Thanks Roger. I just wanted to make it clear to anyone misled by words such as 'killed' and 'R.I.P' that those particular sessions are very much alive.

The only ay they are now very much alive, as is the Cove House Inn session is now, is bacause the licensees obtained or re-applied for the the PEL. The only way these local authorities would permit them to continue. The New Star is dead, as the licensee was not prepared to do this, as he did not consider that this was a public entertainment that required one.

The point is that this is possible because the wording of the current legislation is 'wooly and allows LAs to use it to whatever end they wish. That is why it important not to forget what is currently happening as the new legislation will be even more open to abuse.