A conference will be held this month to discuss smoking and underage drinking and their effects on licensed traders.

The Guild of Master Victuallers' annual conference takes place at the Glastonbury Hotel in Royal Parade, Eastbourne, on May 15 and 16.

Eastbourne Mayor Colin Belsey will open the conference and speakers will give talks on a range of matters related to the industry.

Licensing legislation solicitor Tom Henry will speak on the forthcoming smoking ban, the proposed revisions of local authority guidelines and the relaxation of gambling laws.