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Christmas opening times

There are changes to some services because of Christmas Day (Thursday 25 December) and New Year's Day (Thursday 1 January). This includes what day we will collect your rubbish and recycling, library opening times, parking enforcement and more.

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Premises licences for alcohol, entertainment and late night refreshment

You need a premises licence for the sale of alcohol; the sale of hot food or drink anytime between 11pm and 5am (known as late-night refreshment); and the provision of regulated entertainment.

Regulated entertainment is a performance of a play, an exhibition of a film, an indoor sporting event, a boxing or wrestling entertainment, a performance of live music, playing of recorded music, a performance of dance. 


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