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Dublin City Council is hiring a Night Time Economy Advisor

The job is announced as Ireland awaits progress on reforming licensing laws

Dublin City Council is currently hiring for the city's first Night Time Economy Advisor. Working in partnership with Night Time Economy Solutions (NTES), the council...

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UK clubs' operating costs have increased by a quarter in the last year

Clubs owners say a “perfect storm” of increased costs put them at significant risk

A new survey by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has revealed that UK clubs have seen a 26% rise in their total operating costs...
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Saving the scene: reflections on the fight for nightlife in 2021

Throughout the pandemic, grassroots activists and nightlife representatives have worked tirelessly to create a more sustainable, accessible and protected environment for dance music. DJ Mag...

Bristol has had an advisory night-time panel since 2018, where nightclubs meet with people from licensing, planning and musician’s unions. It’s one thing to have...
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Who owns the night?: the complicated reality of the Night-Time Economy

The relationship between dance music and British politics has often been fraught and confrontational. But in the last five years, promoters and politicians have started...

Ever since the late 1980s, UK dance music’s interactions with politicians, police officers and mainstream public opinion have been defined by suspicion, misunderstanding or outright...
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Free The Night campaign launched for Northern Irish night-time economy

Opening times in the country are the most restrictive across the UK and Europe

A new campaign has been launched to support the Northern Irish night-time economy.

Launched today (17th June) Free The Night was created to push for...
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Support for live music industry ‘must continue’ ahead of planned reopening, sector spokespeople say

Figures from within the live music industry have responded to the UK government’s planned roadmap for return of events from 21st June

Support for the live music industry ‘must continue’ ahead of planned reopening, sector spokespeople say.

After almost 12 months of shuttered clubs and music venues...
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Clubs could be open from June, UK Government announces

It's part of the latest coronavirus "road map" announced by Boris Johnson

Clubs in the UK could be open by June, the UK Government has announced.

Almost 12 months ago, nightclubs and music venues in the UK...
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UK nightlife faces “extinction” without immediate government action, MPs told

A recent inquiry examined written submissions from hundreds of businesses and local authorities

MPs have been warned that UK nightlife faces “extinction” without immediate government action.

In January this year, it was announced that COVID-19’s impact on UK nightlife...
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Night Time Industry leaders call on music fans and workers for COVID-19 inquiry survey

An industry-wide online survey has been launched by the Night Time Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group

Night Time Industry leaders have called on music fans and industry workers to complete a COVID-19 inquiry survey.

Following the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group...