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A drinker who punched a Sunderland pub landlady is banned from all city centre pubs for at least 22 years, a court was told. 24/11/21: Story courtesy of Sunderland Echo www.sunderlandecho.co.uk Susan Carroll, 59, has been banned from all city centre pubs until August 8, 2043, South Tyneside Magistrates court heard. And after being sentenced […]
Relaunch of new city centre Pubwatch scheme. Inset co-ordinator Elizabeth Murphy 4/11/21: Story and photograph courtesy of Telegraph and Argus www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk A SCHEME to provide a safe, secure and responsible social-drinking environment in Bradford city centre pubs while boosting evening economy is being revived and relaunched. It brings together hotels, leisure and entertainment providers to […]
1/11/21: Story and photographs courtesy of Hereford Times www.herefordtimes.com Trained bouncers will be able to spray troublemakers with SmartTag BOUNCERS at Hereford’s pubs, bars and clubs will soon been spraying troublemakers so police can identify them easier. West Mercia Police has launched the new SmartTag initiative at Saxty’s Bar in Widemarsh Street, showing how the […]
Increasing skills in the on-trade front line workforce National Pubwatch is partnering with Drinkaware to encourage members to complete the alcohol education charity’s Alcohol Vulnerability Awareness course to support the re-opening of the sector. The e-learning course equips bar and venue staff with the ability to identify alcohol related vulnerability, including how to spot harassment, […]
22/10/21: Story courtesy of the Lincolnite www.thelincolnite.co.uk Drink toppers, Ask for Angela, testing kits, and staff training “Harassing women on a night out has to stop”. That is the key message from bars and nightclubs in Lincoln as they seek to put a halt to drink spiking in the city, amid rumours of a venue […]
22/10/21: Story courtesy of Planet Radio www.planetradio.co.uk There are calls for the first-of-its kind drink testing programme – which started in the West Country – to be rolled out nationally The spiking test kits used across Devon & Cornwall Since 2019 bars in Plymouth have been able to test drinks which people are worried may […]
20/10/21: Story courtesy of Morning Advertiser www.morningadvertiser.co.uk The Ask for Angela campaign poster has been downloaded 12,790 times from the National Pubwatch (NPW) website, said NPW chair Stephen Baker. Any pub sporting an ‘Ask for Angela’ poster means anyone in a dangerous or uncomfortable situation can get discreet help to leave if they ask for […]
19/10/21: The ‘best of the best’ have been rewarded for their dedication and commitment to the licensed trade by National Pubwatch at an awards event at the House of Lords. A raft of awards were given out at the glittering event, sponsored by pub chain JD Wetherspoon, including Bedsafe, the Bedford pubwatch, which was […]
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We are aware of concerns expressed by a number Pubwatch schemes about a worrying increase in the number of seizures of fake CitizenCard’s and Driving Licences. These fake or so called ‘novelty’ cards are getting increasingly sophisticated. Andrew Chevis, the CEO of CitizenCard has informed us that they have a new app, which will allow […]