A pub which opened into the

Tristan Mills — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:19:03 +0000

A pub which opened into the early hours was out of keeping with the character of a small village, they added.

Not until Lloyd George it wasn't... (hence songs like Lloyd George's Beer).

I suspect such people have an idealistic view of small village life...

Inn keeping?

Jock — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:35:41 +0000

We none of us like being kept awake at night - I know, my students regularly make my site sound like Wembley Stadium emptying at 3am but I wonder where these people objecting to their village pub getting a late license have been living all their lives. Certainly not in any village I know, where long before the new licensing laws such pubs would probably have had "lock-ins" at least as late as the 1am this guy is now asking for:

Residents said they were worried extended opening hours would lead to parking congestion and noise problems.

A pub which opened into the early hours was out of keeping with the character of a small village, they added.

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A pub which opened into the

Inn keeping?