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Protection of Pubs - BBPA to Judicially Review council decision
The British Beer & Pub Association is to seek a judicial review over Cambridge City Council’s interim planning policy guidance on the protection of pubs which was adopted in October 2012. The guidance sets out how applicants should just...
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Christie + Co - Business Outlook 2013
Christie + Co have just released their annual business review – covering all leisure sectors. The PDF version is avaliable to download here: 'Business Outlook 2013.PDF' Alternatively, you can view a page-turner version here: 'Business Ou...
Gaming: Proposals for Changes to Maximum Stake and Prize Limits for Category B, C and D Gaming Machines
Prior to the Gambling Act 2005, a “triennial review” of the maximum stake and prize limits across different types of gaming machines became established. The review mainly considered whether increases were required to keep stake and p...
'Public health and alcohol licensing in England' - briefing published
Public health will become the responsibility of local government when it transfers from the NHS to local authorities in April 2013. The Local Government Association along with Alcohol Research UK has produced a briefing document for councillors...
Machine Games Duty - Deadline Passed but Still Time??
For some time we have been advising and alerting you to the need to register for MGD (Machine Games Duty) which comes into force on 1st February. Our latest information is that many businesses which need to register, have failed to do so a...
Planning - Use Class Orders - Briefing note
A Parliamentary Briefing Note for MPs on the above and about proposed relaxations to assist certain changes of use has just been published for the benefit of MPs. The briefing note can be found here: 'Planning Use Class Orders'. The note ...
Gambling update and last day reminder!
Gambling is hitting the headlines again for three reasons; First (and most headline grabbing) is the issue of FOBT’s in betting offices where the Government is reported as saying that it has no plans to restrict these type...