"ONCE Presbyterian Glasgow is rapidly becoming the UK's 24-hour party city as liberal licensing chiefs "wave through" dozens of applications for late-night drinking.
The city has relaxed its rules on bar opening times, allowing dozens of new 'hybrid bars' - which provide dance floors and DJs - to stay open alongside night clubs until 3am.
The move is aimed at creating a cafe society in the city for people who do not want to queue to get into a club. Police say there has been no increase in violence.
But some licensees now warn that increased binge drinking will be the inevitable result. They say the increased number of bars competing with clubs for late night custom has led to a price war in which premises are forced to offer ever cheaper alcohol in order to compete...
The city is now allowing more bars to stay open longer by granting them entertainment licences on the basis that they meet conditions, such as supplying a dance floor or providing music. The bars include venues such as Corinthian, Tiger Tiger and Campus."
But read on:
"There were 162 entertainment licences in Glasgow at the end of 2004, a 12% increase from two years previously. "
Which means that precisely 19 new licences were granted over the two years up to the end of 2004. What about the dozens of applications being waved through? Is there any evidence to justify the story? Who cares, as long as it gets a headline...
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