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Doncaster BBN Crowned the "Most Innovative"

Doncaster's Best Bar None scheme wins national award for 'Most Innovative' project.

A Doncaster scheme that supports and recognises licensees for the safe and responsible  management of licensed premises has been named 'Most Innovative Scheme' in the UK at the 4th Annual National Best Bar None Practitioners Conference on 17th November 2011.

The project in Doncaster was up against 95 other Best Bar None schemes from areas around the country and picked up the first prize, which was presented by Lord Redesdale, the chairman of National BBN.

Training packages run by Doncaster Council were singled out for recognition and over the last year 38 courses have been run, with almost 600 staff receiving training. The BBN training packages are run in conjunction with HABC the Doncaster based awarding body who have supported the scheme for a number of years.

At the conference it was also announced that a number of new projects have been launched to help new and existing BBN schemes overcome any obstacles that they might encounter. Doncaster Council were asked to share best practice, knowledge and experience with others in the new 'Buddy' scheme, which will mentor new schemes and a Best Bar None helpline to assist schemes to move forward.

Councillor Cynthia Ransome, Cabinet Member for Communities, said: "Congratulation to everyone involved in Best Bar None in Doncaster. The team work extremely hard to make this project a big success and the awards that keep coming show how well Best Bar None is run and important it is for the town's night-time economy."