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21/01/2014
Motorway Pub Becomes First To Serve Alcohol
JD Wetherspoon has begun serving alcohol at a motorway services in Buckinghamshire.
The Hope and Champion restaurant and bar at junction two on the M40 at Beaconsfield, will open from 04:00 to 01:00 and begin serving alcohol from 09:00.
It is understood that prior to lodging its application to serve alcohol, developer Wetherspoons met with South Buckinghamshire District Council and Thames Valley Police, outlining their plans.
Road safety campaigners have criticised the move, arguing that offering alcohol along a motorway was putting temptation in front of drivers.
(MH/IT)
The Hope and Champion restaurant and bar at junction two on the M40 at Beaconsfield, will open from 04:00 to 01:00 and begin serving alcohol from 09:00.
It is understood that prior to lodging its application to serve alcohol, developer Wetherspoons met with South Buckinghamshire District Council and Thames Valley Police, outlining their plans.
Road safety campaigners have criticised the move, arguing that offering alcohol along a motorway was putting temptation in front of drivers.
(MH/IT)
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