Alcohol Pricing Review
Despite earlier doubts, the Prime Minister David Cameron appears to be moving towards an alcohol pricing review for England, following similar reviews in Scotland and Ireland.
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Fake Driving Licence Warning
Retailers of alcohol are urged to be vigilant over the Christmas period. With an increasing number of fake identification cards available via the internet, Personal Licence Training Limited have issued a warning to all retail premises selling alcohol or other [...]
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Tagged Fake Driving Licence Warning
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Off-licences targeted in Alcohol Concern report
New research commissioned by Alcohol Concern, the national agency on alcohol misuse, has identified a positive correlation the density of off-licensed premises and harm from alcohol in underage drinkers. Their national survey suggests that within a given locality*, the average [...]
MCAT and Miaow Drugs on licensed premises
MCAT KETor Miaow What is it?
Mcat or Miaow as it is widely known on the club scene is a drug that is finding it’s way in to UK clubs, bars and pubs. The drug is a stimulant similar to amphetamines or uppers [...]
Off Licence retailers facing financial ruin after riots
Many small independent off licence style retailers could be facing possible financial ruin after being targeted by rioters. shops selling alcohol, cigarettes and designer clothing where targeted during the recent riots across Britain. Unfortunately some independent shop keepers have little [...]
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Tagged alcohol licence news, alcohol sales, licensing law, off licence, pubs, riots
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Bars and bank face booze bill licence KO
MORE than 30 pubs, shops and restaurants – and even a branch of Royal Bank of Scotland – face having their alcohol licence suspended because they have failed to pay fees owed to the city council.
Well-known names including New Town [...]
Licensees warned about fake Jacob’s Creek wine
Licensees in London and Brighton are being warned to look out for fake wine after hundreds of counterfeit bottles have flooded the market.
The wine is not harmful to health but is of “very low quality and substandard taste,” according [...]
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Tagged brighton, counerfeit alcohol, fake booze, jacobs creek, london, pernod ricard, personal licence training, Surendra Panchal, trading standards, wine
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Restaurant hits back after drink licence blow
A RESTAURANT boss has hit back at police for trying to scupper his bid for a 24-hour alcohol licence.
The manager of the said police would rather shut down the town at 10pm than let pubs and restaurants ply [...]
Late licence for Royal wedding?
Pubs and bars in Jersey may be allowed to serve alcohol until one in the morning to celebrate the Royal wedding.
The Economic Development Minister is proposing a temporary amendment to licensing laws to cover Friday 29th and Saturday 30th [...]
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Tagged alcohol sales, Channel Islands, Jersey, licensing act, licensing hours, royal wedding
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The Rovers Return in breach of the Licensing Act 2003?
A recent episode of Coronation Street raised an interesting question. In this episode the manager and his wife went on holiday, leaving a friend in charge of the pub (The famous Rovers Return). Is this a legal situation? Does the [...]
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Tagged alcohol licence law, coronation street, licensing act, licensing law, rovers return
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