Early Sunday Opening Denied to Scottish Pubs

Pubs in the Edinburgh have lost a bid to open on Sunday mornings amid concern about noise and alcohol abuse.The Evening News revealed earlier this month that dozens of bars wanted to open before noon on Sundays, with some looking to serve alcohol as early as 8am.

But the city's licensing board has opted against the proposals, following a consultation with the trade, as well as residents. The move has angered pub owners, who say it is unfair that they cannot open before 12:30pm when off-licences and supermarkets are now free to sell alcohol from 10am on Sundays.

Councillor Marjorie Thomas, the city's licensing leader, said: "The board has discussed this at great length and we are unanimous in this view. We have taken the views of the licensing forum and the board found that we need to give the community some breathing space.

Patrick Browne, chief executive of the Scottish Beer And Pub Association, said: "Pub owners will be very disappointed. It is about a level playing field."

Telford Freehold Pub for Sale

Shropshire Pub for Sale

Madebrook House
Bridgnorth Road, Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF7

Gross Site Area: 3 acres*

£ 275,000
Freehold

Madebrook House Pub For Sale Telford

Warwickshire Freehold Pub for Sale

Warwickshire Pub for Sale

Lounge
Station Street
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9

Gross Site Area: 4463 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 + VAT
Freehold

Lounge pub for Sale Atherstone Warwickshire

Ironbridge Hotel For Sale, Shropshire

Shropshire Hotel for Sale

Station Hotel
Ironbridge
Telford
Shropshire
TF8

Gross Site Area: 6465 sq/ft*

£ 275,000 Freehold
Public house/development land for sale subject to an occupational tenancy until 2013 at a current rent of £14,000. In addition the purchaser will have the benefit of substantial additional income from beer sales.

The accommodation comprises: Bar, ladies and gents toilets and seating area on the ground floor, 6 rooms in need of refurbishment and a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom currently used as private accommodation.

Station Hotel For Sale Telford Shropshire

Pub for Sale Salisbury, Wiltshire

Freehold Pub and Development Land for Sale

Cat Tavern / Swinging Cat
South Western Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2

Ground floor footplate: 1867 sq/ft*

£ 225,000
Freehold

Cat Tavern pub for Sale Wiltshire

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Black Horse
Long Street
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9

£ 225,000 + VAT
Freehold

Blackhorse Pub for Sale, Warwickshire

Kent Freehold Public House For Sale

Pub and Development Land for Sale

Kent Cricketer
Hawkhurst
Cranbrook
Kent
TN18

Gross Site Area: 5555 sq/ft*

£ 300,000 + VAT
Freehold

Kent Cricketer Pub for Sale

Freehold Pub for Sale, Preston

Lancashire Pub for Sale

Queen Vic
Moor Lane
Preston
Lancashire
PR1

Ground floor footplate: 1667 sq/ft*

£ 225,000 + VAT
Freehold

Queen Vic Pub for Sale

Freehold Pub for Sale Rugby, Warwickshire

Warwickshire Pub for Sale

Royal Oak
Dunchurch Road
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22

Gross Site Area: 3162 sq/ft*

£ 225,000 + VAT Freehold

ALL OFFERS INVITED - Public house/development land for sale subject to an occupational tenancy until 2012 at a current rent of £10,400pa. In addition the purchaser will have the benefit of substantial additional income from beer sales. There is private accommodation upstairs comprising a Lounge, 3 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen. There is also 7 letting rooms - x1 single with the rest accommodating from 2 persons. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. There is also enormous potential for redevelopment (residential / commercial / mixed use) subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authority consents. The existing use class of the property is A4 'Drinking Establishments'. Planning consent is not required to change the current use to A1 (shops), A2 (financial and professional services) or A3 (restaurants and cafes). Rateable Value: £8,750"

Royal Oak Pub for Sale Rugby

Cardiff Leasehold Pub for Sale

Leasehold Pub for Sale Wales

Good Companions
Llanrumney
Cardiff
Caerdydd
CF3

Gross Site Area: 18409 sq/ft*

£ 100,000 + VAT
Leasehold

Lease length: Short Leasehold until 2056 @ £1,606

Good Companions Pub for Sale, Cardiff

Salisbury Pub for Sale, Wiltshire Freehold Public House

Wiltshire Pub for Sale

Kings Head
The Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP5

Gross Site Area: 1.13 acres*

£ 325,000 Freehold

Kings Head Pub Wiltshire For Sale

Coventry Leasehold Bar and Grill For Sale

West Midlands Property for Sale

New York Bar & Grill (Tuns)
Bull Yard
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1

£ 225,000 + VAT
Leasehold Lease length: 53 years

New York Bar and Grill Coventry for Sale

London Pub for Sale with Planning for Redevelopment

Freehold Pub for Sale, London SE15

Swan Public House
Peckham Park Road
London
Greater London
SE15

Net Saleable: 8250 sq/ft*

£ 675,000 + VAT Freehold

A freehold site in a prominent location on Peckham Park Road, close to its junction with Old Kent Road (A2)

The property is located within easy reach of various British Rail stations and numerous bus routes.

The site is being sold subject to planning permission for a contemporary scheme of 8 flats (4 x 2 bed and 4 x 3 bed) and 1376 sq.ft of A3 retail space on the ground floor.

Swan Public House for Sale Greater London

Liberal Democrat Manifesto on the Pub

The Liberal Democrat Manifesto is published today and not yet available for a search of 'the pub' However, the Publican has reported;

The Liberal Democrats have pledged their support for a minimum price on alcohol – if it can be proved it will tackle “irresponsible drinking”.

In their election manifesto, launched today, the Lib Dems said they back the “principle” of minimum pricing, but it must be “subject to detailed work to establish how it could be used in tackling problems of irresponsible drinking”.

The party appears to have weakened slightly on its position on the measure after previously saying it was in favour of action.

The Lib Dems have also backed a ban on below-cost selling, which appeared in yesterday’s Tory manifesto.

Elsewhere, the Lib Dems have promised to look at the system of setting alcohol duties, if elected.

The manifesto states: “We will review the complex, ill-thought-through system of taxation for alcohol to ensure it tackles binge drinking without unfairly penalising responsible drinkers, pubs and important local industries.”

Conservative Manifesto on The Pub

In the interests of balance, here follows the Conservative Party policy for pubs,taken from page 175 of the manifesto, in the section on making politics more local;

Nothing Underlines the powerlessness that many communities feel more than the loss of essential services like post offices and pubs, because of decisions made by distant bureaucrats. Our new community 'right to buy'scheme will give local people the power to
protect any community assets that are threatened with closure.

Labour Manifesto on the Pub

The local pub gets a mention on Page 50 of the Labour Manifesto;

The local pub and social club are also hubs of community life. Too many pubs have closed which could have been sustained by local people. We will support pubs which have a viable future, with a new fund for community ownership in 2010-2011. Councils must take full account of the importance of pubs to the local community when assessing proposals that change their use, and we will make it more difficult to demolish pubs. Restrictive covenants applied by pub companies to property sales will be curbed and flexibility to provide related services promoted, making it easier to have live entertainment without a licence. A non-tie option should be available for pub tenants; we will act if the industry fail to make progress on this

How UK Pubs Contribute to UK Democracy

Pubs and British general elections have a somewhat chequered common history, reports The Morning Advertiser

Up until and indeed beyond the passing of the Corruption Act of 1883, one of the most widespread forms of “treating” by candidates was the provision of free beer to voters on polling day. Candidates headquarters were frequently in local pubs so this was easily done.

Attitudes remained ambiguous for many decades after. When in 1894 the Gloucester Temperance Society, allied to the Liberal Party, appointed “vigilantes” to tour the pubs on election days to check out possible malpractice, the ploy backfired. Apparently there was a reaction amongst the electorate against these “spies” and the Tories romped home.

Even today when an election candidate walks into a pub the regulars will often joke that they would like a round of drinks, but they know in reality it would be wrong if they were to get one.

Recently it has become commonplace to praise pubs for the role they play in sustaining local charities, sports teams, and pensioner groups. Little is ever said about the part they play in helping the democratic process.

Some pubs will even serve as polling stations in the forthcoming general election, particularly in rural villages where they are the only remaining community building.
Many more will serve as the venues for local political party meetings. Over the past 25 years, for example, Tadcaster Labour Party in my constituency has been meeting in the spare room at the Fox & Hounds, boosting takings on many a wet Monday evening. Some with the space available may even stage election meetings or debates — I can remember a particularly invigorating session with the Countryside Alliance in a pub in Selby in 2001!

More candidates than not will probably be in a pub with their supporters at 10pm on election night as they wait to hear news of the exit polls before going on to the count.

Before that, the three leaders’ debates will take place on TV on Thursdays during the campaign (to avoid the European football matches on Wednesdays).

Given the fact that these debates are expected to deliver huge audiences (more than the eight million who watched BNP leader Nick Griffin’s appearance on the BBC’s Question Time) might some pubs be tempted to show them live with the volume up? Now that surely would be a sign that democracy is on the way back.