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Colchester: alcohol at pub again

10:27am Monday 12th May 2008

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A PUB was back selling alcohol just 24 hours after its licence was revoked.

The Huntsmans Tavern in Shrub End Road, Colchester, was banned from selling booze after police and Colchester Council licensing officials found it had been without a designated premises supervisor (DPS) since November 2007. It was ordered to only serve soft drinks at noon on Thursday, but by Friday lunchtime pints of beer were being pulled again.

A Colchester Council spokesman confirmed that the pub's alcohol licence had been returned.

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MrC, North Essex says...
12:16pm Mon 12 May 08

So a pub lost its licence, was given its licence back and started to serve beer?

HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!!!

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No! I'm Spartacus, Colchester says...
12:27pm Mon 12 May 08

'...without a designated premises supervisor (DPS)...'

What is that supposed to mean- they will soon be referring to Publicans as dehydration restriction administrators. What fool is employed to think these new, but pointless, terms up?

Anyway, the pub is now serving beer.... the first round is on me... cheers!

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Rich, Spain says...
12:54pm Mon 12 May 08

Typical of the Gazette to print technical jargon without an explanation. Probably as their researchers are not up to much cop!!
A designated premises supervisor is a legal requirement for public houses in which the licensee is not always present or does not live on the premises (most of the modern watering holes in town).
This person is responsible in the same way as a shifty manager would be in a factory for example. This person does not have the full responsibility of a licensee but is the one responsible if there are any troubles such as fights, underage drinking etc.
In other words a supervisor. This role requires a qualified & approved person not just a student earning beer money by doing a couple of shifts. Interesting how they found such a person in less than 24 hours. But come on Gazette, where is the real news???????

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Rich, Spain says...
12:58pm Mon 12 May 08

OOPS, Shift manager...

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PH, CLacton says...
1:25pm Mon 12 May 08

A "disignated premises superviors (DPS) is basicaly an apointed person. who is responsible for the sale of alcohol from a premises that holds a premises license. The DPS. DOES NOT have to be the licence holder. its is a legal position that must be held in order to adhere to the conditions of any premises licence. To trade without one is totally illegal!!
Source: Iam a DPS myself

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April, says...
1:27pm Mon 12 May 08

Rich wrote:
OOPS, Shift manager...

The story's about the Hunstmans - you were right first time.

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Fred, Colchester says...
1:31pm Mon 12 May 08

It appears spelling and grammar are not high on the requirements list to become a DPS.

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Rich Spain, Spain says...
3:30pm Mon 12 May 08

Nor the forte of the gazette reporters most of the time. But we can't all be perfect.
Although there is a spell checker assigned to this comment posting malarkey!!!

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SimonW, Colchester says...
3:47pm Mon 12 May 08

Rich wrote:
OOPS, Shift manager...

Fruedian slip????

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John Doe, Colchester says...
8:37pm Mon 12 May 08

This pub should be closed down permanently. Late night loud music and the bad behaviour of customers is a disgrace. I find it hard to believe that anyone is supervising anything there.

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Fed Up, N E Essex says...
9:16pm Mon 12 May 08

In Supermarkets the under age staff shout "alcohol" and carry on serving. It's all a farce.

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graham, colchester says...
11:07pm Mon 12 May 08

Fed Up wrote:
In Supermarkets the under age staff shout "alcohol" and carry on serving. It's all a farce.

No they don't. They wait till someone has authorised the sale in the supermarkets i go to.

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