Sky unveils pubs price freeze
Broadcaster launches on-trade support package
SKY is to freeze the cost of a subscription to its Sky Ultimate package for the third successive year.
The broadcaster,...
Lapdance plan is a “disgrace”
Operators have hit out at the Scottish Government for associating lap dancing clubs with criminal activity...
Campaign brings brewers together
Five of the world’s biggest brewers have joined forces to launch a major new advertising campaign...
Primary authority plan welcomed
Proposals which could allow operators with premises in several council areas to deal with just one local authority have been welcomed...
Trade slams board for ‘bias’
Licence rulings draw fire in West Dunbartonshire
By Dave Hunter
WEST Dunbartonshire licensing board has been accused of bias towards big businesses after rulings that allowed...
Proposed pubs code under fire
Suggested measures for reform “misguided”, says Heineken
By Gillian McKenzie
MANY of the UK government’s proposals to reform the pub sector are “misguided” and could bring...
Boards could get powers to ‘ban’ lap dance venues
LICENSING boards could get powers to ‘ban’ lap dancing venues under new proposals outlined by the Scottish Government.
Launched as SLTN went to press, the...
Highland row over glassware
Board under fire over ‘plastic’ glasses proposal
By Dave Hunter
HIGHLAND licensing board has drawn fire over proposals to make ‘plastic’ glasses compulsory for all licensed...
Supermarkets skirt promo bans
Legislation hasn’t affected off-trade sales, says report
THE raft of alcohol legislation introduced in recent years has had a minimal impact on alcohol sales in...
Licensing system ‘creaking at seams’
Lengthy processing times could affect businesses, lawyer says
By Gillian McKenzie
LOCAL authority cutbacks and increased bureaucracy associated with the 2005 Act have left the licensing...
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