Pub to pioneer 24-hour drinking

Councils have had applications from a handful of other Berkshire pubs

A pub has become one of the first in Berkshire to be granted a 24-hour drinking licence.

The Hideout in Easthampstead Park is Bracknell's first to win permission to serve alcohol around the clock from 24 November as part of new licensing laws.

Bracknell Borough Council are currently considering 24-hour applications from two other pubs, The Winkfield and The Cottage Inn, both in Winkfield.

Three off-licences have been given 24-hour permission in Slough.

Slough Borough Council is also considering a 24-hour licence for the Spearmint Rhino lap-dancing club on Colnbrook Bypass.

In nearby Reading, the council has received just one application for a 24-hour licence, which is awaiting approval.