Industry News

12 Apr 2016

Food Waste: key facts, policy and trends in the UK - Parliamentary briefing

A House of Commons Library Briefing has just been released which includes some key food waste facts and trends; an explanation of the impacts of food waste; food waste policy and legislation; information on the UK voluntary initiatives in place to...

12 Apr 2016

Late Night Levy - East Yorkshire/Beverley deferred

Propel is reporting that plans for Late Night Levy in East Yorkshire have been deferred following police objections.  See our previous news article: 'Beverley - Late Night Levy'. Plans for a Late Night Levy in East Yorkshire have been postpo...

11 Apr 2016

Beer Day Britain - 15 June 2016

15 June is ‘Beer Day Britain’ - where people will be celebrating all things beer and raising a glass to say ‘Cheers to Beer’ at 7pm. For more information see www.beerdaybritain.co.uk/.

08 Apr 2016

Relaxation of licensing hours for Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations - update

We are seeing reports that the proposed extension to celebrate the Queen’s birthday has in fact been granted.  As of this afternoon, this is NOT the case.  Although imminently expected, this anticipated extension has yet to receive...

01 Apr 2016

Relaxation of Lottery Rules

On the 6th April 2016 the Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Regulations 2016 will come into force.  The effect of the new regulations will bring greater flexibility to a range of lotteries.  The aim of the changes is to make the rul...

23 Mar 2016

Modern Crime Prevention Strategy Released

The Home Office has released the Modern Crime Prevention Strategy which identifies 6 key drivers of crime, one of which is alcohol. Within the Strategy introduction, it confirms that crime has consistently fallen over the last 20 years. However, w...