Geranium! pensioners' alternative bingo beats booze ban

A group of pensioners who have been deprived of their bingo afternoon because of gambling and alcohol regulations have found a way around the ban, the AD reported. The pensioners, who gather every month at community centre The Klarinet in Soest are unhappy the council has issued a bingo ban because alcohol is served at the same venue. “It’s not as if everybody is on the booze during the bingo. People have the occasional glass of wine, that’s all,” organiser...