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+ New chief for SIA
Perth police to search drinkers
The SIA has named former
Police in Perth have revealed a these venues.” premises are well run and
Healthcare Commission
proposal that would see officers The Scottish Beer & Pub operated in accordance with the
finance director Bill Butler as
‘frisk’ customers as they attempt Association has written to Tayside licensing laws. The apparent
its new chief executive. The
to enter the city’s nightclubs. The Police, outlining its concerns over suggestion that your officers
announcement was made by
plans would see police officers the move. The letter, seen by intend to “frisk” all of those
SIA chair Ruth Henig at the
work with door staff, and anyone OTS, says: “Our members have a seeking to enter licensed
association’s annual
refusing the search will not be concern that such measures risk premises and to deny those
conference and Bill is set to
granted access to the club. Police sending out the wrong message refusing to comply with this
take up the post later this
said the move was to reduce about the nature of the evening requirement access to licensed
summer.
anti-social behavior with Western economy in Perth and risk premises seems a
+ Mills joins ICB
Division’s Inspector Iain Martin causing public alarm for no good disproportionate response and
telling local press: “We firmly reason. Licensed premises in we would be interested to know
InterContinental Brands has
believe this will create a safer Perth already expend a good deal on what legal basis your officers
appointed John Mills as
environment for people attending of resource ensuring that their would seek to do this.”
managing director. He joins
ICB from his position as
senior vice president of
European sales at
Fears over personal licence numbers
Constellation Europe.
With many training bodies across SBPA research revealed that 15
Previously John was
the country already voicing boards had not actually issued
managing director of Gaymer
concerns about the number of any Personal Licences to
Cider Company.
personal licence applications applicants.
Speaking on the move,
being made, the SBPA has Patrick Browne, SBPA chief
John commented: “I am
revealed that in total, only 11,263 executive said: “These figures are
really delighted to be making
applications for Personal Licences a snapshot of the position several
this move and looking
had been lodged with Licensing weeks ago but the numbers
forward to launching new
Boards by 20 March from should be of real concern to
brands, developing new
Scotland’s 17,000 licensed anyone involved in the
channels and driving ICB
premises, with 68.3% of these, administration of Scotland’s
forward.”
Patrick Browne.
(7,683) having been granted. licensed industry. They clearly
+ The Chip tops poll
Boards had rejected only five demonstrate that there is a named on an outlets Premises
applications. However, only 3,001 significant shortfall in the Licence by 1 September then
Glasgow restaurant The
applications granted by Boards numbers of applications that have that business will not be allowed
Ubiquitous Chip has been
had actually been issued, only been lodged. A further to trade and if that still hasn’t
named as the Scottish
26.6% of all the applications complication is that if a Premises happened by 1st December then
winner of The Good Food
lodged. Manager who has to be a the business is deemed to have
Guide readers’ favourite
More concerning is that the Personal Licence Holder isn’t lost its licence.”
restaurant. Ten regional
winners will go head-to-head
to compete for the overall
Restaurant of the Year title,
Visitor centres to be exempt from display regs
which will be awarded on 9
Visitor attractions such as encourage impulse buying –
June at a ceremony at the
distilleries and breweries will be would have a detrimental effect
British Museum.
exempt from regulations that on the visitor experience at
+ New Islay malt
would have introduced Scotland’s distilleries.
restrictions on how they could Mr MacAskill said: “This
Kilchoman Distillery on the
display alcohol. Government is proud of
western isle of Islay has
On a timely visit to the Scottish Scotland’s fine whiskies and we
auctioned one bottle of its
Liqueur Centre, Justice Secretary know people from across the
three year old malt out of
Kenny MacAskill said he had laid globe are coming to Scotland.
the very first cask that was
regulations to exempt distillery Many of them are sure to enjoy a
filled in December 2005. The
visitor centres and premises that dram of whisky and that’s one of
limited edition bottle has a
promote the history and unique the reasons we appreciate the
unique design and will be
qualities of Scottish drinks from industry. We are not anti-alcohol,
the only one of its kind. It
the wider regulations. but Scotland has got its
comes before the release of
The move is recognition that relationship with the bottle out of
its first single malt in
Distilleries will be
the regulations – intended to kilter. It’s not the drink, it’s how
September. exempt from alcohol
display restructions.
stop off-sales displaying alcohol at we’re drinking it – we need to get
multiple points in the store to things back in balance.”
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