A historic Herefordshire village pub has been given permission to stay open till 1am at weekends when it reopens next month. But concerns from neighbours of the 15th-century Crown Inn in Lea near Ross-on-Wye over possible late-night noise and bad behaviour led to its owners’ licensing application being passed to councillors to decide on. Resident Steve Banner told the county licensing subcommittee that while recent work on the pub and its environs “will go a very long way towards rejuvenating the centre of the village”, the late licence “has considerable potential to cause disturbance to local residents”.
RELATED NEWS : Having spoken with the pub’s owners Rose and Mark Savidge, he was “still not satisfied as to why on earth it is necessary to open this rural village pub until 1pm”. But their son Ben Savidge said the couple intended to create “a beautiful, family-friendly pub, with the community at its heart”. “The pub will not be playing live music except on occasion, and will maintain a classic country pub feel,” he said.
What are your thoughts? You can send a letter to the editor to have your say by clicking here . Letters should not exceed 250 words and local issues take precedence. Following discussions with officials, its doors and windows will be closed at 11pm, speakers will be angled away from houses, and outdoor speakers will be switched off at 10pm, he explained, while a gated-off outdoor area will be closed at 9pm.
“We will also stop servi.
