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Alcohol licence bid for Reading shop fails after illegal worker find
3+ week, 3+ day ago (349+ words) M&M Food & Wine cannot sell alcohol drinks after a licensing application was dismissed A bid to resume alcohol sales at a convenience store where a failed asylum seeker was found working illegally has been blocked. The former manager of…...
Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs
3+ week, 6+ day ago (675+ words) Wetherspoons has banned its customers from playing music out loud or taking calls on speaker, saying the noise from phones and tablets was an increasing problem driving people "nuts". The company – which runs 792 pubs and bars across the UK – said…...
Changing pubs into offices or homes to be made harder under new rules
4+ week, 1+ day ago (785+ words) Turning pubs into housing or offices will be made harder as part of changes to government planning rules in England. The updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will come into force on Monday and is expected to contain more protections…...
'Rascal' landlord ran WW2 black market in historic Guernsey pub
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1042+ words) Chris Dean's grandfather ran The Plough Inn under Nazi rule in Guernsey during World War Two The Plough Inn is thought to be Guernsey's oldest pub, dating back to 1810 - but for former landlord Chris Dean, the venue means so much…...