Licence review for venue serving after hours

A Wolverhampton club is to have its licence reviewed after being caught selling alcohol after hours.

A city council review of CCTV footage found De Fusion Bar and Restaurant in Exchange Street, Wolverhampton had been serving alcohol beyond its 02:30 cut-off.

Officers also visited on 25 January, finding pints sold in glass rather than plastic ahead of Wolves' home game against Arsenal, and the venue had not used door staff ahead of the 15:00 GMT kick-off.

The venue has been contacted for comment.

Staff had not been trained properly, there were no incident logs and "insufficient" records on maintenance checks and fire risk assessments, the council said.

It added the venue did not have security and safety notices about drugs or weapons and was unable to provide requested CCTV footage within 24 hours as per the requirements of the licence.

Following the inspection, the council contacted licence holder Ikenna Orajaka who requested a follow-up visit saying the requirements for the list of breaches found during the inspection were "mostly in place" and could be resolved by his attendance.

According to City of Wolverhampton Council documents, the subsequent visit again found several breaches that had not been rectified, and CCTV footage viewed by officers found the bar was serving after the 02:30 cut-off.

West Midlands Police said it supported the review saying the results of the inspection had shown a "clear disregard" for the licence.

The force said it was also investigating two separate incidents at De Fusion which added "further concern of the management of the premises."

The council's licensing subcommittee will meet on 30 April.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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