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Scotland - Princes Street - Cafe culture proposal

- 22 May 2013

  Edinburgh Council is potentially seeking to create a café culture on Princes Street in order "to boost the area's vitality" by amending guidelines to permit a number of retail units to change into cafés and food and drink establishments. The proposed Supplementary Guidance...

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Norwich - EMRO - update

- 22 May 2013

  Further to our previous item on this possible EMRO,  we have now learnt that a meeting to determine whether to launch a formal consultation on the adoption of an EMRO, which was due to have been held yesterday, has been postponed.  We will update further when we are able.    

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Cheltenham - Late Night Levy Consultation Announced

- 22 May 2013

  At a Cabinet meeting on 21st May Cheltenham Borough Council resolved to consult upon the introduction the Late Night Levy. Save for a narrow number of exemption (generally associated with residential premises) the Levy will bite on any premises licensed to retail or supply alcohol between the...

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Unlawful Gaming Machines - Successful Prosecution

- 21 May 2013

  The Gambling Commission have issued a number of press releases surrounding action on use of illegal gaming machines. In one instance this has led to the successful prosecution relating to a pub in Ashford by Spelthorne Borough Council. The facts of the case were that a machine was in place...

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