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Aug 2020
Last Updated: 17/08/2020
Coach and Horses appeals council decision to revoke licence
It comes after 429 people signed a petition that called for the council to give Samantha Nelson a licence to run the pub.
The Coach and Horses has been quiet for a few months.
The Coach and Horses in Harrogate has lodged an appeal against the council's decision to revoke its licence.
Solicitors acting on behalf of the landlord John Nelson sent the appeal to magistrates last week. There is no set date or location for the hearing so far.
It comes after 429 people signed a petition that called for the council to give his daughter, Samantha Nelson, a licence to run the pub.
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Jonny Hick, who calls himself the pub's "number one customer", urged people to support her "responsible and professional stewardship".
Harrogate Borough Council removed the pub's licence in July after it showed a "blantant disregard" for social distancing rules.
John Nelson was allegedly "aggressive and abusive" towards council officials and the police when they served him a prohibition notice on May 31.
At the licensing sub-committee where the council revoked the licence, Mr Nelson’s lawyer Paddy Whur said his client “accepted he made a chronic error of judgement”.
Mr Whur suggested that the pub’s licence be suspended until Mr Nelson steps down – a suggestion that councillors rejected.
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