Venues interested in juke box hire could soon find it is easier for them to offer recorded music, without the need for special permission under entertainment licensing laws. A consultation by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport concluded earlier this month, with broad support for the proposal to treat both live and recorded music … Continued

Gaming machine hire is a way for venue owners and managers to tap into a multimillion pound market, particularly during the summer months. The latest Betting, Gaming & Lottery Duty Bulletin, published by HMRC and the ONS, shows tax receipts up to and including June 2014. In that month alone, £15 million was collected in … Continued

Pub pool tables help to bring a sense of scenery to pubs – and this summer, they have been doing the same in several theatre productions.The latest of these is A Handful of Stars, a production at London’s Trafalgar Studios until Friday July 25th.A previous run of the show at Theatre503 was a sell-out success, … Continued