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Enterprise says no 24-hour drinking

Enterprise Inns logoEnterprise Inns, the UK’s largest pub company, has ruled out 24-hour drinking in any of its pubs.
Posted: 23 September 2005 | 12:36

Licence applications will soon be too late

drinking in pubCouncils chase stragglers as deadline draws near
Posted: 22 September 2005 | 10:21

What the weekend papers say

weekend papers logoA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Ramsay admits talks with River Café; Conran voted best in Scotland; Doyle family to make full bid for Jurys...
Posted: 12 September 2005 | 10:53

Wetherspoons blames binge drinking scare stories for fall in profits

binge drinkingIncreased competition, rising costs and scare stories over binge drinking have all conspired to wipe 16% off pre-tax profits at pub operator JD Wetherspoon.
Posted: 02 September 2005 | 12:46

Pub operators face battle to extend their opening hours

drinking in pubResidents make their objections known, as 30% of requests to change opening hours are challenged
Posted: 02 September 2005 | 09:58

Thousands of restaurants could have missed deadline

How much the UK restaurant scene will be affected by the Government's new licensing regime remains a mystery, owing to a lack of official figures.
Posted: 01 September 2005 | 00:00

Licensing laws should help improve the situation

binge drinkingA hospitality training company has lashed out at critics of the new licensing laws in England and Wales, saying its positive aspects are being ignored.
Posted: 31 August 2005 | 10:45

French and German consumers are drinking less alcohol

beer tankardFrench and German consumers are drinking less and less alcohol while British drinkers increasingly guzzle more, according to a new report from research firm Mintel.
Posted: 23 August 2005 | 14:56

Fears over licensing laws after rise in alcohol-related deaths

drinking in pubThe Liberal Democrats have questioned the wisdom of extended opening hours after recent figures showed a leap in the number of alcohol-related deaths over the past five years.
Posted: 16 August 2005 | 12:49

Purnell defends new licensing regime

James PurnellLicensing minister James Purnell has again robustly defended the new licensing regime in England and Wales, despite a barrage of criticism from political opponents and the media.
Posted: 12 August 2005 | 11:10

Pubs to meet licensing deadline but other sectors struggle

Pubs across England and Wales are on course to make tomorrow’s critical licence conversion deadline but other sectors are struggling, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
Posted: 05 August 2005 | 10:09

The rush to relicense

The cutoff date for England's new licensing laws is upon us. But, with only two-thirds of operators expected to meet the deadline for applications, Ross Bentley looks at what has gone wrong
Posted: 04 August 2005 | 00:00

Licensing helpline launched

A new licensing helpline will be launched next week in a bid to speed-up the low licence application rate.
Posted: 21 July 2005 | 11:07

Extending hours will not solve binge drinking, says research

drinking in pubThree-quarters of independent hospitality businesses do not think extended licensing hours will tackle binge drinking, according to research by Beacon.
Posted: 15 July 2005 | 10:14

Purnell defends new licensing laws

James PurnellLicensing minister James Purnell has defended England and Wales’s new licensing laws, dismissing claims they will fuel anti-social behaviour in town and city centres.
Posted: 12 July 2005 | 13:11

Row over licence fees

Small hospitality businesses should not be saddled with high liquor licence fees if they sell only small quantities of booze, according to the British Hospitality Association (BHA).
Posted: 07 July 2005 | 11:31

Pub boss joins licensing fee review panel

Francis PattonPunch Taverns director Francis Patton has been appointed to the independent panel reviewing the level of fees local authorities charge under the 2003 Licensing Act for England and Wales Act.
Posted: 28 June 2005 | 15:24

Pub industry wins licensing court case

John McNamaraThe pub industry has won its High Court challenge to Canterbury Council’s alcohol licensing policy.
Posted: 24 June 2005 | 16:09

Nightclubs may not have to pay for ADZs

nightclub drinkingA loophole in the Violent Crime Reduction Bill may mean nightclubs are exempt from the costs of late-night policing in proposed Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs).
Posted: 24 June 2005 | 10:16

Alcohol licensing nothing more than stealth tax, says FSB

Drinking in pubEngland and Wales’s new alcohol licensing regime amounts to nothing more than a stealth tax, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Posted: 21 June 2005 | 10:28

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