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.
More evidence of councils planning to ban new off-licences opening has emerged, in the wake of radical plans by Westminster. Watford Borough Council...
The UK's largest licensing authority is planning a freeze on off-trade licences and a curb on the sale of small bottles of spirits, after recognising...
Alcohol-related crime in London's West End is continuing to fall since the new licensing regime came into place in 2005. New figures from Westminster...
Parties and event nights helped Tiger Tiger bar operator Novus Leisure post uninvested like-for-like sales growth of 2.9 per cent over Christmas and...
Novus Leisure is to acquire the lions share of Soho Clubs & Bars in a deal valued at between £8m and £10m. The group is to buy seven London venues from administrators Kroll.
A landmark licensing case has seen a London bar granted extended hours in the West End stress area. Fudge, on Bear Street, just off Leicester Square,...
by MA News Team Furious pub operators have accused Westminster Council of ignoring the basic tenets of the Licensing Act as it deals with hundreds of...
Westminster City Council is to use new big brother technology to monitor noise at pubs. The results will influence the local authority's decisions on...
A London bar that currently combines a Russian theme with Thai cuisine, and another where art features strongly, are on the market with Fleurets. Bar...
Hopes that new late licences might be granted by the controversial Westminster City Council have been dashed.Councillors voted last week to restrict...
A second person has been prosecuted as a result of Westminster City Council's drive against people using the streets as a toilet.A man was fined £50...
Rumours that Westminster Council is to be crowned one of the top local authorities in the country has angered licensees in central London.Government...
Westminster City Council could revoke the licence of Soho House after film star Jude Law's two-year-old daughter Iris swallowed an ecstacy tablet at...
Regent Inns has walked away from the vast Leicester Square site that it planned to develop into a showcase for its retail brands.Westminster Council...
Chorion is claiming a significant victory in its long-running battle against Westminster City Council over late-night opening.The council came under...
In 2020, the community bought the White House in Bladon. This historic, 17th century pub, is on the edge of the Blenheim Place estate, and is reputed to be the place...