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08 May 2024

Night Czar for Belfast

In an interesting initiative, the 3 Business Development Districts of Belfast (Linen Quarter Improvement Districts, Belfast One and Destination CQ) are to recruit a night Czar to coordinate and advocate for the city’s night-time strategy in ...

08 May 2024

Pubs in England & Wales to be granted an extension of hours if England or Scotland reach the Euros semi-finals

It has been widely reported today (Wednesday 8th May) that an extension of licensing hours to 1 am will be granted to pubs in England and Wales if either England or Scotland reaches the Semi-Finals of the upcoming European Football Championships. ...

07 May 2024

Single-sex toilet law proposed for new buildings

Future buildings in England will be required to have separate male and female toilets under proposed legislation, the Government has said. The law will affect new non-residential buildings as part of a push “ending the rise” of gender...

07 May 2024

Heritage Pubs Bill

The MP for Dudley South (Marco Longhi) has presented to the House of Commons the Heritage Pubs Bill which is supported by The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). This is a private members bill so not part of the governments legislative program and is ...

23 Apr 2024

New Tipping Law delayed until October

The awaited new legislation regarding tipping has been pushed back, from coming into force, until October this year. The reason for the delay has been cited to allow more lead time for businesses to implement the changes.  The new legislatio...

18 Apr 2024

Pedalling 2 Pubs 2024

This May Tim Shield and Jonathan Pupius will be joining 50 others for Pedalling 2 Pubs. Pedalling 2 Pubs is a 3-day bike ride covering 240km over the undulating terrain of Devon - during the ride they will cover more elevation than...