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From the Dover Express, 17 March 2007. By Jonathan Holden.
After pub lock-in.
THE landlord of a Shepherdswell pub has been given a police warning
after up to 30 people were found boozing after hours.
Nicholas Ervine,
of the Brickmakers Arms in Cox Hill, was present when police and
licensing officers visited his pub at 12.15am on Saturday morning.
Between 20 and 30 people were found inside the pub and loud music could
be heard from outside.
It followed a string of complaints to Shepherdswell's rural warden from residents unhappy about noise and
other disturbance during the early hours.
Some drinkers grew agitated
when police asked them to leave and Mr Ervine was also warned about
allowing drunkenness on the premises.
Using the example of one
patron, PC Hayden Kemp told him he was concerned about what would happen
when the drinkers headed out into the night.
He said: "If he walks out
into the street and somebody tells him and his mates to be quiet he's
going to cause trouble because of the state he's in."
Some drinkers
claimed the lock-in was a private birthday party while others said it
was part of a golf tournament.
Mr Ervine was told no further action
would be taken on this occasion, but it would be taken into
consideration when his licence came up for renewal.
However, PC Kemp
told him it was unlikely to affect future applications - provided there
were no more breaches.
The visit by police and district council
licensing and environmental health staff was part of an antisocial behaviour crackdown called Operation Detour.
The officers visited
pubs and clubs as well as carrying out vehicle checks in Dover and Deal.
The landlord of the "Roman Quay" in Stembrook, Dover, will also get a
warning after police found under-age drinkers in the pub.
Visits to the
"Eight Bells", in Cannon Street, the
"Louis Armstrong", in Maison Dieu Road,
and the "Prince of Orange", in New Street, found no problems.
The "Studio
One" nightclub in Adrian Street also met police approval for its improved
security regime.
Soon after 10pm on Saturday, door staff apprehended a
woman suspected of carrying ecstasy and she was handed over to police.
The operation also saw warnings and fixed penalties given to motorists
for speeding, driving without seatbelts and, in one case, playing loud
music during the early hours.
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said:
"During the final week of his life he helped build two classrooms at
Nanyuki Children's Home and these have since been dedicated in his
memory. "We have now sent in excess of £4,000 to help provide food and
education for the children."
