.com
08-Feb-2007
Eject with care Q I have been told that you can still use force to eject someone from a pub but a friend in the trade has said that I could be in...
Law lets pubs down says McMullens
11-Jan-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
McMullens boss Peter Furness-Smith has written to Home Secretary John Reid slamming British law enforcement for not doing enough to support pubs. The...
11-Jan-2007
MA Editor says New Labour must fulfill election pledge.
LETTERs
11-Jan-2007
Open letter to Home Secretary Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP I am writing to ask you to help me and my team fully understand the purpose and objectives of...
05-Jan-2007
McMullens boss slams police in a strongly-worded letter to Home Secretary John Reid.
Drink-drivers get pub ban as crackdown begins
21-Dec-2006 By MA Reporters
The trade is bracing itself for a clampdown by police over Christmas and the new year amid horror stories in some national newspapers that the...
Prosecute kids who try it on
14-Dec-2006
It has to be recognised that Governments do not like to be seen to be punishing children - it is not "politically correct". This may explain why the...
Doomsday predictions fade
23-Nov-2006
The new regime does not provide the freedom or profit many pubs hoped for, but it has not been all doom and gloom, explains Graeme Cushion a partner...
Controversial ADZs given green light
16-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Local authorities have been given the green light to impose controversial alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) after the Violent Crime Reduction Bill...
13-Nov-2006
Four pubs face a review of their licence for failing two or more test purchase operations in a three-week national blitz. Police and trading...
No room for Big Brother
09-Nov-2006
They say each one of us is caught on a CCTV camera about 300 times a day. But ask licensees about how they're being watched by local authorities and...
SIA advises against handcuff training
14-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
A training course teaching doorstaff to use handcuffs has been launched, reputedly for the first time in Britain. However, doorstaff regulator the...
14-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
A training course teaching doorstaff to use handcuffs has been launched, reputedly for the first time in Britain. However, doorstaff regulator the...
08-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
Undercover police are checking if bar staff are serving under-18s and drunks in Newton Abbot, Devon. Plain-clothed and uniformed officers patrol the...
Mansfield hosts pay for extra policing
20-Jul-2006
Mansfield licensees have agreed to pay for policing in a bid to cut antisocial behaviour. More than 75% of pubs, clubs and takeaways have agreed to...
