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BBC News
03-05-2025
- BBC News
Wolverhampton venue's licence suspended for serving after hours
A city centre club has had its licence suspended after being caught selling alcohol after of Wolverhampton Council took the action over De Fusion Bar and Restaurant in Exchange Street, Wolverhampton, with a two week comes after the venue was found to have breached several conditions of its licence – including serving alcohol after hours.A licensing hearing heard an inspection ahead of a Wolves home game in January found the venue had not used door staff ahead of the game and was serving pints in glass rather than plastic glasses. Staff were also not trained properly, there were no incident logs and "insufficient" records on maintenance checks and fire risk assessments, councillors venue also did not have drug safety notices nor could it provide CCTV within 24 Ikenna Orajaka told the hearing the venue had been struggling to attract customers for months and could not afford to hire door staff. He claimed, to prove his point, the club had received no customers during an hour-long visit by the Orajaka said the venue would usually remain empty on Saturday afternoons but he would open the bar for just a single family on occasions. "It is an error on our part but we did it just for him," he said at the hearing, after councillor Jill Wildman told him "the rules applied to everyone." 'Serious' breaches A supply of the wrong CCTV to the council was a "genuine mistake" according to Mr Orajaka – footage that nevertheless still proved that drinks had been served after hours. Mr Orajaka told the hearing: "Am I inexperienced? Yes. Have I made mistakes? Of course. Am I irresponsible? I am not."The bar owner's presentation "impressed" the committee, according to licensing chair, councillor Zee had earlier said the venue was one of the "worst cases" she had heard, with Mr Orajaka telling councillors he had gone to great lengths to tackle the concerns raised in the the committee ruled the breaches were of a "serious nature" to warrant a two-week venue's closing time remained at 03:00 BST – with drinks allowed to be served until 02:30 BST - after Mr Orajaka pleaded for the committee to reconsider moving the club's closing time to 01:00 BST, saying the restriction would put him out of business. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Licence review for venue serving after hours
A Wolverhampton club is to have its licence reviewed after being caught selling alcohol after hours. A city council review of CCTV footage found De Fusion Bar and Restaurant in Exchange Street, Wolverhampton had been serving alcohol beyond its 02:30 cut-off. Officers also visited on 25 January, finding pints sold in glass rather than plastic ahead of Wolves' home game against Arsenal, and the venue had not used door staff ahead of the 15:00 GMT kick-off. The venue has been contacted for comment. Staff had not been trained properly, there were no incident logs and "insufficient" records on maintenance checks and fire risk assessments, the council said. It added the venue did not have security and safety notices about drugs or weapons and was unable to provide requested CCTV footage within 24 hours as per the requirements of the licence. Following the inspection, the council contacted licence holder Ikenna Orajaka who requested a follow-up visit saying the requirements for the list of breaches found during the inspection were "mostly in place" and could be resolved by his attendance. According to City of Wolverhampton Council documents, the subsequent visit again found several breaches that had not been rectified, and CCTV footage viewed by officers found the bar was serving after the 02:30 cut-off. West Midlands Police said it supported the review saying the results of the inspection had shown a "clear disregard" for the licence. The force said it was also investigating two separate incidents at De Fusion which added "further concern of the management of the premises." The council's licensing subcommittee will meet on 30 April. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Pub loses licence for lock-in and fire breaches De Fusion
BBC News
23-04-2025
- BBC News
Licence review for Woverhampton venue serving after hours
A Wolverhampton club is to have its licence reviewed after being caught selling alcohol after hours.A city council review of CCTV footage found De Fusion Bar and Restaurant in Exchange Street, Wolverhampton had been serving alcohol beyond its 02:30 also visited on 25 January, finding pints sold in glass rather than plastic ahead of Wolves' home game against Arsenal, and the venue had not used door staff ahead of the 15:00 GMT venue has been contacted for comment. Staff had not been trained properly, there were no incident logs and "insufficient" records on maintenance checks and fire risk assessments, the council added the venue did not have security and safety notices about drugs or weapons and was unable to provide requested CCTV footage within 24 hours as per the requirements of the the inspection, the council contacted licence holder Ikenna Orajaka who requested a follow-up visit saying the requirements for the list of breaches found during the inspection were "mostly in place" and could be resolved by his to City of Wolverhampton Council documents, the subsequent visit again found several breaches that had not been rectified, and CCTV footage viewed by officers found the bar was serving after the 02:30 Midlands Police said it supported the review saying the results of the inspection had shown a "clear disregard" for the licence. The force said it was also investigating two separate incidents at De Fusion which added "further concern of the management of the premises."The council's licensing subcommittee will meet on 30 April. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
