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17/5/22: Story courtesy of Plymouth Herald www.plymouthherald.co.uk Pubwatch members ban 86 troublemakers from more than 150 venues for up to five years More than 80 troublemakers are currently banned from Plymouth pubs for up to five years, the city’s Pubwatch scheme has revealed. The bans relate to a catalogue of anti-social behaviour including making threats, […]
16/5/22: Story courtesy of Express and Star www.expressandstar.com Wolverhampton pubs and bars are coming together for a new Pub Watch scheme which hopes to crack down on troublemakers. Wolverhampton pubs are joining forces to ban troublemakers Under the initiative, people will be warned they face being barred from all licensed venues for anti-social behaviour and […]
We have previously mentioned the Home Offices important Enough campaign to tackle violence against women and girls. As you may recall, the campaign encourages and supports people to safely challenge the abuse of women and girls. It highlights the 5D model , which includes a recommendation to Delegate to a member of staff if they see, or are subjected to, […]
4/5/22: Story courtesy of Beyond Radio www.beyondradion.co.uk Publicans and police attended the Morecambe Pubwatch meeting on Wednesday Morecambe publicans have joined forces with the police to send a message to troublemakers to “behave yourselves or you won’t drink in our town”. Members of the Morecambe Pubwatch scheme have reiterated that if you’re banned from one […]
The Licensees of Wokingham came together at the Gig House earlier this week to re-launch Pubwatch. Their first meeting in over two years since the Covid Pandemic began. Fourteen venues from the town centre and surrounding areas attended the meeting with representatives from Thames Valley Police and Wokingham Borough Council present. The main agenda items […]
Entries are being sought for the prestigious National Pubwatch Awards 2022, which recognise the work of local Pubwatch schemes and their efforts to provide safe drinking environments for customers and staff. Finalists will get to attend a prestigious awards dinner in House of Lords on 18th October 2022. Do you think that your Pubwatch scheme […]
26/3/22: Story and photographs courtesy of Leeds Live www.leeds-live.co.uk We decided to put the national scheme to the test in Leeds to see just how safe we feel on a night out Reporter Lucy Marshall went out to bars and pubs in Leeds to test out the Ask Angela scheme (Image: Lucy Marshall) It’s […]
Left to right: Sally Leonard, Stuart McNaught and Alexa Volker 8/2/22: NPW Chair Steve Baker OBE attended Reading Pubwatch conference to present awards to three worthy recipients who have provided commendable service to the scheme and have worked to make the night time economy safer. The conference took place at Sub89, Friar Street, Reading. All […]
The current national threat level is ‘Substantial – An attack is likely’. Its important that the pub and hospitality trade plans and prepares for the eventuality of an attack. ProtectUK has been developed by the Counter Terrorism Alliance, a collaboration of three leading organisations: National Counter Terrorism Security Office, Home Office and Pool Reinsurance. ProtectUK […]
9/3/22: Twenty-eight members of Reading Pubwatch, representing eighteen licensed premises, attended the See, Check and Notify (SCaN) training seminar presented by the Counter Terrorism Security Advisor from Thames Valley Police. See, Check and Notify aims to help businesses and organisations maximise safety and security using their existing resources to identify suspicious activities and behaviours. The […]