Premises Licence
British Summer Time ends at 2am Sunday 29 October 2017
British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) ends at 2am Sunday 29 October 2017. This means that at 2am on that Sunday, the time becomes 1am and premises entitled to trade to 2am or later can enjoy an extra hour ...
London Borough of Tower Hamlets Approve Late Night Levy after Second Consultation
We previously reported on the successful challenge to the Late Night Levy in Tower Hamlets which resulted in a second consultation. Following that consultation, Tower Hamlets Council have confirmed that they are to press ahead wit...
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City of Glasgow Licensing Board Meeting - 2017 to 2018
The Glasgow Licensing Board have recently set Board dates up to next summer recess. The dates are: Friday 29 September 2017 Friday 27 October 2017 Friday 24 November 2017 Friday 15 December 2017 Friday 19 January 2018 Friday 16 Februar...
Pubs shut after antisocial group comes to town
You may have read weekend reports in the national press regarding incidents in Cromer, North Norfolk. An antisocial group had come to the seaside town for the weekend and by Saturday Night all the pubs in the area decided to go into l...
Nuisance complaints - Parliamentary Briefing
We occasionally alert to Parliamentary Library Briefing Papers of possible passing interest to our sector. This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of options for dealing with nuisance together with Government guidance an...
Hartlepool say no again to EMRO
Following a Licensing Committee meeting on the 26 July 2017 the recommendation that the Licensing Committee should not adopt an EMRO was approved and be put to the full Council. This arises from a request from Safer Hartlepool Partnership to revi...
Hackney Council to introduce Late Night Levy in November
Hackney Council have decided to introduce a Late Night Levy following a period of consultation. The Levy will begin in November and comes despite the recent decisions by other Councils not to introduce one. As we have reported previo...
Gloucester Council choose a BID over Late Night Levy
Gloucester Council have decided to adopt a BID (Business Improvement District) instead of a Late Night Levy following a ballot on the issue. Yesterday at a full council meeting, they formally rejected the idea of a Late Night Levy, and the news h...