Pub ditches application to sell booze at event until 4am after cops raise concerns about '40-man' brawl - and FIRE EATER
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA pub has ditched an application to sell booze at an event until 4am after police raised concerns about a '40-man' brawl outside - and a FIRE EATER performing on the pavement.
Officers were scrambled to a ‘large-scale fight’ outside the Leigh Arms in the early hours of April 2. An affray investigation is ongoing, GMP said.
On March 19, a 'known offender' was seen carrying a metal bar outside the premises in an 'aggressive manner'. READ MORE: Greater Manchester Police 'seeking to bring suspects in from Pakistan' over child sexual exploitation He was later arrested, before going on to assault an officer, a police report read.
Bosses at the King Street venue wanted to extend their 2am cut-off for the sale of alcohol to 4am for a weekend event on April 22 and April 23.
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