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HUDDERSFIELD’S most notorious nightspot, Kewz Bar, has closed – just months after its owners fought off attempts by the police to shut it down.

In March Hugh Pryce and Thamar Monet faced losing their livelihoods as West Yorkshire Police demanded Kirklees Council strip them of their licence.

Police decided to act after a series of incidents. These included a gun allegedly being fired into the ceiling of the bar and a man being stabbed.

Ms Monet appeared before a licensing panel and won the battle for the venue to stay open.

However, yesterday, at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court, during the case of two men accused of robbery, it emerged that Kewz Bar had closed.

The alleged robbery happened on June 25 when a man was robbed of his gold chain and £150 cash. The two men charged over the offence were bailed with conditions including a ban on going to the Queen Street nightspot.

But their solicitor, Mike SissonPell, said: “There’s no point having that as a bail condition as Kewz has shut down.”

Later, when contacted by the Examiner, a tight-lipped Ms Monet said: “No comment, darling. Goodbye.”

It is not clear why the bar has shut down as Ms Monet had fought hard to save the licence.

She told the panel at Huddersfield Town Hall she and her husband had run the bar for more than 10 years and done their best to work with police at all times.

And she was furious when West