Pubs and clubs in Derby are set to become among the safest in the country thanks to a scheme aimed at making the city a major centre for nightlife.
Licensees are to subscribe to a campaign called Best Bar None, where premises will be judged on security, drug-prevention and the promotion of safe drinking.
A panel of inspectors, representing the police, Derby Community Safety Partnership and the city council, will carry out regular visits.
Premises granted Best Bar None accreditation will be given a window sticker to show that they take customer safety seriously.
Annual awards will be given out at a ceremony at Pride Park to the bars which have been judged to be the top performers.
Call me simple if you like, but shouldn't inspections such as those being suggested be done anyway. Shouldn't the authorities be making regular checks as to licenced premises continued suitability and procedures etc. Or is the subscription required to join this scheme just another tax.
I cannot believe that drinkers will be looking specifically for a window sticker that says we take customer safety seriously before they enter.
Premises that apply for accreditation will be judged on set criteria, including efforts to prevent binge-drinking and drug-taking, managing capacity and security, crime-prevention, first aid, safe use of glasses, building safety and attitude of staff.
All of the above criteria are uppermost in obtaining a licence in the first place. What planet are these people on. Do your job properly and stop dreaming up stupid ideas when you have had one too many.
Derby is generally safe but you do get violence and some idiots and a window sticker will not stop it.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-28 12:28:32
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Pubs face £10K fine in new underage clampdown
Pubs could be forced to close for three months or pay a £10,000 fine following a tough new clampdown on underage sales expected to be brought in next month. Under the measures, as part of the Violent Crime Reduction Act, pubs found selling to minors on three occasions within three months will be in the line of fire.
The clampdown will go hand in hand with a new enforcement campaign targeting pubs for underage sales starting in May and continuing throughout the summer. Pubs found selling to minors could be caught out in a number of ways. A conviction, formal caution or a fixed-penalty notice will all count as an offence.
James Hilton, licensee at the Horseshoe in Matlock Green, Derbyshire, is angry about the new penalties.
"We would lose our business if we were shut down for three weeks, let alone three months," he said.
"These measures are extreme - it's sometimes very difficult to qualify a person's age and some use fake IDs. It's just another government stealth tax."
At present, under the Violent Crime Reduction Act, police can shut down a venue for 48 hours that is found persistently selling to underage drinkers.
Sarah Barnaville, licensee at the Old Yew Tree Inn, in Derbyshire, argued that closing down a pub for three months would put many out of business.
She added: "We do all we can to prevent underage sales through things like staff training, but sometimes the underage stings are just underhand."
A Home Office spokesman refused to confirm a date for the new measures.
The question is will Tescos or Sainsburys be closed down for the same offences?
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-15 15:42:52
The clampdown will go hand in hand with a new enforcement campaign targeting pubs for underage sales starting in May and continuing throughout the summer. Pubs found selling to minors could be caught out in a number of ways. A conviction, formal caution or a fixed-penalty notice will all count as an offence.
James Hilton, licensee at the Horseshoe in Matlock Green, Derbyshire, is angry about the new penalties.
"We would lose our business if we were shut down for three weeks, let alone three months," he said.
"These measures are extreme - it's sometimes very difficult to qualify a person's age and some use fake IDs. It's just another government stealth tax."
At present, under the Violent Crime Reduction Act, police can shut down a venue for 48 hours that is found persistently selling to underage drinkers.
Sarah Barnaville, licensee at the Old Yew Tree Inn, in Derbyshire, argued that closing down a pub for three months would put many out of business.
She added: "We do all we can to prevent underage sales through things like staff training, but sometimes the underage stings are just underhand."
A Home Office spokesman refused to confirm a date for the new measures.
The question is will Tescos or Sainsburys be closed down for the same offences?
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-15 15:42:52
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Vacancy: Pub landlady and wife
A Pub landlord has advertised in a newspaper for a new landlady and wife.
When James Hilton's missus of four years Mandy ran off with a barman six weeks ago, his first thought was to recruit a replacement worker.
The Horseshoe Pub in Matlock, Derbyshire, was run by the pair who had been married for four years but after wife Mandy's decision to leave and take their children with her, Mr Hilton thought it best to recruit someone who could fill both the vacant positions Mandy had left behind.
Mr Hilton placed a lonely-hearts ad offering a "fun and attractive lady" the opportunity to develop a long term relationship with the landlord as well as gaining an unsalaried position as landlady of the local watering hole.
Describing himself as "sensual, with a good - if not occasionally strange - sense of humour", Mr Hilton told the Sun that he had already received four replies and been on two dates, (one in the bar and one in the lounge) though so far he had been restricted to just pulling pints.
His less than impressed estranged wife commented that the lonely-hearts ad was "the sort of thing I'd expect from him" and implored him to "get on with his life and leave me alone".
If I were a regular in his pub I would be checking that the beer hasn't been watered down by too much crying in it.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-05 23:33:05
When James Hilton's missus of four years Mandy ran off with a barman six weeks ago, his first thought was to recruit a replacement worker.
The Horseshoe Pub in Matlock, Derbyshire, was run by the pair who had been married for four years but after wife Mandy's decision to leave and take their children with her, Mr Hilton thought it best to recruit someone who could fill both the vacant positions Mandy had left behind.
Mr Hilton placed a lonely-hearts ad offering a "fun and attractive lady" the opportunity to develop a long term relationship with the landlord as well as gaining an unsalaried position as landlady of the local watering hole.
Describing himself as "sensual, with a good - if not occasionally strange - sense of humour", Mr Hilton told the Sun that he had already received four replies and been on two dates, (one in the bar and one in the lounge) though so far he had been restricted to just pulling pints.
His less than impressed estranged wife commented that the lonely-hearts ad was "the sort of thing I'd expect from him" and implored him to "get on with his life and leave me alone".
If I were a regular in his pub I would be checking that the beer hasn't been watered down by too much crying in it.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-05 23:33:05
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