off-licences

Nottinghamshire county council's trading standards found cleaning fluid and methanol in bottles of counterfeit vodka on sale at two off-licences in Mansfield.

Fake vodka health warning in UK 2011

The collapse of Oddbins this year was another nail in the coffin for off-licences, whose role on the UK high street has been usurped by the big supermarkets, which account for more than 70% of off-trade wine sales.

New wines from the old world bring cheer to hard-pressed retail sector 2011

Shenker is calling for local authorities to have more powers to block off-licences from setting up.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011

In general, as the density of off-licences in an area increases, so do alcohol specific hospital admissions, says the study.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011

Alcohol Concern argues that off-licences have proliferated too widely and rapidly as people have taken to drinking cheaply at home rather in the pub, where prices are higher and consumption tends to be lower.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011

A study commissioned by the lobby group Alcohol Concern suggests that for every two off-licences per 100,000 population, one under-18 year-old was admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning or intoxication between 2006 and 2009.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011

It is a sobering thought that the numbers of off-licences in any one area has an impact on under-18s drinking and ending up in hospital, said Don Shenker, chief executive of Alcohol Concern.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011

Teenagers drinking problems are related to the number of off-licences locally, a study by Alcohol Concern has shown.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011

The more off-licences a town boasts, the greater the number of under-age drinkers who are likely to end up in hospital as a result of harmful drinking, according to new research.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011

The study finds a relationship between the density of off-licences and under-18 alcohol-related hospital admissions across England excluding London, where there was no statistical link.

Alcohol Concerns blames too many off-licences for under-age drinking 2011