Thank goodness bars to shut at 10pm
I AM overjoyed to see that bars and pubs will now be closing at 10pm.
We live in the main street of Helston, Cornwall, and have a nightclub opposite our premises. I want to make it clear that we lived here before a nightclub was formed, mainly because we are blamed for living here, should we ever complain of excessive noise and anti-social behaviour of the patrons of this club.
Since the Covid restrictions were eased and bars and pubs allowed to open, the club opposite us used its bar licence to open, playing very audible dance music with disco lights flashing. Also very visible security/door personnel (why?).
Our understanding is that disco premises/clubs are not allowed to open. However, any complaints we made to Cornwall Council were ignored and not even acknowledged.
The police inform us that they only respond to fights or perhaps vandalism. So no authority takes any responsibility.
Drunken patrons leaving the premises somewhere between 3.30am and 4am behave recklessly, clustering outside in groups of
20 or more, no masks, no social distancing. Not to mention using the alley beside our premises as a toilet.
They get into taxis without masks, fights break out, there’s vandalism and very loud communications – friendly or otherwise.
For us, lockdown was bliss. For the first time in decades we got a good night’s sleep every night. There was no anxiety that our windows could be broken. No being startled awake by shrieks or crashing noises.
In my opinion, going back to pre-Blair years, before the madness of 24-hour drinking licences, would be a step in the right direction for reducing anti-social behaviour. Then Covid-19 could begin a new, more rational, way of life.
Europe and have a joint effort for the generations to come in this country.