Hi - I'm researching a story for Radio Sheffield about the changes to licensing laws that come in this November, with the abolition of standard 11 o'clock closing.

I thought it might be interesting to talk to a landlord who's applying to stay open later and follow them through the process - maybe talk to regulars and people living nearby, too.

So does anyone know a friendly landlord who might be up for taking part?

Cheers!

Dont know any personally, but all this week i have noticed that in the sheffield star under public notices section. All pubs applying for the extended licenses are listed. Might be worth just giving a couple a ring, even better pop in and buy a pint and just strike up a conversation.

I hope a pub a round h'boro/S6 area gets a late license because they all close far to early for me, I know the deepend applied for a late license a while back and got rejected.
If you walk five mins out of h'boro you find most pubs stay open till the early hours, so why not make it legal for pubs to stay open longer?

Through experience I’ve learned that its only the pubs in the centre of h'boro that are monitored by the local police that close on time, nearly every over pub around stays open later I guess that’s how they compete with the cheap booze offered by many h'boro pubs.

When most of the pubs in centre of h’boro close many flea to the locals that open till all hours many past 4 am. The pubs that they go to are a lot less regulated than most in the centre of h’boro and a lot of trouble stems from this. So why not have the popular pubs that are often monitored by the local police open late so they can monitor the trouble causers?

pubs are open too long as it is if people are that desperate to throw alcohol down their necks they should do it in the privacy on their own homes.

Originally posted by dougald
Hi - I'm researching a story for Radio Sheffield about the changes to licensing laws that come in this November, with the abolition of standard 11 o'clock closing.

I thought it might be interesting to talk to a landlord who's applying to stay open later and follow them through the process - maybe talk to regulars and people living nearby, too.

So does anyone know a friendly landlord who might be up for taking part?

Cheers!

Unless there is an objection from the police or neighbours, new licenses will be automatically granted under the new Licensing Act (the so-called 'grandfather's rights').

However, existing licenses will cease to be legally valid come the November cut-off date, but if any landlord has failed to apply (by about August) - they look likely to have to cease operating come the implementation date. Objections to licenses will be resolved by Licensing Officers, but failing that, by the city council Licensing Board. Magistrates will no longer be issuing licenses, only the city council.

Originally posted by BorisMarakas
pubs are open too long as it is if people are that desperate to throw alcohol down their necks they should do it in the privacy on their own homes.

There will always be people willing to throw more alcohol down the necks than necessary, so why not have the majority of these people, who will obviously go to the cheapest drinking establishments possible monitored?

Personally I go out with a certain amount of money and when that’s spent I’m off home, usually a lot early than I would like.

If I wanted to spend further time socialising I would have to venture into town. Town is ok, but why travel the distance plus have to pay the taxi fair home when h'boro could be just as good.

I come back to the fact that many people who go to h'boro at the weekend either go to town or the locals that are open way beyond the normal hours, the pubs in h.boro are constantly monitored and looked over for trouble causers. I have been in the "blue ball" in h'boro when it has been raided, this simply wouldn’t happen in any of the locals around h'boro.

I will admit that I am one of the younger people who drink in h'boro been nearly 19 and if I don’t go to town I go to one of many pubs that serve after hours and more trouble stems from these than in most central h'boro pubs that are constantly watched over by the poicle.

When people are aware that they are been watched by bouncers or the local police they are less likely to commit crimes, fact!

in response to your signature redrobbo mayb you tried your hand at wateraerobics as i did, tried but failed. Then i turned to the forum, today in fact. My fellow forumite:loopy:

Am I right in thinking where going on about the 24/7 license that pubs are eligible to apply for?

Originally posted by redrobbo

However, existing licenses will cease to be legally valid come the November cut-off date, but if any landlord has failed to apply (by about August) - they look likely to have to cease operating come the implementation date. Objections to licenses will be resolved by Licensing Officers, but failing that, by the city council Licensing Board. Magistrates will no longer be issuing licenses, only the city council.

the dates you are looking for are August 6th, and November 24th.