Ban pub music to combat binge drinking, says Government taskforce
The Government's latest proposal to combat Britain's binge-drinking epidemic is to turn down the volume of music in pubs and bars.
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DM.has("lightBox"); Pub music noise ban in 'desperate attempt' to curb binge-drinking By Tom Harper Last updated at 3:02 AM on 16th November 2008 Comments (15) Add to My Stories The Government’s latest proposal to combat Britain’s binge-drinking epidemic is to turn down the volume of music in pubs and bars.Landlords could be forced to outlaw all entertainment louder than 70 decibels – roughly the same as a hairdryer – to curb alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour.A Labour taskforce has been persuaded