It is understood that the majority of Barnsley's pubs have launched a joint application for a 28-hour alcohol license, arguing that the current 24-hour licence doesn't take into account fag breaks or the mandatory 30-minute closure to Febreze the carpets.
In a rare show of solidarity, the pubs have joined together under the banner of Pub Extended Socialising - or PUBES for short - to demand a change to current laws. Rumours that Arthur Scargill was to spearhead the campaign were quickly quashed, with one PUBES member telling us "We want to stay open for longer, not to be shut down altogether".
Barnsley council Licencing Officer, David Brown-Envelope, said that while on the face of it the request seemed out of the question, he was more than willing to meet with PUBES representatives to discuss the matter in more detail, preferably in a dimly-lit corner of a little-known pub in Denby Dale.
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