Underage Drinking

NHS Health Survey for England 2015

NHS Health Survey: 31% of men drink above recommended guidelines

15-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

More men than women drink above the recommended alcohol guidelines on a weekly basis, latest NHS health statistics have revealed. 

News analysis

Community Alcohol Partnerships prove a huge success

05-Apr-2016 By Oli Gross

After the 100th Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) was launched in Bedfordshire last week, Oli Gross looks at the benefits of the scheme

Third of Leeds pubs targeted in underage drinking sting caught serving underage

05-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Almost a third of pubs targeted in a underage drinking sting by Leeds police illegally sold alcohol to underage children.

Underage drinking efforts hailed

29-Jul-2015 By Helen Gilbert

Pubs praised for ‘hard work’ on tackling issue.

Underage drinking falls to record low, Government stats reveal

24-Jul-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The rate of underage drinking has fallen to its lowest level since records began more than a quarter of a century ago, according to official government figures.

Ministers PASS the buck on underage drinking

18-Jun-2014 By Rob Willock

Financial penalties set at the right level can be an effective way of punishing criminals and deterring them from further offending. That was the message from justice minister Jeremy Wright MP last week as he announced proposals for magistrates to issue...

Underage drinking and the demonisation of alcohol

13-Mar-2013 By James Anderson

I wanted to write a piece about underage drinking and I should say at the outset that these views are my own and they will be controversial, but I do believe that debate is good and vive la difference! writes James Anderson, partner.

Cumbria PCC says pubs serving underage drinkers should face 72-hour closure "shock tactic"

10-Jan-2013 By Adam Pescod

Pubs and clubs caught serving alcohol to underage drinkers should automatically be closed for 72 hours upon first offence as a “shock tactic”.

Underage, under the radar

22-Mar-2012 By Rob Willock

Last night on the train home I read a newspaper article by a columnist who recounted seeing a teenage girl “slumped against a wall” and “out for the count”. Another story about underage drinking caused by cheap supermarket booze. Let me take you back...

'Work with us on underage drinking'

21-Apr-2011 By The PMA Team

Publican's Morning Advertiser editor The PMA Team says authorities must work with the trade to beat underage sales.

SIBA attacks beer references in underage drinking report

25-Oct-2010

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has hit out at a report on underage drinking for suggesting beer is a major part of the problem. The...

Pubs step up underage checks

29-Jul-2010

Pubs and bars are checking IDs more than ever in the clampdown against underage drinking, a new survey has revealed. Test purchases carried out in...

'Booze-buying parents put teens at risk'

29-Jun-2010

Parents are fuelling underage drinking after admitting buying booze for their children, a leading alcohol charity warned yesterday. More than half -...

Newquay underage revellers face 'ring of steel'

17-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

Police are set to enforce a "ring of steel" around Newquay in the summer in a bid to crackdown on underage drinking and anti-social behaviour. The...

ID cards will help fight against underage drinking

01-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney

National ID cards will benefit the fight against underage drinking, according to Home Secretary Alan Johnson. From 2011-12, ID cards will roll out...

Funding available for underage crackdown

17-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

A total of £1.4m has been made available to help towns combat underage drinking over the summer. The funding is available for 69 towns and boroughs...

Punch denies Bebo used to shut pub

06-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

Punch Taverns has denied that photos from a social networking site were used to shut one of its pubs on the grounds of underage drinking. Police said...

Punch Taverns denies underage drinking caused pub to shut

06-Feb-2009

Punch Taverns has hit back at claims that one of its pubs was forced to shut due to underage drinking on the premises.According to a newspaper report...

WSTA: Use existing powers to stop underage drinking

22-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has published an action plan to help communities tackle underage drinking based on enforcing existing powers and a partnership approach.

Mark Daniels: Fighting a losing battle

20-May-2008

You know the type I mean: you wake up to bright sunshine streaming through the window, the children have risen and quietly made themselves...

'Tesco refuses to sell alcohol to adults with children'

15-May-2008

Tesco is refusing to sell alcohol to parents shopping with their children under rules designed to tackle underage drinking. The supermarket has told...

Parents to blame for underage drinking

25-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

Over half of Britain's adults say parents should take the greatest responsibility of underage drinking

Derbyshire coppers breathalyse youths

27-Mar-2008

Police in Derbyshire have started breath-testing teenagers as part of an operation to tackle underage drinking.For the last two months officers in...

Back to Basics: Preventing underage drinking

18-Mar-2008

Beating the problem of serving to underage drinkers is a top priority for licensees - especially since the recently announced government plan to...

Police combat underage drinking

23-Oct-2007

Police have seized 1,000 cans of beer over six months during an operation to cut underage drinking

Police unfair on licensees

06-Sep-2007

The issue of underage drinking won't go away. In spite of some suggestions from informed sources that the Home Office was taking the pressure off,...

MyShout

06-Sep-2007

As underage drinking is blamed for social ills, the pub needs to assert itself, says Ken Lupton I was horrified by the recent murder of Garry Newlove...

Alcohol - there's a lot to learn

23-Aug-2007

At long last, common sense is breaking out over the issue of binge and underage drinking. The media, having castigated pubs and the mythical...

Public wants tighter controls on underage drinking

11-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore

Nearly half of all adults want to see tighter controls on underage drinking in pubs, according to a new report. A survey of 980 people by research...

The Guv'nor

09-Feb-2006

Bernard Brindley, licensee at the White Lion, Pailton, Warwickshire: Police should act in a more honest and up-front fashion to help crack down on...

Police clamp down on pubs serving after hours

03-Feb-2006

Three pubs and two off-licences were temporarily shut down by police in Manchester, as part of a major initiative to tackle underage drinking and...

Alcohol wardens proposed in bid to cut underage drinking

13-Mar-2002

A former headteacher is calling on the Scottish Executive to bring in alcohol wardens to monitor underage drinking in Edinburgh.Frank Gerstenberg,...

Children in pubs: a summary

30-Jan-2002

Prince Harry's alleged activities at the Rattlebone Inn in Sherston have resulted in yet more media attention on the issue of underage drinking....

Former licensee who served underage prince to be investigated

17-Jan-2002

The former licensee of the pub where Prince Harry drank underage with his friends is facing investigation, police have warned.Wiltshire police said...

Irish Republic tackles underage drinking

11-Jun-2001

A raft of measures aimed at curbing underage drinking is to be introduced in the Irish Republic.The new measures will include special school courses...