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The caustic outsider’s perspective of Irish playwrights made them a particular target for the English censor in the 1700s

A Bethesda bar and micro brewery has been granted an updated premises licence subject to them implementing noise controls.

HELEN McArdle provides a well-considered report and comment on alcohol deaths ("More Scots are now dying of drink than drug abuse" and…

Soft drinks and the Long Alcoholic Drinks (LAD) categories performed best during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final on Sunday 20 August.

East Suffolk licensing committee decided music should end an hour earlier at Alba Chiara in Felixstowe after discussions around a noise complaint.

East Suffolk licensing committee decided music should end an hour earlier at Alba Chiara in Felixstowe after discussions around a noise complaint.

Licensing rules should be changed to allow pubs to serve alcohol outside their usual hours during “national moments”, the leading UK pub industry body has said, after restrictions limited sales during Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final.

There have been early indications pubs across the country reported trading increases of between 14% and 28% during the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday (20 August), one trade body has revealed.

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to amend licensing laws following the pub industry's frustration with restrictions on when alcoholic beverages can be served

Many pubs had to wait until the second half of Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final to be able to start serving a beer to their customers, the BBPA said.