25 YEARS AGO

Nightspots throughout Kyle and Carrick may be hit by a 1.30am curfew. Pubs could also face a crackdown on late licences. The purge is indicated by Provost Gibson Macdonald at a licensing board meeting. He tells lawyers and licensees: “We are here to protect the public – not the rights of landlords. In the past it has been assumed in some quarters that the granting of extended licences is automatic. Over the next few months the board will be conducting a radical review of its current policy.”