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Glasgow nightclub adverts 'could be seen by under-18s and encouraged excessive drinking', ASA claims

27-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Three adverts posted on a Glasgow nightclub’s Facebook page, and one promotion on its website, have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) code of practice for advertising to under-18s and encouraging excessive drinking.

Alcohol Concern is simply concerned with the wrong thing

03-Jul-2013 By Robyn Black

So, in the same month that kids TV shows were slammed for giving fathers a bad name (website Netmums said most portrayed dads as lazy or stupid) and Disney came under fire for pushing more sexy princesses to young girls (its newest character Merida appears...

Alcohol Concern advertising report dismissed as 'seriously flawed'

12-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The body that represents UK advertisers has slammed Alcohol Concern’s latest report on alcohol advertising as “seriously flawed”.

The Alcohol Health Alliance supports minimum unit price of 50p

01-Mar-2013

The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), an alliance of 70 medical bodies, has reiterated calls for the Government to taker tougher action on alcohol, including setting a minimum unit price of 50p, up from the David Cameron’s current plan of 45p.

Call to ban alcohol advertising rubbished

19-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Calls to impose heavy restrictions on alcohol advertising would lead to job losses while failing to tackle underage drinking, according to industry...

ALMR to urge off-trade crackdown

07-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore

Supermarkets and off-licences should be banned from using price in alcohol adverts, a major trade body is set to tell the government. The...

Health chiefs want alcohol price hike

02-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit

An influential health body has backed calls for minimum pricing, tough new restrictions on granting licences and a ban on alcohol advertising. The...

Pre-teens exposed to online alcohol advert

26-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Health group Alcohol Concern has urged drinks companies to drop 'retargeting' techniques to protect children from alcohol adverts. The group raised...

Advertising watchdog praises drinks industry

07-Sep-2009

Drinks companies are cleaning up their act, with 99 per cent of adverts reviewed by the advertising watchdog now compliant with industry standards....

Advertising not targeting children

16-Nov-2007

A new report on the impact of alcohol advertising on young people has found that television advertising has become less appealing to under-18s since...

MyShout

19-Apr-2007

Sport will lose out, argues Stephen Crawley, if there is a ban on alcohol sponsorships I saw snippets of the John Smith's Grand National on the TV on...

Drinks industry defends sponsorship

15-Sep-2006

The drinks industry has defended its sponsorship of major events after a call for the government to ban brewers from sponsoring live music and...

Legal advice: It all ad(d)s up…

02-Nov-2005

By Briony Edwards of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.If you are asked to think of an advertisement for...

Goodbye drink ads?

25-Aug-2004

Is alcohol advertising about to go the same way as tobacco? How will licensees be affected if it does? Adam Withrington reports.Although it may have...

EC dismisses alcohol advertising ban

08-Sep-2003

Plans for a proposed European-wide ban on alcohol advertising have been shelved, much to the relief of the UK drinks industry.European Commission...