Summary
HUNDREDS of local pubs and restaurants will be shut at Christmas because they are struggling to hit a deadline for new drinks licences, the Tories warned yesterday.
Just 3% of licence holders across England and Wales have applied to their local authority, with the August 6 cut-off less than two months away, a Conservative survey found.See the full content of this document
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Christmas Chaos Looming for Pubs ; New Licences Warning
Only one of 600 expected applications had been submitted in St Helens, with similar low take-ups in...
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