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The Home Office has issued proposals to relax licensing hours in England and Wales, if England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland reach the semi finals of ...
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The Home Office has issued proposals to relax licensing hours in England and Wales, if England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland reach the semi finals of the world cup in July 2026. The consultation has been shared with local government, hospitality and policing organisations, and organsiations concerenced with alcohol liceninsing and use. It proposes to extend licensing for premises serving alcohol to 1 am, where a home nation is playing in a match that kicks off after 9 pm. Any premises wishing to serve later would need a Temporary Event Notice (TEN).
The consultation is open until January 15th
Preventing the harmful effects of noise from human activity on biodiversity is the topic of a new briefing
Sound Unleashed challenges young people to share their ideas on sound — with £1,000 prizes up for grabs.
Note that the Institute's Milton Keynes office will be closed today, Friday, 27 Feb., due to unexpected internet connectivity issues. We expect to reopen again on Monday. Staff are working from home.
The Institute of Acoustics (IOA) is now accepting entries for its annual primary school competition.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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