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Newsquest Joins Forces with Local Titles Against 'Secret' Alcohol Licensing Plans

Local newspapers warn that removing required alcohol licensing notices risks reducing transparency and democratic engagement in communities, urging public response to government consultation.

  • ‘Defend Your Right to Know’ led local newspapers in a joint front‑page campaign urging ministers to abandon the proposals, targeting the removal of alcohol licensing notices.
  • The government proposes removing the statutory requirement to publish alcohol licensing notices, with campaigners warning the plans could shroud communities and urging responses before midday next Thursday .
  • Many local papers paired print covers with homepage takeovers online as the campaign coincided with this year’s Journalism Matters.
  • Jeremy Spooner, News Media Association chief executive, said `Alcohol licensing notices are not red tape; they are a means for local communities to engage meaningfully with plans to sell alcohol in their local area`, and the industry urges Ministers to abandon the plan and support local businesses.
  • Newsquest chief executive Henry Faure Walker said local papers provide a trusted platform for local residents to see public notices, which also appear on local news websites and the Public Notice Portal developed with Google News Initiative support.
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Newsquest joins forces with local titles against 'secret' alcohol licensing plans

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Newsquest joins forces with local titles against 'secret' alcohol licencing plans

Newsquest has joined forces with other local titles in England and Wales against the government's 'secret' alcohol licencing plans

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