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Snooker club hours to be decided today
7:27am Wednesday 14th May 2008
Comments (32)THE opening hours of a snooker club that serves alcohol later than any other venue in Wycombe will be decided at a Wycombe District Council licensing meeting today.
Nearby flat owners at the Bankside development hope the operating times of the Hurricane Room in Corporation Street will be cut.
They say that drunken revellers are making their lives a misery and causing them to lose sleep.
Residents spokesman Mike Kirkwood, 42, said: "There have been fights, arguments, people shouting and swearing, illegal parking, loud music from cars, car doors slamming, urinating, spitting and littering."
The panel, due to meet at 10.30am at the council's Queen Victoria Road offices, has powers which include changing the opening hours, removing a licensed activity and revoking the licence.
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slacker, Flackwell says...
8:25am Wed 14 May 08
The customers will learn soon enough. Behave themselves or lose the facility.
Tharus Bond, Wycombe says...
8:30am Wed 14 May 08
All the drunks are probably from somewhere else and if they are outside the POOL CLUB then it has nothing to do with them as they aren't on the premises, And is just Anti-social behaviour!
Just someone trying to stop people having a good time.
Some of you are probably like those idiots at gerrards cross and live near heathrow. piece of advice don't sit there and listen.
Also BFP could you at least go into this without making the pool club like it is an eyesore? You are supposed to report the news you are exceedingly biased I haven't seen you talking to the Employees of the Hurricane Room to get their side of the Story, so who ever wrote this articles along with the residents who haven't looked before buying go take a long walk of a short pier!
mr_wright, Wyc says...
8:56am Wed 14 May 08
influxuk, terriers says...
9:23am Wed 14 May 08
not surprisig seeing as they have kids for reporters.
if the hours get shortened at fast eddies its an absolute disgrace.... the same with live music at the antelope - put up or shut up - im sick of pople moaning about everything -
davejones, Beaconsfield says...
9:26am Wed 14 May 08
" I wasn't aware there was any issue with heathrow being near Gerrards Cross, have they moved it?
On the subject though i think the residents should have to provide some proof that the anti-social behaviour is being caused by the pool club then the club should be given time to rectify any problems.
Gail Robinson, says...
9:39am Wed 14 May 08
What snobbery to actually admit to live there!!
I, personally, find the slums in Liverpool more appealing (to look at).
Kadoogan, Wycombe says...
9:44am Wed 14 May 08
Gail Robinson, says...
9:51am Wed 14 May 08
What a rough road to live on!!!!
In fact, I can't ever imagine that I would ever think that anyone would ever live on that road!!!!
It used to be the 'ritz' bingo club, the old social services offices ----- NEVER a site for houses!!!! NEVER
Marmite, HW says...
11:16am Wed 14 May 08
Elmo, High Wycombe says...
11:22am Wed 14 May 08
The amount of big name bands that used to come out from London to play there would amaze most people, but all this musical heritage was wiped away by one nimby, johny-come-lately complainer.
Natasha, High Wycombe says...
11:24am Wed 14 May 08
most of the noise comes from the pizza deliverly place the cars going up & down with their loud silly music and all their friends hanging around outside the place!
They have bouncers at the Hurricane room so if their was any trouble surely it wouldnt go on for long! and also there is a new bar that will be opening soon next door so these people better move out if they want quiet! ITS THE TOWN CENTRE!!! NOISE WILL BE MADE!!!
Steve, Totteridge Hill says...
11:51am Wed 14 May 08
Yervie, CSP says...
11:53am Wed 14 May 08
ronnie, says...
11:55am Wed 14 May 08
There have been fights, arguments, people shouting and swearing, illegal parking, loud music from cars, car doors slamming, urinating, spitting and littering- I agree you wil get noise if you live in a town and they should expect some but urinating and spitting is scum behaviour wherever it happens and cannot be condoned by anyone.
local, bucks says...
12:39pm Wed 14 May 08
Steve wrote:WORK? I think that is "a four lettered" word to most of them, if you get my drift ;)
Perhaps the licence should end at a sensible time just so those that use the club can go to work the next day?
Tharus Bond, Wycombe says...
1:48pm Wed 14 May 08
davejones wrote:The residents at gerrards cross were afraid that extra flights that they thought were gonna come from heathrow would be flying overhead making a lot of noise disturbing the peace. But planes flying overhead at high altitude can be rarely heard from the ground
Tharus - Totally agree with you that this is a petty complaint because they've bought propety in an area without doing their research, but i'm a bit confused by "Some of you are probably like those idiots at gerrards cross and live near heathrow. piece of advice don't sit there and listen. " I wasn't aware there was any issue with heathrow being near Gerrards Cross, have they moved it? On the subject though i think the residents should have to provide some proof that the anti-social behaviour is being caused by the pool club then the club should be given time to rectify any problems.
davejones, Beaconsfield says...
3:47pm Wed 14 May 08
Steve, Totteridge Hill says...
3:56pm Wed 14 May 08
local wrote:Ouch! Gets me how that four lettered word got through the censor...
Steve wrote: Perhaps the licence should end at a sensible time just so those that use the club can go to work the next day?WORK? I think that is "a four lettered" word to most of them, if you get my drift ;)
hawzy14, high wycombe says...
4:15pm Wed 14 May 08
hawzy14, high wycombe says...
4:18pm Wed 14 May 08
ronnie, says...
5:04pm Wed 14 May 08
I think if you were to look for long enough the arguments and shouting outside is coming from the trouble makers the bouncers dont let in! The club has been open til that time for ages and there is hardly ever any trouble in there. Yes i do agree with the **** and spitting outside but im sure if you were to walk around any town at night instead of sitting and wathching out your window then you will find this is a problem! yes there are some idiots that do that but late night pool clubs have been around for a long time and to close the only 1 in high wycombe because of drunken twats would be a disgrace!hmm, what a lucid response. And I guess the REAL question here is if the club wasn't there, would these scum still be there? If so, then its nothing to do with the club, if not, then it is. And it really does not matter how long the club has been there - the important thing is that something is done about the 'drunken twats' - maybe the threat of closure will force the club to do something a bit more meaningful other than washing their hands of it...
SBJones, Wycombe says...
7:22pm Wed 14 May 08
davejones, Beaconsfield says...
8:08pm Wed 14 May 08
ronnie wrote:Surely on that basis they should also shut all pubs, clubs, fast food restaurants, kebab vans, bus stations, train stations and any other place where these "scum" congregate...
I think if you were to look for long enough the arguments and shouting outside is coming from the trouble makers the bouncers dont let in! The club has been open til that time for ages and there is hardly ever any trouble in there. Yes i do agree with the **** and spitting outside but im sure if you were to walk around any town at night instead of sitting and wathching out your window then you will find this is a problem! yes there are some idiots that do that but late night pool clubs have been around for a long time and to close the only 1 in high wycombe because of drunken twats would be a disgrace!hmm, what a lucid response. And I guess the REAL question here is if the club wasn't there, would these scum still be there? If so, then its nothing to do with the club, if not, then it is. And it really does not matter how long the club has been there - the important thing is that something is done about the 'drunken twats' - maybe the threat of closure will force the club to do something a bit more meaningful other than washing their hands of it...
Steve, Totteridge Hill says...
9:27am Thu 15 May 08
davejones wrote:Yes! they should...at a sensible time of night. Half the poor darlings can't get up the next day!
ronnie wrote:Surely on that basis they should also shut all pubs, clubs, fast food restaurants, kebab vans, bus stations, train stations and any other place where these "scum" congregate...I think if you were to look for long enough the arguments and shouting outside is coming from the trouble makers the bouncers dont let in! The club has been open til that time for ages and there is hardly ever any trouble in there. Yes i do agree with the **** and spitting outside but im sure if you were to walk around any town at night instead of sitting and wathching out your window then you will find this is a problem! yes there are some idiots that do that but late night pool clubs have been around for a long time and to close the only 1 in high wycombe because of drunken twats would be a disgrace!hmm, what a lucid response. And I guess the REAL question here is if the club wasn't there, would these scum still be there? If so, then its nothing to do with the club, if not, then it is. And it really does not matter how long the club has been there - the important thing is that something is done about the 'drunken twats' - maybe the threat of closure will force the club to do something a bit more meaningful other than washing their hands of it...
hawzy14, high wycombe says...
10:03am Thu 15 May 08
most of the pool club customers are there just to play pool and have a late night drink, i think if they are also made aware they will make sure they are quiet as they leave as we dont want it to close. does anyone know the outcome of the meeting yet?
Elmo, High Wycombe says...
3:02pm Thu 15 May 08
Elmo, High Wycombe says...
3:02pm Thu 15 May 08
Tharus Bond, Wycombe says...
8:13am Fri 16 May 08
Elmo, High Wycombe says...
9:14am Fri 16 May 08
Steve, Totteridge Hill says...
9:20am Fri 16 May 08
averagenobody, Buckinghamshire says...
9:50pm Fri 16 May 08
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here-we-go-again, wycombe says...
7:34am Wed 14 May 08