Southampton

LICENSING HUB - LEGAL WITH POPPLESTON ALLEN

The late-night levy 2.0

19-Sep-2023 By Suraj Desor, associate solicitor, Poppleston Allen

The amendments to the late-night levy legislation finally came into force this summer on 13 July 2023. Where does this leave this much criticised measure?

Domestic abuse survivor to host fundraising festival at Southampton pub

01-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A publican who survived domestic abuse has organised a music festival to raise money for the women’s refuge organisation that helped her.

Licencing law

“Western-style brawl” in Southampton pub - only weeks after closing due to fight

13-May-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Shield and Dagger risks closure following a mass brawl involving a member of staff, according to reports.

Campaign group stops pub becoming McDonalds

07-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A Southampton community group has taken on fast food giant McDonalds in a bit to save their local- and won.

Southampton City Council approves late-night levy

18-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Southampton City Council is the seventh local authority to rubber-stamp proposals for a late-night levy.

Southampton licensing committee recommends late-night levy

11-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Southampton is one step closer to implementing a late-night levy, after the council’s licensing committee today voted in favour of adopting the fee.

'Forensic data' not needed to justify late-night levy, Southampton claims

04-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Southampton City Council has claimed it does not need to provide “forensic data” outlining the specific costs of policing the night-time economy in order to justify the introduction of a late-night levy (LNL).

Hampshire town 'too posh' for Wetherspoon pub

08-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The Hampshire town that was "too posh" to have an Argos store has now flagged up more than 40 reasons for not having a Wetherspoon's pub. JD...

M&B investigates family 'unfriendly' pub

10-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is investigating one of its Hampshire pubs that allegedly forced a group of mothers and babies to leave.

Loungers' new site in Southampton

12-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team

Loungers has opened a new site in a suburban part of Southampton and has two openings lined up for the next six months.

Ready for action

09-Apr-2008

From a Southampton community local to a high street bar in Hull… they are all here. Last week we met our new line-up of category champions as we...

Our community pubs

09-Apr-2008

Community PubsLicensee: Graham BulpettThe pub: The Priory Arms, Stockwell, London Location: The Priory Arms is in a popular area of South London on a...

Bacardi-Martini closes plant

08-Mar-2007

Bacardi-Martini is to close its Southampton bottling plant in response to "continued and significant" ready-to-drink (RTD) sector decline. Announcing...

Bacardi-Martini closes Southampton plant

02-Mar-2007 By John Harrington

The company blames "significant decline" in the RTD sector

Inder is elected as new SLV governor

17-Jul-2003

Greene King licensee Ian Inder, who runs the Fox Inn in Bramdean, Hampshire, has been elected to become the governor of licensed trade charity the...

Property briefs

30-Apr-2003

Cardiff is still seeing a booming trade in the leisure sector. The 20,000sq ft Millennium Plaza in the Welsh capital now boasts a 14-screen Ster...