Health chiefs call for ban on alcohol happy hours and extra
large glasses
24 July 2008
Pubs and clubs will be
forced to tackle Britain's so-called “booze culture” with bans on
happy hours, discount drinks and extra large glasses of wine under
government plans.
A report published yesterday by the Department
of Health sets out tougher regulations to curb excessive drinking
amid evidence of alleged widespread abuse of the voluntary code.
Councils should have powers to ban periods when drinks are sold
cheaply, force supermarkets to stop selling alcohol next to
checkout tills and make bars sell drinks in non-breakable glass,
the consultation paper recommends.
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The Times, Wednesday 23 July 2008
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