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Best Bar None returns for the third year to Bournemouth with 24 venues accredited and the awards presented in a spectacular ceremony at the O2 Academy. The scheme continues to provide an important benchmark of the responsibility of premises to alco...
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Who's taking you home tonight?Licensed taxis and private hire vehicles are generally a very safe way to travel, but make sure the one you get in to is approved.So why are they safe? - Vehicles are regularly tested and required to meet minimum standards an...
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The Safe Bus rolls back into Bournemouth town centre for eight nights during December, in time for the influx of party-goers celebrating the festive season. The bus will be parked in the town centre close to Horseshoe Common from 10pm until 3am, on the ...
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It's never so easy to get in to the Christmas spirit if you work in the hospitality industry, dispensing seasonal food and drink to people who are winding down towards the New Year celebrations and the 1000th rendition of Slades Merry Christmas is churnin...
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The launch of Bournemouth Best Bar None 2009 takes place on April 29th, 6pm start with arrival drink and canapes, and will be held at Bar So, winners of Best Bar None 2008. Support for Best Bar None comes from many angles and there is a great line up of s...
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If you’ve just spent a fortune changing from glass to polycarbonate, the change from pints to litres would not have gone down well. Thankfully, the European parliament’s agreement last week not to pursue a fixed date for changeover means that ...
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! There are different stories from different venues on the lead up to Christmas, with food led venues generally faring better than the clubs, and the overall picture shows slow business throughout the town centre....
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Simon Gilbert and Marcus Wareing from Overall Winners Bar So & 1812 , presented by John McNamara (BIIBournemouth celebrated in style for the Awards Night of Best Bar None 2008, held at the Dorchester Suite of the Highcliff Marriott Hotel on Bournemouth’...
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The importance of providing and encouraging safe transport home at night can easily be underrated. The time spent from leaving the last venue to sourcing transport is often a serious flash point, especially for people in groups, and it is theref...
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Bournemouth’s first Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy is shortly to be released by Bournemouth 2026 which was set up to improve the quality of life in Bournemouth. The strategy focuses on giving clear guidance to organisations about which alco...
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The Awards Night is ready to go.......7pm arrival at the O2 Academy Bournemouth for a drinks reception, dinner at 8pm, and the full programme starts at 9.30 with Dave Taylor and Niall Moloney from Fire Radio opening the event. Welcome and thank-you's from...
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Following the presentation on risk assessments by Carlo Bell at the August meeting many venues have been getting quotes from companies who caary out the assessmne twork. It seems that some of these are ‘pricey’, and it may not be essential for the...
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While responsible retailing continues to be paramount for Bournemouth venues the off-licence trade continues to focus on cheap alcohol sales, a commercial decision made easy by the lack of Government intervention. Is all this about to change with ...
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I though it was all bad news in the beer sector until I read the 2008 report from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). 10.7% annual volume growth in 2007 and local beer has been outperforming the total beer market over the last five years with pro...
Bournemouth now has blue flags for beaches, green flags for parks and a purple flag for the night time economy! 
