Millions of people might have to work longer over concerns the state pension age could rise in less than 20 years.
22.04.2023 - 07:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
They've just been told their home from home is not safe. But regulars at the Queens Hotel, Monsall just don't understand why.
If a baby's head needs wetting, if there's a whip-round to be done, a wedding to be celebrated, a wake to be had - this is where they come.
But not anymore. The landlords of the Sedgeford Road pub have lost their alcohol and entertainment licence after police said they ‘could not guarantee the safety of the staff and customers of the pub’.
The April 6 decision followed a temporary suspension - triggered by an incident outside another north Manchester pub involving ‘a machete and a gun' on March 12 - which Greater Manchester Police believe was connected to organised crime groups.
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Locals feel like they are paying the price and being 'labelled' for problems in the area which have nothing to do with them.
“I was flabbergasted when I found out (about the licensing decision),” Rick Whitby said. “I’ve been coming in here for 53 years, since I was 10.
“Most evenings we come in here. I feel relaxed when I come, it’s nice getting company and seeing your friends.
“Nothing really bad happens in the actual pub, it happens on the estate itself outside.”
“I’ve been DJing here for 22 years,” Trevor Jones said, sitting next to his friends Rick, John Flynn and Kenneth Dunbar. “There is a lot of ill feeling between the residents and the council and police here.
“It is us against them again. There are a lot of single people here and if you give this place away there is nowhere for them to meet up.”
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Millions of people might have to work longer over concerns the state pension age could rise in less than 20 years.
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