Publicans say government licensing reforms would not help them — and that they feel decision makers ‘have completely lost sight of why pubs exist’. Ministers have launched a consultation on licensing reform, which includes a proposal to axe the statutory requirement for alcohol licensing notices to be advertised in print …
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Bingo nights area creating a full house for pubs and clubs by pulling in the punters. Players in Spalding have been without a venue for more than five years after Regent Bingo never re-opened after the pandemic – but now pubs and clubs are stepping in to fill the void. …
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As rising costs clash with underpriced supermarket booze and overpriced mail order wine and beer clubs, it’s become a pretty depressing time to run a pub. And when those landlords and ladies — the pillars of the community who have spent years politely nodding along as you bragged about your …
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The new owners of a popular pub say they ‘can’t wait’ to welcome punters back to the much-missed venue – after having had just over a week to get ready for the big day. As the Royal Mail Cart in Spalding, gears up to open its doors today (Thursday August …
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The new owner of a much-missed pub hopes to ‘bring the buzz back to town’ and create a community hot spot for local talent, good food and lively entertainment. Just over four months after The Royal Mail Cart on Pinchbeck Road, in Spalding, closed its doors, a new management team …
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The team in charge of a popular pub have expressed ‘great sadness’ after announcing they will be departing in the spring. The Royal Mail Cart on Pinchbeck Road, in Spalding, has informed customers on Facebook that it would be closing on Monday, March 10. The pub, which re-opened more than …
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A sacked cleaner who used ‘inside knowledge’ to break into his former place of employment to steal more than £1,400 of charity cash was told he should feel ‘ashamed’ as he escaped jail. Simon Gilbert, 43, was told the only reason he wasn’t being sent straight to prison was because …
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The county’s famous Red Arrows are featured on new stamps. Royal Mail has today (Thursday, June 20) revealed 12 stamp images to mark the 60th display season of the Red Arrows, popular locally as they are based at RAF Waddington. Each stamp in the main set of eight tells a …
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“Sometimes we’d be lost without them.” The NHS today has a terrifying number of plates to spin, all while facing enough challenges and workloads that would make Sisyphus run for cover. So when Adele Turner, an advance practitioner of blood transfusion at Lincoln County Hospital, says this about the Lincolnshire …
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