Pelsall drug pub keeps licence
Pelsall drug pub keeps licence
The YamYam 27 Jan 10
A police request to revoke the licence of a notorious Pelsall pub has been rejected by Walsall Council. The Queens pub in Norton Road was raided last November by over 40 police officers and a significant amount of drugs including heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis were discovered on the premises.
The pub was temporarily closed but re-opened just before Christmas with a replacement management team. Karen Hughes of Marston’s PLC told the licensing sub-committee that the previous licensee had left the pub and that a replacement was being sought.
“I am not suggesting a pub should be kept open at all costs but a well managed pub can satisfy licensing objectives,” she said.
“It is better than having boarded up premises which do not contribute to the amenity of the area.”
The committee decided that the pub should be allowed to stay open but that its opening hours should be reduced. Instead of closing at 1am on Friday and Saturday, the Queens will now close at midnight. The beer garden will also shut at 10pm and staff are to be given drug awareness training. Local councillor Garry Perry said: “I respect the views of the licensing panel. However, I think that the pub under the current regime and future regime needs to be carefully monitored.”
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