The pub has faced allegations of drug dealing and anti-social behaviour
The Joker pub in Bramley has been closed since September, and bosses told a licensing meeting atResident Mr Greaves told the meeting that the noise from the pub had been “horrendous”, and alleged that drug dealing and anti social behaviour had taken place at the premises in the last two to three years.“It’s just got so bad now, you can’t look out my window without seeing somebody drug dealing on the car park,” added Mr Greaves.
Mrs Greaves told the meeting: “I have become anxious. It is affecting my mental health. In principle, I have no objection to that pub – we went for years and years, we never had a problem with it. The last two years have been unbearable. Children are left to roam about unsupervised – your heart’s in your mouth because there’s toddlers with their little bikes going in the road.“We’ve had quad bikes, and then of course the drug dealing.
He told the meeting that the pub’s previous tenant who operated the premises had left, and the operating company decided to not reopen The Joker until issues were resolved. Mr Taylor said a noise limiting device would be installed to regulate volume inside the pub, as well as CCTV, age verification, drug awareness training, and bollards and lighting in the car park.
“His plan is to re establish The Joker as as part of the community,” he said. “He wants to put food back into the pub. The experts in issues of licensing, of noise nuisance, have not lodged representations to this. There are concerns, they need addressing and we want to do what we can. We are confident that with the changes that we arranged already with police and with licensing and a reduction in hours, we can work together to ensure that here are no problems moving forward.
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