I rarely bother to drink alcohol, but when I was up in London on Wednesday I had a couple of pints at the Foundry Arms for old times’ sake - I used to go there before the Tate Modern opened next door when it was a quiet local pub and not a tourist magnet.  Its [...]

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It was with some dismay that I came across a story in my newspaper today about pub closures. Not that I am much of a pub-goer these days but, the story was illustrated by a photo of one of the pubs I particularly enjoyed when I did visit them more often - the Intrepid [...]

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Thanks to Danivon for pointing this out. Last month Tesco’s case before the council’s licensing committee was deferred to give them more time to prepare their case, and I had a sneaking suspicion that it was going to end up with a slap on the wrist - token fine or something.
Having a drinks licence [...]

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The media seemed to be terribly disappointed to not find examples of full-scale, booze-fuelled rioting Friday night. They were out there with camera crews waiting for the trouble, but the police said that it was quieter than normal.
Of course it was. Everyone was still in the pub! I was half-expecting to see crowds of bleary-eyed [...]

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I see that the Tories failed in their attempt to get the 24-hour drinking act kicked out, and I realise that it probably has a much more boring name than “the 24-hour drinking act”.

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