Licensee: Don’t ban Lib Day High Street drinking

Monday 17th March 2008, 12:45PM GMT.

SHIP & CROWN licensee Mark Pontin has claimed that drinking rules on Liberation Day do not need to be tightened.

Last year, alcohol-free zones were introduced for the first time and Mr Pontin said he thought they had worked well. ‘Yes, it did work last year but I don’t think we need to be any stricter with it,’ he said.

The Home Department has prepared a briefing paper that sets out a number of proposals for amendments to The Liquor Licensing (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006, and the use of alcohol-free zones is one of its considerations. ‘The High Street was not included as one of the alcohol-free zones last year so I think the department wants to include it this year,’ Mr Pontin said.