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11 Feb 2022

British Summer Time starts 27th March

British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1am Sunday 27th Mar 2022. This means that at 1am on that Sunday, the time becomes 2am. Unless you have a specific provision on your licence to cover the clo...

28 Jan 2022

Covid 19 - Nightclubs open in Wales

Wales can again, reach for the lasers! As of today, Wales will more to alert level Zero, meaning that many of the Omicron variant restrictions that were imposed on the 26 December 2021 have now been scrapped. As of today Welsh people can: Atten...

19 Jan 2022

England to relax Covid-19 Restrictions

In a statement in the House of Commons this afternoon, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Covid-19 measures under “Plan B” are to be relaxed as of next week. This means that following measures will not be required: Covid pas...

19 Jan 2022

Scotland | Covid Restrictions to lift from Monday

From Monday (24th January) many of Scotland's Covid-19 restrictions imposed over Christmas are to be eased, the First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) announced yesterday. The decision follows a "significant fall" in new case numbers and in the belief ...

17 Jan 2022

Covid 19 - Wales to release restrictions

The Welsh Government announces that Welsh covid measures brought in on the 26 December 2021 to combat the rise in cases, are to gradually be released. Mr Drakeford announced that the relaxing of conditions will be a four-stage process, which is de...

12 Jan 2022

Call for proposals | Age verification technology in alcohol sales

The Home Office has recently issued a call for proposals for technological solution to facilitate digital solutions to ID verification in the sphere of alcohol sales. The Home Office has worked with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OP...