Binge drinking
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A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Home Office to concede that licensing changes bring few benefits; police chiefs call for abolition of 24-hour licensing; Labour MPs support new rights for agency workers
Posted: 25 February 2008 | 10:24
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has derided the British Medical Association’s (BMA) report on alcohol as “flawed and flimsy”.
Posted: 22 February 2008 | 11:26
Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan has called for higher taxes on alcohol.
Posted: 15 February 2008 | 15:26
The Scottish Government is planning to tax supermarket and off-license sales of alcohol as part of a ‘polluter pays’ approach to battling binge-drinking.
Posted: 12 February 2008 | 12:03
Pubs, bars and restaurants may be forced to sell wine in smaller glasses after the launch of a campaign to reinstate the classic 125ml measure.
Posted: 30 January 2008 | 14:24
Pub and bar operators should be prepared to make changes to the way they do business to secure extended opening hours, despite Westminster City Council suffering a rare defeat on a licensing appeal, experts have advised.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 11:47
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has urged the Government to impose a ban on below cost selling of alcohol by supermarkets.
Posted: 08 January 2008 | 15:53
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not move to restrict opening hours in England and Wales, according to media reports ahead of a review of drinking laws.
Posted: 03 January 2008 | 11:14
Drinkers in their 30s and 40s are more likely to drink above their daily recommended limit than drinkers in their 20s, a survey has found.
Posted: 21 December 2007 | 15:44
The pub industry is under serious pressure and will need the support of the Government in 2008 more than ever, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
Posted: 21 December 2007 | 07:00
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