The future of Yeovil Labour Club lies in the hands of the town’s magistrates’ court after a recent licensing hearing was cancelled.
The club (also known as Unity Hall) lies on Central Road in Yeovil town centre, a short walk from the Quedam Shopping Centre and the recently reopened William Dampier public house.
The club has been working with Avon and Somerset Constabulary and council licensing officers to clean up its act since 2022, following “high levels of anti-social behaviour and multiple incidents” which occurred on site.
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At a hearing in Shepton Mallet on March 31, Somerset Council’s licensing sub-committee south voted to revoke the club’s licence for three months from April 29 following several more recent police call-outs.
The sub-committee was due to meet in Yeovil on Thursday afternoon (May 29) to discuss the appointment of a designated premises supervisor (DPS), as part of the process to prevent the licence from being revoked.
But this meeting was cancelled at the eleventh hour after the club confirmed it would be appealing the decision with Yeovil Magistrates’ Court – meaning no further discussion can take place until this legal process had concluded.
A spokesman for Somerset Council confirmed the DPS application had been withdrawn, adding: “The effect of the withdrawal of the application, which was to specify a new DPS, is that the current DPS remains nominated on the licence.
“At a recent review hearing, it was decided that the current DPS be removed and the licence be suspended for three months, but the club has appealed to the magistrates’ court.
“Therefore, the effect of this decision has been suspended until the court re-hears the case.”
The club can continue to hold licensable events, including the supply of alcohol and the playing of live and recorded music, while the appeal is ongoing.
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