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BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Haringey pub's licence may go due to crime and violence reports
A north London pub could lose its premises licence over repeated reports of underage drinking and fights between were 40 callouts to North Eight pub in Hornsey between May 2024 and June 2025, of which 28 involved violence, and a further 16 in Metropolitan Police and Haringey Council said the number of incidents were "shocking".A licensing consultant for the pub had previously said some calls ended with a "no crime" result and claimed they had been made maliciously due to prejudice against the pub's customers, many of whom are from the traveller community. The council held a meeting of its sub-licencing committee on 5 August to review the pub's licence, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Committee member Adam Small said the pub had "repeatedly and egregiously" failed to uphold "the most basic requirements set out in the Licensing Act".He added: "We are facing a sustained pattern of serious failings that have caused repeated and serious distress and fear to Hornsey residents."The Metropolitan Police called the pub a "hotspot for violence and public order", stating that the landlord had "failed to implement effective security measures and uphold licensing conditions".The pub was formerly named the Hornsey Arms and was taken over by James Kearns in 2021. The sub-licensing committee initially met last month to discuss revoking the pub's this was delayed after licensing consultant David Dadds, acting on behalf of the North Eight pub, disputed the Metropolitan Police's claims, and said that some of the calls made had resulted in "no crime" and were "malicious".He also claimed that "indirect discrimination" was involved as many of the pub's customers were from the traveller community, accusing residents of not wanting "a traveller pub" close by. The police said that approximately 19 of the 40 callouts involved members of the traveller community refusing to leave or fighting inside the gave examples including a woman being served "to the point of vomiting" before being arrested for drunk and disorderly behaviour, and a 16-year-old child being served until 02: police noted that almost all callouts happened between 00:00 and 03:00. The July meeting also heard from neighbouring residents, who said their daily routines had been disrupted by the venue and disturbances could be heard until 04: Waries said she had changed her public transport routes and travel times after being verbally assaulted by patrons of the pub, with one customer climbing on to her balcony and throwing an object. 'Excessive noise' At Tuesday's meeting, licensing barrister James Rankin, representing the police, said the situation had worsened in said there were 16 calls on nine separate dates between 4 and 30 July, made by residents, the alarm company, bar staff and Carey Denham from the Metropolitan Police said there had been a "substantial" amount of times when bar staff and security were concerned that a big group of people had "got out of hand".Mr Dadds asked again for the meeting to be adjourned, but this was refused, leading him to withdraw from the hearing. The council's noise and nuisance officer, Craig Bellringer, said that the premises had received an abatement notice and two fixed penalty notices due to "excessive" added that there had been four or five further noise complaints since June, and this was "one of the worst [pubs in Haringey]" for noise issues. Mr Bellringer, Mr Small and the Metropolitan Police all advised revoking the pub's licence entirely, following the evidence heard at the hearings.A decision will be published within five working days of the meeting, expected to be early next week.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
What is Wild Greg's Saloon? Military members banned from downtown Pensacola nightclub
Wild Greg's Saloon, the self-proclaimed "BIGGEST party in Pensacola," according to its social media, has found itself in hot water once again. The rowdy country nightclub has an even rowdier reputation, with multiple lawsuits filed against the establishment and a lost lawsuit against the city where owner Greg Urban alleged he was falsely arrested in 2018 after being acquitted on a charge of obstructing an investigation into an alleged assault by a bouncer. Now, NAS Pensacola has banned U.S. Navy and Marine service members from being patrons at Wild Greg's Saloon. Wild Greg's Saloon expanded in 2024 with a restaurant below the nightclub by the same name at 22 Palafox Place. Why did NAS Pensacola ban military members from Wild Greg's Saloon? NAS Pensacola Base Commander Capt. Chandra 'Mamasan' Newman designated Wild Greg's Saloon and a Gulf Beach Highway convenience store known as Pharaoh Grocery as off limits to all military service members assigned to NAS Pensacola. As of last week, the designation was going to be distributed to all Navy installations in the Southeast United States. The decision was made after a unanimous vote of the base's Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board. The board found numerous cases alleging underage drinking, cocaine and other drugs being distributed, with service members gaining access to the drugs, witnesses seeing multiple people use drugs in bathroom stalls, fake or altered IDs being accepted, and sex acts in bathrooms. Read more: NAS Pensacola bans military members from Wild Greg's Saloon over drug, sex allegations What is Wild Greg's Saloon? Wild Greg's Saloon is a country bar and nightclub featuring a mechanical bull, cornhole and line dancing in downtown Pensacola. The nightclub has been on Palafox Street since 2014, and holds a reputation for rowdiness. Since 2016, there have been at least eight lawsuits filed against the bar. Where is Wild Greg's Saloon Pensacola location? Wild Greg's Saloon has three locations, according to the nightclub's website: Austin, Texas (302 E 6th St. Austin, Texas) Lakeland, Florida (4951 U.S. Highway 98 North Lakeland, Florida) Pensacola, Florida (22 S Palafox St. Pensacola, Florida) Does Wild Greg's Saloon have a restaurant? Wild Greg's Saloon expanded in February 2024, adding a full restaurant space and menu at 22 N. Palafox St., the former location of the Cactus Cantina. The restaurant has the same name and theme as the night club, and features pool tables, televisions, a stage for live music and another mechanical bull. See menu: Wild Greg's new restaurant opens. Yes, there will be a mechanical bull. Contributing: Brittany Misencik and Benjamin Johnson, Pensacola News Journal This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Wild Greg's Saloon Pensacola rowdiness ends in NAS Pensacola ban Solve the daily Crossword
