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Kingswood bar shut over assaults record
Forty-five per cent of all violent crime in Kingswood is related to Bar Celona, according to a licencing hearing which has led to the bar and nightclub being shut down.
South Gloucestershire Council revoked the Regent Street venue’s licence, citing “unacceptable demand on police resources”, after hearing a record of 26 assaults from 2012-2015 – all between the hours of 10pm-4am.
Clive Summerill, South Gloucestershire police inspector, said: “Together [with the council] we uncovered underage drinking, shoddy training and recording practices, and amateur door staff.”
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The council said the bar was warned in 2015, and an action plan was also drawn up to help prevent any future problems occurring, but this only resulted in a temporary improvement.
The main complaints included poor management and record keeping, broken CCTV, admitting drunk customers, admitting banned customers, letting underage drinkers in and a number of serious assaults which the staff did not act upon.
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