Licensing

14 Sep 2017

London's 24-hour vision

On 27th July the Major of London, Sadiq Kahn, launched London's first ever 24-hour London vision. You can read the full proposal here: From good night to great night – A vision for London as a 24 hours city. Using the Major vision, the &nb...

08 Sep 2017

Hackney Council to consult on rate relief

You may recall we recently posted news in relation to Barnet Council consulting on rate relief; Hackney Council have now announced that they too, will conduct a consultation. A total available distribution fund of £7.1 Million with an initi...

29 Aug 2017

City of Glasgow Licensing Board Meeting - 2017 to 2018

The Glasgow Licensing Board have recently set Board dates up to next summer recess.  The dates are: Friday 29 September 2017 Friday 27 October 2017 Friday 24 November 2017 Friday 15 December 2017 Friday 19 January 2018 Friday 16 Februar...

22 Aug 2017

Pubs shut after antisocial group comes to town

You may have read  weekend reports in the national press regarding incidents in Cromer, North Norfolk.  An antisocial group had come to the seaside town for the weekend and by Saturday Night all the pubs in the area decided to go into l...

28 Jul 2017

Hackney Council to introduce Late Night Levy in November

Hackney Council have decided to introduce a Late Night Levy following a period of consultation.  The Levy will begin in November and comes despite the recent decisions by other Councils not to introduce one.   As we have reported previo...

21 Jul 2017

Gloucester Council choose a BID over Late Night Levy

Gloucester Council have decided to adopt a BID (Business Improvement District) instead of a Late Night Levy following a ballot on the issue. Yesterday at a full council meeting, they formally rejected the idea of a Late Night Levy, and the news h...