Spare an hour for Guide Dog charity

The charity Guide Dogs are asking the people of Scarborough to donate an hour of their time.

On 6 and 7 October, Guide Dogs will be in Brunswick Shopping Centre to raise vital funds for the charity which will help make a difference to people in the UK living with sight loss. The charity relies on public donations. A recently opened pub in Scarborough has been refused a Premises Licence by Scarborough Borough Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee.

The Dog House, on North Marine Road, has been operating without a Premises Licence since it first opened in August. The pub had used two Temporary Event Notices (TENS) to lawfully operate for some of the time since opening, but, says the council, crucially had continued to sell alcohol outside the dates permitted by the TENS. These activities were cited by the sub-committee as evidence that the pub’s Designated Premises Supervisor did not demonstrate that they had the appropriate experience to manage the premises in such a way as to promote all four of the required licensing objectives and this was one of the reasons the Premises Licence was refused.

Another reason for refusal included concerns about the lateness of the hours requested for each licensable activity – 02:30 – for a pub located in the town’s Cumulative Impact Zone and an area with a high proportion of homes.