Thanks Jim

My local paper is taking my name in vain.
Dorset Echo 1st August 2005
Licence Chaos

A new system for licensing alcohol sales has been a shambles . The Federation of Small Businesses claims. With just days to go to the August 6 deadline, 58 per cent of the 180,000 licence holders in England and Wales have not submitted renewal applications , the FSB said.

Local figures given in another article are 314 out of 600 in West Dorset and 208 out of 385 in Weymouth and Portland.

I am concerned to see two applications specifying permission for - recorded music and live music by no more than two performers.

One of these in West Dorset holds a monthly singaround and the other in Weymouth is hosting a weekly open mic night. Both of these events are currently not considered to be exempt locally under the 'two-in-a-bar rule' so it is difficult to see how they will be legal after these Premises Licence applications. I am really at a loss as to why the local officers are advising this wording...........

What a mess!