Perhaps the licensing authority do not wish places like the Hillsborough Hotel to find out that what they initially paid for and filled in all the forms for - has been given to the Travlleler's Rest for nowt?

There was no doubt that in most areas application for entertainment permission alone was going to be cheaper than the old PEL. The fact remains that all pubs (especially those not providing any Regulated Entertainment) are now paying more money for their licensing.

The question that also remains to be tested is whether particpatory music sessions really really qualify as Regulated Entertainment and actually require entertainment permission or can be prevented by a local authority for the lack of one?