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NewsEast Coast Concepts to appeal loss of Neighbourhood licence
East Coast Concepts plans to appeal the revoking of its license at Neighbourhood venue in Spinngfields.
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OpinionLicence to develop
Toby Smith left Stonegate Pub Company looking for a new challenge. In taking the top seat at Novus Leisure he has certainly chosen one, but he tells Mark Wingett that he has a strong base on which to build and a new format that he believes could be a phenomenal success
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Personal licence renewals abolished from 1 April
Publicans with personal licences expiring on or after 1 April 2015 will not need to apply for renewal, the Home Office has confirmed.
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NewsHome Office rules out locally-set licence fees
The Government has decided not to introduce locally-set licensing fees, one year after launching a consultation on the move
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Lawyer issues personal licence deadline warning
A leading licensing lawyer has urged English and Welsh publicans to act swiftly in renewing their personal licences, following new figures that show thousands of Scottish licences are set to be revoked after holders failed to meet Government deadlines.
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Personal licence application form published
The Government has finally published the regulations which revise the application form which must be used to renew personal licences from 5 January 2014.
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Home Office publishes its guidance on renewing personal licences
The Home Office has published its guidance outlining how publicans need to renew personal licences, but has not yet provided the new application form or set a date for when the deregulation of the licences will come into force.
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Wait goes on over personal licences
The pub trade is still awaiting clarification from the Home Office regarding the application forms that need to be completed to renew personal licences.
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Home Office updates trade on personal licence renewals
Publicans with personal licences that expire early next year will need to complete an application form to renew their licence, the Home Office has confirmed
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NewsGovernment to back toughening of licence reviews
The Government is set to advise councils to include data such as A&E admissions and complaints about sleep deprivation or light pollution as evidence in licence reviews, M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser understands
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Restaurateur wins Westminster 'stress area' licence appeal
A restaurateur has won an appeal against Westminster City Council to let customers buy alcohol without food, despite the fact his site lies in the authority’s “stress zone”
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Council explores single business licence plan
Cornwall Council has been issued a Government grant in order to explore the possibility of creating a single business licence
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Club with 3am licence placed on market
The lease on a nightclub with a 3am licence in London’s Kensington High Street has been placed on the market with a premium of c£1.5m
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NewsSupermarkets “just giving away” alcohol, says Lord
Supermarkets that offer low price alcohol in promotions have been dubbed irresponsible by The House of Lords in a debate earlier this week relating to changes to be made to the mandatory licensing conditions
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Gov't supports relaxing live music regulations in pubs
Cutting the “red tape”associated with playing live and recorded music at pubs and community events could encourage more tourism and hospitality businesses to offer live music, creating important new revenue streams
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NewsJDW to vary licences in late-night levy protest
JD Wetherspoon has pledged to vary the licences of its pubs hit by late-night levies as part of new company policy in protest at the legislation
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Innsatiable owner applies for premises licence
Local pub operators have hit out at Innsatiable, the controversial Surrey “furniture shop” that gives away beer, after its owner said he was applying for a premises licence
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City of London approves late-night levy
The City of London Corporation is the fourth local authority to rubber-stamp proposals for a late-night levy
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Scots want return of 'fit and proper' licence test
The Scottish Government has proposed a return to the ‘fit and proper’ test for alcohol licences and wants to add new offences for buying alcohol for under-18s
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Poppleston Allen launches licencing app
Poppleston Allen, the leisure industry legal service provider, has launched an app called MyLicence to provide easily an accessible comprehensive guide to licensing and gambling laws along with regulation and enforcement in England and Wales