Kids get off their heads
on booze, so bar offers even cheaper drinks
Legless ... a drunk girl is helped up after collapsing outside nightclub in Warrington
A NIGHTCLUB serving beers and shots to young revellers for just 10p each was branded "shockingly irresponsible" last night.
A barman said of tomorrow's "2 Bob Tuesday" promotion: "It's gonna be pretty wild.
"I'm sure a lot of students are going be really hammered. And the party will be going on till 3am."
Sun investigators visited the Showbar in Warrington, Cheshire, on Saturday night ? and witnessed two girls writhing drunkenly together on the dance floor. Another woman collapsed in the gutter outside shortly after leaving.
'Irresponsible' ... promotional poster at Showbar
Punter Simon Watson, 22, said: "People get really drunk and then come here ? it's a great night out.
I'll definitely be coming back for the 10p drinks to get smashed."
Clubbers who pay a ?5 entry fee tomorrow can sink half-pints of beer for 10p each ? equal to just 20p per pint.
Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker blasted: "This shouldn't be allowed. It clearly incentivises drinking irresponsibly."
But manager Jenny Keep defended the move. She said: "It's really a student night. It'll be ?5 to get in and then 10p for a drink.
"But they will only be allowed to have one drink at a time. It's not irresponsible.
Other places have had promotions of drink at 1p at time ? now that is irresponsible."
Katherine Brown, research chief at the Institute of Alcohol Studies, said: "It's a prime example of how irresponsible the drinks industry can be, targeting particularly vulnerable students and young people.
This is why tough minimum pricing should be brought in.
Sitting it out ... revellers slump down outside club
Neil Jones
"Alcohol harm costs the UK around ?25billion a year ? we can't afford not to do anything about it."
Sarah Wise, of the British Liver Trust, added: "We're creating a generation of drinkers who find these deals normal, feeding their expectations to get drunk on a fiver."
More than a million people were admitted to hospital in alcohol-related incidents last year.
Prof Sir Ian Gilmour, a special adviser to the Royal College of Physicians, warned: "I'm sure the local A&E department will be reaping the rewards of selling alcohol at 10p per drink."
Showbar ... 'It's gonna be wild'
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on booze, so bar offers even cheaper drinks
Legless ... a drunk girl is helped up after collapsing outside nightclub in WarringtonA NIGHTCLUB serving beers and shots to young revellers for just 10p each was branded "shockingly irresponsible" last night.
A barman said of tomorrow's "2 Bob Tuesday" promotion: "It's gonna be pretty wild.
"I'm sure a lot of students are going be really hammered. And the party will be going on till 3am."
Sun investigators visited the Showbar in Warrington, Cheshire, on Saturday night ? and witnessed two girls writhing drunkenly together on the dance floor. Another woman collapsed in the gutter outside shortly after leaving.
'Irresponsible' ... promotional poster at ShowbarPunter Simon Watson, 22, said: "People get really drunk and then come here ? it's a great night out.
I'll definitely be coming back for the 10p drinks to get smashed."
Clubbers who pay a ?5 entry fee tomorrow can sink half-pints of beer for 10p each ? equal to just 20p per pint.
Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker blasted: "This shouldn't be allowed. It clearly incentivises drinking irresponsibly."
But manager Jenny Keep defended the move. She said: "It's really a student night. It'll be ?5 to get in and then 10p for a drink.
"But they will only be allowed to have one drink at a time. It's not irresponsible.
Other places have had promotions of drink at 1p at time ? now that is irresponsible."
Katherine Brown, research chief at the Institute of Alcohol Studies, said: "It's a prime example of how irresponsible the drinks industry can be, targeting particularly vulnerable students and young people.
This is why tough minimum pricing should be brought in.
Sitting it out ... revellers slump down outside clubNeil Jones
"Alcohol harm costs the UK around ?25billion a year ? we can't afford not to do anything about it."
Sarah Wise, of the British Liver Trust, added: "We're creating a generation of drinkers who find these deals normal, feeding their expectations to get drunk on a fiver."
More than a million people were admitted to hospital in alcohol-related incidents last year.
Prof Sir Ian Gilmour, a special adviser to the Royal College of Physicians, warned: "I'm sure the local A&E department will be reaping the rewards of selling alcohol at 10p per drink."
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