It is now a year since the New Star session was prevented but the struggle continues to enable it and other unpaid sessions to be free from being classed as public entertainment under current legislation.

I had a meeting today with the (elected) Chairman of the Licensing Committee (who agrees with us) and the council's new legal officer (who does not).

The result of this meeting was that a report is to be prepared and presented to the next (December) meeting of the Licensing Committee to enable the elected members - as the Licensing Authority - to decide on the meaning of the word performer. If they decide on a narrow interpretation - one who is paid to perform - this will enable unpaid sessions here without PELs and enable the New Star to re-start - if only for the last few months of the life of the current legislation.