KIDDERMINSTER pubs and clubs are cracking down on under-age drinkers who try to purchase alcohol by borrowing other people's identification.
Staff are seizing any ID card which does not belong to the young person producing it.
Landlords have introduced a new policy of keeping the ID cards and making the owners come in to collect them - or in some cases, handing them over to the police.
Mark Carter, owner of Carters Bar in Vicar Street, and chairman of the Kidderminster Licensing Organisation (KLA), said: "While fake ID can easily be purchased off the internet, in Kidderminster we tend to have more of a problem with young people borrowing older brothers' or sisters ID, as siblings often look very similar.
"We now only accept passports or photo driving licences and they will be checked very carefully.
"Where young people have been found to be using someone else's ID we will ask the rightful owner to come in to collect it - and will only hand it over after we have pointed out to them the irresponsibility of their actions. However in certain circumstances we may hand over the ID straight to the police and let them deal with it."
In October last year, new mandatory licensing conditions were introduced regarding age verification to purchase alcohol. The only acceptable proof of identity is a hologram photograph, ideally a driving licence or passport.
Licensed premises are expected to ask for ID and to refuse sales where there is doubt over someone's age or ID is not produced.
Inspector Paul Crowley, district commander for Wyre Forest, said: "Using another person's ID with or without their knowledge is illegal, and both the owner and the person using the item are committing offences under the Identity Act of 2006.
"Passports are the property of the UK government and if a pub or club hands them in to the police, they may not be returned. If they are sent back to the Identity and Passport Service, the passport holder faces considerable cost and inconvenience in applying for a new one, not to mention possible disruption to travel plans.
He added the police would deal with people who misuse ID in a “robust manner”.
9 Nov 2011
Pubs and clubs crackdown on fake ID
Stourbridge pubs' loos voted above bog-standard (From Stourbridge News)
A PAIR of pubs in Stourbridge are well above bog-standard after receiving five-star ratings for their toilets.
The Edward Rutland and The Chequers Inn, both in High Street, each scooped the top accolade in the British Toilet Association's Loo of the Year Awards 2011.
Judges have been scouring the country to locate the finest 'away from home' facilities at more than 1,500 locations.
The toilets are judged on criteria including décor and maintenance, cleanliness, accessible facilities, hygiene equipment and customer care.
Emma Harvey, manager at The Edward Rutland, said: “I am delighted with the award. Staff at the pub work hard to ensure that the toilets are in first-class condition at all times.”
8 Nov 2011
Biggleswade Pub For Sale, Biggleswade Property Investments For Sale
Freehold Pub For Sale In Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Brown Bear Hitchin Street Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 Ground floor footplate: 1841 sq/ft* £ 275,000 + VAT Freehold LOCATION The Brown Bear enjoys a prominent position in the small town of Biggleswade, situated just off the town centre of the main circuit into town and only a twenty minute drive from Bedford and surrounded by houses. The property is within easy walking distance of all local shops and amenities. PROPERTY The Brown Bear trades from one large open plan room on the ground floor with approximately 60 seats and a trade kitchen. The first floor accommodation consists of 3 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen and domestic bathroom. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 3,398 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,841 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £7,300 Bedfordshire Pub for Sale Second pub chain hits out over Tennent’s price hike
A SECOND pub company has raised concerns about the potentially “severe” impact of a proposed hike in the price of one of Scotland’s most famous beer brands.
Belhaven, which comprises 300 tenanted, leased and managed pubs in Scotland, said claims of an increase that could add 40p to the cost of a pint of Tennent’s Lager would be felt by customers and the licensed trade north of the Border.
7 Nov 2011
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ALL OFFERS INVITED - Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. 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: £7,375 Please note that VAT is applicable in this matter.
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Liverpool
Merseyside
L6
Gross Site Area: 1765 sq/ft*
£ 215,000 + VAT
Freehold
Pub sector business failures on the increase | 7 November 2011 | Stock Market Wire
Pub trade daily The Morning Advertiser reports that the number of businesses falling into administration in the licensed trade increased by more than one quarter between Q2 and Q3 2011, according to new down-beat figures from the Insolvency Service.The number of pub and bar operators going into administration more than doubled, from six to 13, although there was one fewer administration among restaurant operators in the quarter (13).
Across the licensed trade, excluding hotels, administrations went from 23 in Q2 to 31 in Q3. Year-on-year comparatives were also bleak for the industry, with 27 administrations in Q3 2010.
There was also a rise in compulsory liquidations in the industry, with 68 in Q3 against 44 in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the number of company voluntary agreements in the sector fell from 14 to seven between Q2 and Q3 2011.
Peter Cooper, partner at Baker Tilly Restructuring and Recovery LLP, said: “The latest insolvency statistics for the hotel and licensed sectors support our previous predictions. Challenging trading conditions have translated into a significant number of bar, nightclub, restaurant and hotel insolvencies in Q3, with wet led pubs and bars being particularly badly hit. As expected, there is some regional variation with the London markets holding up better than the provinces.
“As Christmas approaches and the prospects for a full scale economic recovery become less certain, the key issues for the sector will continue to centre around consumer confidence and spending power, restricted working capital availability and, as a consequence, the threat that businesses will not be able to absorb the impact of unforeseen events such as adverse weather.
"This may well lead to a greater number of insolvencies in Q4 2011 and Q1 2012.”
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