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Beda Bulletin
Smokeless Zones initiative
Like a good copper I’m always on BEDA duty - even when gawping at the telly in my living room. Over recent weeks whilst glued to the hugely entertaining cop nostalgia series, Life On Mars, my mind strayed to thoughts of the impending English smoking ban. I know there doesn’t seem like an obvious connection, but stick with me... Read more
Operational, Beda Bulletin, May 2007, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin
Nitrous Oxide
Good operators know that providing a quality experience in a safe, well run venue, will ensure that customers return regularly and will drive profitability. They know too that customers want decent entertainment and a good laugh when they go out after a hard week at work. Unfortunately some individuals who offer goods and services to clubs... Read more

Operational, BEDA Bulletin, April 2007, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin
Scotland Overview
My relationship with Scotland began many years ago. I was living and working in Glasgow nineteen years ago after I graduated from university. My wife comes from Glasgow and my mum’s family hail from Edinburgh - a place I’ve also lived and worked - so I’ve got some minimal Caledonian credentials. That doesn’t mean I’ll be doing a Rod... Read more Operational, BEDA Bulletin, March 2007, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin
Preparing for the smoking ban
It’s not often that I find myself quoting rapper Princess Superstar (from The Quitting Smoking Song): “got ninety nine problems and cigarettes is number one” - yet it seemed a pretty apt lyric to demonstrate the lot of many operators at this point in time. The issue is not just that the ban is coming but the business uncertainty that this change will bring... Read more Operational, BEDA Bulletin, February 2007, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin
2007: The year ahead
Happy New Year everyone. So here we are in 2007. No doubt during this year we will all make our resolutions. Interestingly some of the Government’s proposed agenda for this year seems read a bit like a series of traditional New Year’s pledges writ large: a) stop nation smoking, b) get nation to drink more moderately, c) try to get nation healthier... Read more

Operational, BEDA Bulletin, January 2007, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin
organising your Dispersal Policies
It’s the end of the year again and naturally at this time of year it is traditional for those lovable newspaper journalists to roll out all those statistics about ‘x’ number of mince pies will be eaten, or ‘y’ number of turkeys will bite the dust, or ‘z’ pints of beer will be consumed over the Christmas period. Statistics are sometimes mildly amusing... Read more

Operational, BEDA Bulletin, December 2006, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin
alcohol disorder zones
One of the fantastic things about this job is that you get to meet a truly diverse cast of people, with your working life spent meeting everyone from bar staff to government ministers, newspapers editors to MI5 operatives. In all these meetings, BEDA advocates the key principle for our existence: to protect and promote the optimum... Read more

Operational, BEDA Bulletin, November 2006, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin
sMIRNOFF BEDA AWARDS
So the Smirnoff BEDA Awards night has once again given us a great opportunity to celebrate the best our industry has to offer. Once again, the passion and commitment of those great individuals who give their all to this business are rightly recognised. It was my first BEDA awards... Read more Operational, BEDA Bulletin, October 2006, COMMENTS