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British Summer Time and Easter - be aware and be prepared!
Easter falls relatively early this year - the weekend of 26/27 March. However BST (or more properly Daylight Saving Time) also starts at 1.00am Sunday 27 March 2016 (NB this is the night of Easter Saturday/Sunday), when 1.00am immediately be...
Age-restricted products and services - reminder
News in the press of ‘kitchen knives, razor blades and an axe illegally sold to teenagers in a test purchase operation across West Yorkshire’ recently is a reminder that not just alcohol and tobacco are age restricted and that test pur...
Tower Hamlets Late Night Levy
On the 15th February Town Hamlets launched a consultation regarding the introduction of a late night levy on premises operating in their area after midnight. A link to the consultation document, which runs until 17th April, can be fou...
Scotland -Glasgow Licensing Board Festive Policy 2016 -2017
Glasgow Board's festive policy for 2016-2017 has just been announced. This policy details the possible extensions to licensed hours in relation to the festive period and other recognised public holidays and events of national significance. 'Licen...
Hartlepool EMRO again - no, not yet!
Further to our update yesterday we understand that at the Licensing Committee meeting held yesterday afternoon, it was resolved not to impose an EMRO at this time but to go back to the Safer Hartlepool Partnership and indicate if they wished to as...
Hartlepool EMRO again - update
On 25th January 2016 we reported that Hartlepool Borough Council were asked to consider whether to launch a formal consultation which may lead to the introduction of Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO). At present there are no EMRO’...