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Glasgow | 1 am pilot scheme made permanent
Over the past year, the Glasgow Licensing Board has been conducting a pilot scheme allowing ‘on sale’ premises within the designated city centre area to extend their terminal hour from midnight to 1 am. 54 premises took part in t...
VE and VJ Day Commemoration
This year marks the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day – Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan. Victory in Europe (VE Day), which takes place on 8 May, marks the Allied victory in Europe. The war in the Far East did not end until 15 Augu...
Borrow Cup scheme to launch today
The UK’s first returnable cup initiative between multiple national brands, called “Borrow Cup” launches today in Glasgow for an initial 3-month trial, with the objective to reduce the 388 million disposable cups used in Scotland,...
Edinburgh Visitor Levy Implementation Delayed by Three Months
The predicted date for commencement of the Edinburgh visitor levy was July of this year, however, following confirmation of the introduction, councillors have voted to delay the start of the transition period until October. This provides a welcome...
Gambling | Statutory levy and online slot stake limits
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) today announced plans to introduce a statutory levy and online slot stake limits to be introduced to tackle gambling harm. The introduction of a statutory levy on the Gambling industry to fund res...
New Smoking Legislation
The Government have today announced a new Bill (the Tobacco and Vapes Bill) intended to take “Tougher action to better protect the public, NHS and the economy from the harms of smoking”. The Bill aims to phase out of the sale of tobac...