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Towns are becoming “night-time deserts” warns Night Time Industries Association

Industry body calls for urgent tax cuts to save ‘cornerstones of community life’ and halt rise of ‘night-time deserts’

It comes despite a slowdown in nightclub closures over the past year, with a net reduction of 13 venues in 2024.

Smoking will be banned in pub gardens, and outside football stadiums, restaurants and hospitals under new government plans

As Stormzy opens up an immersive club inspired by that most endangered of social phenomenon – the domestic get-together with mates – Ellie Muir mourns a crucial form of socialising that has become increasingly tricky for young people to experience

Nightclubs have been particularly badly hit with numbers down by more than a third as young people cut back spending

Pricey pints, mass pub and club closures, venue curfews, licensing restrictions and a struggling late-night transport infrastructure are killing London’s buzz, says El Hunt — when did the capital stop being fun after dark?

Pricey pints, mass pub and club closures, venue curfews, licensing restrictions and a struggling late-night transport infrastructure are killing London’s buzz, says El Hunt — when did the capital stop being fun after dark?

Leading industry figure says it is ‘hard to get a drink’ after 11pm in the capital