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2011

Please note that from April 2011 the National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (NCPLH) will change its name to the Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders (APLH).

Here are some January and February exam successes, well done everyone!

17th February	National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders Successes	Dale Garnett, James O'Neill, Sandra Kirby, Charlie Sherwood, Ashley Buck, Kirsty Foster, Steven Martell, Joanne Laycock, Hayley Reston, Sean Allchurch, Trudy Anderson
11th February	Award in Beer & Cellar Quality (Cellar Management) (ABCQ) Successes	Nathan Burke, Jamie Carroll, Christopher Francis, Daniel Gilchrist, Stephanie McIver, Stephen Milligan, Stephen Moran, Owen Severn
7th February	National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders Successes	David Bliss, Lauren Crowley, Joanne Gilchrist, Carole Gralton, Simon Hughes, Margaret Jolley, Sean Naylor
1st February	Profitable Business Portfolio - Motivating Your Team	Charlotte Herd, Colin MacDonald, Emma Prinn

27th January	National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders Successes	Amanda Kennedy, Connor Warrington, Alexander Cooper
25th January	Award in Beer & Cellar Quality Successes	Alexander Cooper, Kyle Sefton, Michelle Barron, Amanda Kinsey, Robert Day, Karen Carty, Tony Arrowsmith
24th January	National Certificate for Personal Licenec Holders Successes	Christopher Carr, Alexander Lang, Robert Pearson, Janette Shearer, Paul Smallridge, Anthony Thompson

2nd January

Profitable Business Portfolio - Stock Control

Matthew Comerford, Sally-Anne Jarvis, Colin MacDonald, Emma Peinn, Matthew Qualters, Glenn Smethurst

10th January

National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders

Lisa Bilgin, Stephanie Hughes, Satpal Pandal, Karamjit Pandal, Andrew Pattison, Rosanna Trow

2010

Information on changes due to licensing law effective from 1st October will follow shortly ... !

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Congratulations to Andrew Walker and Joanne Pirie who have both successfuly achieved the Introduction to Licensed Retail Operations Certificate AND the National Certificate in Licensed Retailing!

OFCOM RULING ON SKY

OFCOM RULING ON SKY The OFcom ruling that will mean Sky has to sell Sky Sports 1 and 2 cheaper may mean an increased uptake by domestic customers. This could impact on the number of bums on seats in pubs to watch the football. Some suggest that a better, more attractive offering in pubs, such as HD or 3D, may be needed to counteract the decision. What does everyone think – and what else could we do to make this important customer occasion even more attractive for our customers?   Lee

NEW RULES ON LAP DANCING

From April 6th some councils will apply new rules that means that a “licence for a sexual entertainment venue” may be required for lap-dancing or similar activities at your pub! DPS’s will only be able to provide these activities without the new licence for 11 periods of 24 hours in any 12 month period, with at least a month between occasions. If your establishment wants more than this then get your applications in within the next 6 months. What the council will then do is gather these up together at the end of the 6 months and decide. Any received after this period will be on a first-come-first-served basis, and a quota may be imposed on an area meaning you will not be successful. You need to do this even if you already have these activities on your premises licence, “Grandfather Rights” do not apply!   Sounds like my part-time job as a male stripper may be coming to a sticky end !   Lee

DATE:	TOPIC:	COMMENTS:
14th April	NCPLH SUCCESSES	Elizabeth Anderson, Hazel Ivey, Rachael Owen, Joanne Pirie, Helen Sanderson, Sarah Shaw, Michael Taylor, Dale Turner, Jessica Wright
8th April	ABCQ SUCCESSES	Laura Dalby, Mike Flanavan, Steve Goulding, Gary McIntosh, Amanda Noyes, Graeme Sutherland

New Mandatory Code on 'Irresponsible Promotions'

The new section of the madatory code banning 'irresponsible sales promotions' became Law on Apil 6th. Here are some of the things that you are now not allowed to do: * Speed drinking competitions * Drink a bottle of wine during happy hour and we will give you a glass free * Drink as much as you like for £X * Women drink free * Nurses drinks discounted by x% (unless you stipulate the quantity) * Complete the pub crawl challenege and we will give you a bottle of whisky for £X * Collect all the points on our '1 pint for 10' loyalty card today and the 11th pint is on us * All drinks £1 if Manchester United score in the first half (unlikely, anyway!!!!!!!) * Free pint of Hydes Bitter if City beat United (much more likely!!!!!) * "You're more likely to pull with your beer goggles on" type adverts This list is not exhaustive, you are advised to take legal advice if unsure about the legality of any promotions you intend to run.   What does everyone think?