England & Wales

23 Feb 2017

British Summer Time (and Easter) - be aware and be prepared!

British Summer Time (BST) (or more properly Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1.00am Sunday 26 March 2017 when 1.00am immediately becomes 2.00am. If you are proposing and are able to trade beyond 1.00am, you need to be aware and have hopefully the ...

22 Feb 2017

Child Sex Exploitation (CSE) Avoidance – a brief

This is an area of increasing concern for society - but also for the leisure and hospitality industry in particular. We are seeing increased attention (including ‘test purchasing’) being given to operators by the authorities who expec...

15 Feb 2017

Policing & Crime Act 2017 - Licensing Provisions to come into force

Following conversations with the Home Office we can confirm that with the exception of the provisions on cumulative impact and the late night levy (LNL) the provisions in part 7 of the Act will commence on 6 April 2017. Matters coming into force i...

13 Feb 2017

Sheffield Best Bar None 2017 Winners Announced

At an awards ceremony held last Thursday night, the winners of the Sheffield Best Bar None Scheme 2017/2018 were announced. Big winner of the evening was the Benjamin Huntsman who picked up 3 awards for People’s Choice award, Best Pub and O...

03 Feb 2017

National Pubwatch Conference - 28 February 2017

The 14th National Pubwatch Conference will be held at the Hilton, in Reading, on Tuesday 28th February 2017. The conference will address issues including conflict management, Challenge 21/25, selling to drunks and a suggested training resource on...

30 Jan 2017

Local Alcohol Action Areas (LAAA) phase 2 announced

The Home Office has just released the list of the 33 regions comprising the second phase of the Local Alcohol Action Areas (LAAA) programme. On the 27 January the Home Office launched a new phase of the programme to tackle alcohol-related crime a...