Sunday Times Today - Prosecution of Licensee of Crown, Lynton Devon - under article - Safety Police take over. This band of 4 being enjoyed by every one except it seems a council official wo thought that the 2 extra above the 2 in a bar limit, playing a washboard and a tea chest, became a danger to health and safety as there was no PEL.   Oddly magistrates rejected the claim that the extra 2 adversly affected health and safety!   The article also included references to Local Authorities banning backstroke swiming, danger of collisions, hanging baskets, my drop on heads, and riding donkeys, without safety helmets.

It augers well for local authorities taking over licensing of pubs and music!