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    its meeee wrote:
    toomush2drink wrote:
    dean2oo9 wrote:
    Hopefully new landlords get into the pub and turn it into a nice place. The last Landlord was more into annoying his neighbours than running a good pub and thats why it closed down. It didnt close down because of one crazy lady. Look at the court statements http://cds.bromley.g



    ov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=1



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    Thanks for that link it made for hysterical reading.

    A quote direct from it "The Sub-Committee also took the unusual step of viewing, at Mr Bessim’s request CCTV footage which he alleged would show inappropriate remarks made by Sergeant Stuart Baker of the Safer Neighbourhood Team, responding to a call to police. The Sub-Committee were not able to hear the nature of the words uttered by the police officer because it was overshadowed by the music being played at the time. The Sub-Committee also noted that the incident took place before the official opening time, when it was not open to the public and that the doors were wide open and music could be clearly heard from inside the premises. The CCTV footage also showed Mr Bessim’s car parked some distance away from the curb, causing obstruction to oncoming traffic."

    So not only did he ask the council to look at his cttv footage but it also showed him playing loud music before his legal opening time !!

    You couldnt make it up could you ?
    is that not the whole point? y should a pub loose its alcohol licence when music is too loud before its legal licencing hours? how many people have there music on and windows open whilst doin there cleaning? also is there any mention his car was illagely parked? dont always believe what u read!
    That's the whole point 'its meeee', I think it comes under respecting ones neighbours.
    Even more so when running a public house in a residential area.

    Ron"
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Bromley magistrates call time on The Beech Tree, St Mary Cray after anti-social behaviour complaints

The Beech Tree pub has closed after Bromley magistrates agreed with council decision The Beech Tree pub has closed after Bromley magistrates agreed with council decision

A BOOZER has closed after complaints about loud music and intimidating and anti-social behaviour led its alcohol licence to be taken away.

Bessim Bessim had decided to challenge Bromley Council’s decision to revoke his licence for The Beech Tree at Bromley Magistrates’ Court.

But after three days of evidence about the pub, in Wellington Road, St Mary Cray, the magistrates agreed with the council’s licensing sub-committee.

Licensing sub-committee chairman Councillor Nicholas Bennett said: "Bromley Council will always take firm action to deal with breaches of the licensing laws.

“In this instance the landlord had repeatedly refused to take advice from the council, the pub landlords and the police about the noise coming from his pub and the general nuisance he was causing.

“We are delighted that the magistrates have found that the decision to remove his licence was lawful and reasonable given his behaviour.

“We look forward to the landlords reopening the pub with a new licensee once the present tenant has left."

During the pub licence review last December the committee heard the council’s public health nuisance team had received a series of complaints about loud music and antisocial behaviour by drinkers in the pub and the landlord.

These complaints dated back to March last year.

The pub had been issued with a noise abatement notice last year and had speakers, amplifiers and its television seized last August after it breached the notice.

More equipment was seized by council officers on May 25 after more complaints of noise.

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