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National Pubwatch Conference 2016 - to be held in Sheffield!
The 13th National Pubwatch Conference will held be on Tuesday 23rd February 2016 at the Mecure Hotel locally here in Sheffield. This is usually a well worth attending and a value for money event for Pubwatch members and other stakeholders who hav...
Scotland - and that reduced Drink Driving limit!
Propel is today reporting that the number of drink-driving offences in Scotland has fallen since the legal limit was lowered a year ago. Police figures apparently show offending in the nine months after December 2014 fell by 12.5% compared with th...
Costs ordered against Licensing Authority
We have previously reported on the application to vary the premises licence for Elements & Play Nightclub in Bedford which has been ongoing for some time. We now have, thanks to the IOL, the latest instalment relating to the application b...
Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) – update
Our monthly newsletter issued earlier in the week confirmed that this scheme was still due to go live on 1 January 2016, following a delay from its original implementation date of 1 October 2015. In anticipation of this, HMRC have now published a...
Disabled access to goods, services and facilities - briefing
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) made it unlawful for service providers to discriminate against disabled people in certain circumstances. On 1 October 2010, the Equality Act 2010 (EA) replaced most of th...
New THINK drink drive campaign materials
The BBPA is alerting to ‘the availability of new THINK drink drive campaign materials including a selection of new posters and Facebook images for pubs and bars, designed to encourage customers to make the right choice by not driving after d...
Gambling - Commission launch gaming machine consultation
The Gambling Commission has today launched a consultation in relation to where gaming machines can be played. You will find a link to the consultation below from which it can be seen one of the main points of emphasis in the consultation is 'Categ...