Huntingdon Pubwatch Banned List Now At Five

A fifth person has been added to the banned list as part of the Pubwatch scheme now being adopted in the Huntingdon. The scheme is an attempt the reduce the high level of problems we have in our Pubs. The scheme has proved successful in other town locally and it is hoped that this can be repeated in Huntingdon.

Huntingdon currently has the highest levels of alcohol-related violence in the district with recent report suggesting the levels are twice that of any other town.

The local pubs which are part of the the scheme are:

Level 2 nightclub, Cromwells Bar, The Market Inn, The George Hotel, Samuel Pepys, The Three Tuns, The Barley Mow, The Sun Inn, The Victoria Inn, The Lord Protector and The Golden Knight. The Golden Knight is the subject of a licensing review at the moment so their particaption in the scheme may change.

Following an assault on a member of staff, a fifth person has been added to the banned list. They join four others on the list of troublemakers. Of the other four two have lifetime bans, one a 12 month ban and the other a six month ban. The details of the people on these bans are not made public however police provide pictures which are circulated to the members of the scheme.

The person joins four others on a blacklist of troublemakers no longer allowed in 11 pubs and clubs in the town.

Two people were given lifetime bans, one a 12 month and another a six month ban following the launch of Huntingdon Pubwatch last month.

The latest six-month ban was agreed by Pubwatch members at a meeting held last Wednesday (November 2).

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