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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