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    Aug 2023

    Last Updated: 17/08/2023
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    Police reveal reason behind Harrogate pub closure

    by John Plummer

    | 17 Aug, 2023
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    North Yorkshire Police has revealed why a Harrogate pub was forced to close.

    The Stone Beck at Jennyfields stopped serving customers on August 4.

    A police spokesperson said:

    "The pub has closed because it does not currently have a designated premises supervisor appointed, which is a legal pre-requisite for alcohol to be sold lawfully at a licensed premises.
    "Without a designated premises supervisor, a pub cannot legally sell alcohol."


    A designated premises supervisor has day-to-day responsibility for running business that sell or supply alcohol.

    Last week landlord Phill Kirby told the Stray Ferret the pub had closed due to a “licensing issue” and would open in "due course".

    North Yorkshire Council, the licensing authority, said it had "no current actions on this premises".




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