![]() The Cheshire East officer detailed at least nine occasions where she was aware of breaches of the legislation. Ms Turner said when the manager and Mr Anik were questioned about the video, they said it had been pre-recorded and edited as a promotional video for the premises. In the meantime a video had been posted on Facebook ‘which clearly shows people smoking shisha pipes and cigarettes in the rear of the premises with the roof closed’.Īn extract of this video was shown to councillors at the licensing meeting. She said when she last visited the premises in November the doors had still not been installed. “In order to try and find a compromise with the premises to allow smoking shisha on the premises, the owner suggested that he would instal bifold doors along the rear wall and when all the doors in this area were open, the roof would not have to be retracted,” said Ms Turner. ![]() She said two letters were sent from the council between October 2021 and March 2022 detailing the requirements to comply with the law. “This was the first time that the premises owner, Mr Anik Senior, and the manager were informed of the requirements to comply with Section Eight Health Act 2006 namely, in this case, to keep both sides of the roof fully open when anyone’s smoking, including the shisha pipe.” “The premises have been visited on numerous occasions, starting with the initial visit at September 29, 2021,” Ms Turner told the committee. ![]() She said although the roof to the rear yard area of the premises is retractable, once it is closed there can be no smoking of any products there by law. READ MORE: Devoted couple who were 'never apart' die within a day of each otherīriona Turner, of the council’s commercial services team, told a meeting of Cheshire East’s licensing sub-committee the breaches had occurred at the back of the property. The restaurant, which is at the front of the Mill Street premises, can still trade as an eatery but it won’t be allowed to sell alcohol.Ĭheshire East’s commercial services team called for the premises licence to be revoked because of repeated breaches of the Health Act, where the pipes were smoked. The Swish Lounge at Crewe has had its premises licence revoked because it repeatedly allowed customers to smoke shisha pipes in an enclosed rear area.
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