Case against Pontefract pub The Red Lion - visited by 'Mickey Mouse', according to test and trace - delayed until new year

Proceedings against a pub, whose "incomplete" test and trace records suggested 'Mickey Mouse' had visited, have been postponed.
By David Spereall
Published 11th Dec 2020, 07:00 BST
The name of the Disney cartoon character was allegedly supplied by a customer to the pub's test and trace records in July.The name of the Disney cartoon character was allegedly supplied by a customer to the pub's test and trace records in July.
The name of the Disney cartoon character was allegedly supplied by a customer to the pub's test and trace records in July.

The Red Lion in Pontefract could lose its alcohol licence at the request of the police after several "serious incidents".

Papers released last month showed officers' claims that Covid guidelines were being broken at the pub on several occasions in July and said that the authorities were not informed about fights that had previously taken place at the premises.

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Police also said test and trace information seen on July 10 showed one cheeky punter had given their name as Mickey Mouse.

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The pub, located on Market Place in Pontefract.The pub, located on Market Place in Pontefract.
The pub, located on Market Place in Pontefract.

A licensing hearing to determine what action, if any, is to be taken against pub was due to be held next Tuesday.

However, the hearing has been delayed at the request of West Yorkshire Police and will now take place on January 25 next week.

In a statement last month in response to the police's claims, the Red Lion's owners, the EI group, said it would "Continue to work with the police and local licensing authority to reach a mutually agreeable outcome".

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