No cases of 24-hour opening
Published: 23 July, 2008
Not a single UK pub is open for 24 hours, a year after new licensing laws came in, allowing longer opening, and predictions of increased town-centre violence fuelled by higher alcohol consumption have failed to materialise.
According to chief inspector Lawrence Hobbs of Brighton police: Pubs and clubs with 24-hour licences are simply closing when customers go home. It just isn't viable for them to stay open any longer.'
Richard Marshall-Duffield, landlord at the Famous Three Kings, in Fulham, which closes at 1am at the weekend said: People are ready to leave of their own accord at 2am. We used to have trouble here at closing time but now drinkers actually shake the hand of the doorman.'
Keywords:
Search
© Agile Media Ltd 2024. All rights reserved. Agile Media Ltd. Registered office:
56-58 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9AN
Registered in England No. 6646125. VAT No. 938 4452 95
56-58 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9AN
Registered in England No. 6646125. VAT No. 938 4452 95
