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British Summer Time ends at 2am Sunday 30 October!
British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) ends at 2am Sunday 30 October 2016. This means that at 2am on that Sunday, the time becomes 1am and premises entitled to trade to 2am or later can enjoy an extra...
Licensing - Northern Ireland
Off our patch – but briefly for those with Northern Ireland interests (actual or potential)… A new Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the NI Assembly earlier this week. It marks the first sta...
Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) - reminder and update
We have commented on this AWRS scheme many times before. The scheme has been introduced by the Government to try and tackle alcohol fraud. If you sell alcohol to another business, the probability is that you should already have registe...
Sheffield - proposed new 'Alcohol Strategy' 2016 - 2020
Sheffield City Council Cabinet is due to debate the adoption of a new Alcohol Strategy for the city at its meeting on 21 September 2016. If adopted, the strategy will run from October 2016 until October 2020. The report prepared for Cabinet...
Late Night Levy - Gloucester - Consultation now launched
Further to our news yesterday that Gloucester Council had determined to launch a formal consultation on the possible adoption of a Late Night Levy (LNL), that consultation has now been launched and will run to 7 December 2016. The consultation do...
Sale of alcohol to drunks - new poster campaign launched
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today relaunched a poster campaign to help raise awareness and understanding of the law around serving drunks, to coincide with the Global Beer Responsibility Day. Partnering with Drinkaware...