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Blackpool Council considers consultation process on early hours drinking

Blackpool Council has revealed it will consider proposals to introduce an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) on the sale of alcohol at the popular seaside resort.

Eric Pickles 'calls time' on subsidised Whitehall pub

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has called time on a subsidised pub for MPs because the public "don't want to see politicians guzzle cheap beer at their expense".

Blackpool council leader targets late licences

Late licences in Blackpool pubs and clubs are the main cause for anti-social behaviour in the seaside town, according to the leader of the town council. Councillor Simon Blackburn said he is “actively pursing” restricting pubs and clubs...

Be ready for councils’ new licensing powers

To curb late-night drinking local authorities now have the power to tax premises that trade beyond midnight. Matthew Phipps explains the Late Night Levy and Early Morning Restriction Orders

Responsibility deal - The new deal on drinking

Producers, licensees and retailers are working together to increase alcohol awareness as part of the Responsibility Deal – and to ward off the threat of legislation. Siobhan O’Neill reports...

BHA calls on Government to address licensing concerns

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has accused the Government of ignoring industry concerns relating to the draft regulations of the incoming Early Morning Restriction (EMRO) and the Late Night Levy...

Regulation changes make it easier for pubs to stage live music

It will be easier for pubs and clubs to stage live music, following the removal from today of several regulations governing the practice. The reforms are part of a wider Government strategy to cut red tape, including the Red Tape Challenge, which invited the public, business and the voluntary sector to give their views on which...

City of London bar handed £28,000 fine for unlicensed sex shows

A bar in the City of London has been hit with a record £28,000 fine for staging unlicensed sex shows. The owner, manager and premises licence holder of Charlie's Bar in Crosswall, EC3, was prosecuted by the City of London Corporation...

Bad weather and taxes take their toll on beer sales

The Jubilee weekend and Euro 2012 football were not enough to bolster beer sales in the second quarter of the year, as poor weather and increased beer duty took their toll. New figures from the British Beer and Pub Association's (BBPA)...

Average British pub paying £66,500 a year in beer taxes

The average British pub pays £66,500 a year in taxes on beer. That's the claim from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), both of which are campaigning against further rises in beer duty...

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