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Pub
glass ban ‘by the backdoor’
Blackpool
police are accused of trying to enforce a peak-hours
glass ban “by the back door” by asking licensees
to sign controversial agreements.
Police
are asking bars to sign a “memorandum of
understanding” agreeing to use polycarbonates at
stated times. These vary and can include events such
as football matches. Read
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Drunken
convictions fall by 75%
New
figures released today show that the number of those
convicted of or receiving a police caution for
drunkenness has slumped by more 75% in the last 30
years.
Just
17,421 people were convicted of drunkenness in 2007,
compared with 97,165 in 1981, the last year for
directly comparable figures. The offences include
being found drunk in a public place and 'drunkenness
with aggravation', which included being drunk and
disorderly and refusing to leave licensed premises. Read
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