It is claimed there is no real desire from the trade for pubs to open later in Glasgow.
A bid to extend pub opening hours in Glasgow city centre until 1am is facing opposition amid a claim there is “no real desire” for the change.
He added the view of the sub-group “as a whole” was not to rule out the 1am proposal “out of hand” but that there should be a consultation process, similar to the one for the 4am pilot scheme in nightclubs. The council administration said the 1am change could “encourage patrons to remain out for a short period of time, thus further contributing to the late night economy.”
He said the city centre is “on its knees” as “people are not coming in”, adding he had sell-out live shows where there were 150 “no shows” as people were “buying the tickets and months later realising ‘I can’t afford to go out, how do I get home?’” Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.
Public transport and taxi shortages were also raised by the forum, with the sub-group reporting “existing transport provision and times of services within the city centre would not support an extension of terminal hours.”
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