Residents Protest over Sorting Room' Licence Bid

1.28.20pm GMT Thu 15th Jan 2004

Central Twickenham residents objected vehemently to the proposal from the Sorting Room to extend its late night opening at the weekend.

MP Vincent Cable has supported residents: "This extension would seriously aggravate the already worrying problems of late night drunkenness and antisocial behaviour in Twickenham."

"The Sorting Room is a massive pub taking 400 to 500 customers. Many are very young drinkers who come from outside the area and engage in 'binge drinking' fuelled by cut-price drink offers. The police do not have the capacity to deal with the problem and the new Community Support Officers cannot patrol when they are most needed: at closing time. The licensing committee should say 'no'".