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A licence to raise taxes?

It's now three weeks since the new licensing act came into force. Ross Bentley revisits four operators to find out how the law is shaping up for them
Posted: 15 December 2005 | 00:00

Pressure grows for total smoking ban

SmokingPressure continues to build for a total ban on smoking in the workplace in England, after the Health Bill narrowly scraped through at committee stage yesterday.
Posted: 09 December 2005 | 12:37

Let's have a whiff of compromise

Man smoking cigarChef and writer Bill Knott states the case for indulging cigar smokers
Posted: 08 December 2005 | 00:00

Pork pie-makers to get decision by Christmas

The High Court should say by year's end whether Melton Mowbray pork pies can have protection for their name
Posted: 08 December 2005 | 00:00

The week in brief

Hotel for pampered pets Japan's booming population of pets can now live in the lap of luxury in their own five-star hotel while their owners are travelling abroad. The Pet Inn Royal, which opened last week by terminal 2 at Tokyo's Narita airport, offers 170 air-conditioned rooms for pets ranging from 4,000 yen (£19) per night to 20,000 yen (£96) for a de luxe suite. Cats, dogs and smaller animals - including rabbits, hamsters and ferrets - are all welcome. Staff will be available 24 hours a day for veterinary and grooming services and regular exercise. Brighton hotel sold for £3m Brighton's Best Western Hotel has been sold for £3m to property investment company Bond Street Estates. The 52-bedroom property on the Brighton seafront was bought as a going concern from Fine Southern Hotels. Bond Street Estates has agreed a lease with current operator Vienna Hotels to continue managing the hotel. Visit London's 2005 accolade
Posted: 08 December 2005 | 00:00

Critics slam proposals to raise legal age for buying cigarettes

cigarette boxA proposal to increase the legal age for buying cigarettes in England has been slammed by critics as an attempt to deflect attacks from the controversial Health Bill.
Posted: 06 December 2005 | 12:47

W&D to put food before fags

W&DB logoPub operator and brewer Wolverhampton & Dudley expects smoking to be completely banned in pubs in the future and is planning to put food before fags in its venues.
Posted: 02 December 2005 | 11:17

MPs rally for a ban as Government ignores smoking consultation

stub out smokingLabour backbenchers and hospitality representatives want Health Bill to include total ban on workplace smoking
Posted: 01 December 2005 | 11:55

Drinkers still choose to have night-cap at home, says survey

Off licences rather than pubs and clubs are benefiting most from the longer licensing hours introduced last Thursday in England and Wales, according to market analyst Datamonitor.
Posted: 28 November 2005 | 14:46

Partial smoking ban will brand England as 'health-policy laggard'

A partial ban on smoking will mark England out as a health-policy laggard rather than a health policy leader according to the Government’s chief medical officer.
Posted: 24 November 2005 | 17:18

EHOs and local government call for total smoking ban

stub out smokingEnvironmental health officers (EHOs) and local government representatives have branded the Government's plans to partially ban smoking as contradictory, complex and unenforceable.
Posted: 24 November 2005 | 10:45

When an inspector calls...

Lukas Rootman, of commercial law firm Nabarro Nathanson, has some advice on precautions to take and tactics to adopt when dealing with regulators
Posted: 24 November 2005 | 00:00

GMB demonstrates for total ban

Hospitality workers from the GMB union make a point about the dangers of second-hand smoke at a protest outside a Gala casino in London last week.
Posted: 24 November 2005 | 00:00

Smoking proposals a 'non-decision'

smokingThe British Hospitality Association (BHA) has attacked the Government’s partial smoking ban as a non-decision that will leave 100,000 staff exposed to second-hand smoke.
Posted: 21 November 2005 | 10:55

What the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Millennium & Copthorne to manage Shanghai hotel; Scottish trains to serve hot food; M&B set to make £33m from extended drinking hours; chef savages British cooking; former Macdonald Hotels director to sue for sex discrimination...
Posted: 21 November 2005 | 10:47

Attempt to stall drinks law

Tories and Lib Dems back vote to put off introduction of 24-hour drinking
Posted: 17 November 2005 | 00:00

Hoteliers and B&B owners can no longer bar gay customers

Hoteliers, Bed and Breakfast (B&B) owners and pub landlords will no longer be able to bar gay customers from their premises under laws approved by parliament today.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 15:11

Scottish Executive releases smoking ban guidelines

no smokingThe Scottish Executive has launched detailed guidance on the country’s forthcoming smoking ban.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 11:38

New drinking laws give pubs a licence to serve breakfast

Operators favour early opening instead of all-night extensions
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 11:08

England's pubs are still waiting for details of the smoking ban

Pub operators in England will have to wait until next year before they find out any more official details about the smoking ban, due to start in mid-2007.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

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