LICENSING
Time to
call it a
night
When you are enjoying a
drink with friends in the local
pub or thinking whether your
late-night snack should be a
cheeseburger or a kebab, it
might not occur to you that
our night-time economy has
strict rules to abide by.
F
rom pubs and clubs to
off-licences and
supermarkets, there
are 858 premises in the
borough licensed to sell alcohol,
and there are 109 food businesses
offering late-night takeaways.
All businesses selling alcohol or
trading outside of normal hours
have a set of conditions outlining
Ealing Council’s expectations of
how they should be operating –
under the terms of their licences.
Of course, most of them stick to
these rules and are very responsible
in the way they run things. For
example, a number of bars and
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pubs in the area also belong to
police schemes like Pubwatch.
Anne Hoddell is the manager
of the King’s Arms pub in Ealing.
She said: “Almost everybody
who walks through our doors
is lovely and we work hard to
create a friendly and professional
atmosphere. We have, though,
joined Pubwatch because it helps
to keep in touch with other local
people in the same trade, and
with the police, to make sure we
all know of any potential problems
and to pass on advice. Licensing
is crucial, too, because it’s so
important to make sure everyone
At the King’s Arms
in Ealing