Folkestone Herald 14-6-1969
Local News
Police on Wednesday objected to the transfer of the
licence of the Earl Grey Inn, High Street, Folkestone.
Mr. R. Webb, who appeared for the police, told Folkestone
Licensing Justices that the police objected because the applicant, Mr. Alfred
Adams, was not a fit and proper person to hold a licence and.
because the premises were not conducted in an orderly fashion.
Mr. John Medlicott,
representing Mr. Adams, described the objections as “rather sweeping”. He said that as notice of the objections had been given
orally only 48 hours previously an adjournment would be necessary for him to take further
instructions.
The justices adjourned the application until June 26, and extended the
existing protection order.
Folkestone Herald 28-6-1969
Local News
Police objections to the licensee of the Earl Grey public
house in High Street, Folkestone, were overruled by Magistrates on Thursday at a special sitting of the licensing
sessions.
The hearing was cut short before representations
were made on behalf of the landlord, Mr. Alfred Adams, and after three police
inspectors agreed that on later visits the premises were run in a proper
manner.
The police case was put by Mr. R.A. Webb, who said that in recent months
the public house had been the centre of serious disturbances. At an earlier hearing police objected to the transfer of the full
licence because, it was alleged, Mr. Adams was not a fit and proper person to
hold a licence and because the premises were not conducted in an orderly
fashion.
On Thursday the
Magistrates listened to evidence from four inspectors and a detective
constable, and then interrupted the case. After a five minute adjournment, the
Chairman, Mr. P.J. Baden-Fuller said the
premises appeared to have been conducted in a proper manner since June 11.
The Magistrates agreed to extend the protection order
until August, when, if no adverse reports were received, the full licence would be transferred.
In their evidence the
police inspectors referred to visits to the Earl Grey in April and May, when
“abusive remarks” were made. One of the remarks was
“Don't drink with those scum”. On other occasions the words “fuzz, fascist
police and police pigs” were used. Obscene and
disgusting language had been used, and on one occasion police were told: “When
we take over this country you will be shot like mad dogs”.
But cross-examination
by Mr. John Medlicott made it clear that during later visits there was no cause
for complaint about the “undesirable persons” police alleged used the Earl
Grey.
Folkestone Herald 16-8-1969
Local News
The Earl Grey public house in the High Street,
Folkestone, was granted its full licence on Wednesday.
At Folkestone licensing sessions, the licensee, Mr.
Alfred Adams, heard that there had been no further objections to the granting
of the transfer of the licence, since he was given a protection order for the
premises in June. At the earlier hearing the interim order was made with a provision to
transfer the full licence if no further objections were made before this week’s
sessions.
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