Concern over car hire firm's plans for Pride cocktail bar
But the police made their objections clear at a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel hearing yesterday (July 16).
They objected to two temporary events planned for the Pride weekend at the start of August by Strafford Car and Van Hire.
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Hide AdThe business, based under the viaduct in Preston Road, has plans for a VIP cocktail bar with jazz and a second area with dance music under one of the arches.
Combined, the two ticketed events would have a capacity for 900 visitors plus staff.
Concerns were raised about security, escape and fire plans, as well as crowds gathering around the entrance.
Sussex Police licensing officer Mark Thorogood told the panel hearing at Hove Town Hall: “If we were looking at any other weekend of the year, we would not call for a hearing.
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