Paul Henderson repeatedly opened the Porky Pint in protest against coronavirus restrictions.
A pub stripped of its licence for opening during a coronavirus lockdown has lost a two-year legal battle.
Mr Henderson, who has been ordered to pay almost £11,000 costs, has been approached for comment by theIn the court's judgment, Mr Justice Fordham, sitting at the High Court in Leeds, said complaints had been made to the council about a lack of Covid-19 control measures at the pub when Stockton was in tier two restrictions, with indoor meetings of two or more people banned except for wedding receptions of up to 15 people.
A licensing officer walked in and was asked if he wanted a drink, and people were seen drinking, hot food being served and a TV showing sport. Mr Henderson told officers he did not believe in coronavirus, the court heard. He advertised the reopening of the pub on Twitter, despite a prohibition notice, in January 2021.
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