Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
Mangos Closed
There is a statement on Mangos website saying that the club will be closed with effect from 8 March, 2010.
LBTH Council have passed the following information to residents:
'As you are aware the above premises [Mangos] has applied for a judicial review of the Magistrates' decision and for a stay pending consideration of their judicial review claim by the High Court.
I can advise you that the High Court has refused the application for a stay. Therefore the decision made by the Magistrates stands and Mangos nightclub has no licence to conduct any licensable activities.'
LBTH Council have passed the following information to residents:
'As you are aware the above premises [Mangos] has applied for a judicial review of the Magistrates' decision and for a stay pending consideration of their judicial review claim by the High Court.
I can advise you that the High Court has refused the application for a stay. Therefore the decision made by the Magistrates stands and Mangos nightclub has no licence to conduct any licensable activities.'
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Another step forward!
The Magistrates Court has dismissed Mango's appeal. Mango's management now have 21 days in which to lodge an appeal with the Crown Court. If this goes ahead they will, unfortunately, be entitled to continue to trade.
As far as I understand it, the Crown Court is the end of the line. If the case does go to appeal there, then it will consist of a re-hearing in front of a Judge and two Magistrates. There is no jury.
If I were in Mr Sharma's shoes I would be very wary of an appeal to the Crown Court. His case has already been drop-kicked out of the door by LBTH and Thames Magistrates Court. Whilst the Crown Court has the ability to overturn the Magistrate's decision it also has the power to make the appellant pay prosecution costs. The benefit of an appeal is the continued ability to trade but one obvious risk is that costs could rapidly spiral out of control. He will, no doubt, be seeking legal advice.
As usual, we will just have to wait and see what happens. LBTH Licensing will send out something in writing to the interested parties. In the meantime we must remain resolute and vigilant. It might not be the end of the saga today but it is definitely another step forward.
As far as I understand it, the Crown Court is the end of the line. If the case does go to appeal there, then it will consist of a re-hearing in front of a Judge and two Magistrates. There is no jury.
If I were in Mr Sharma's shoes I would be very wary of an appeal to the Crown Court. His case has already been drop-kicked out of the door by LBTH and Thames Magistrates Court. Whilst the Crown Court has the ability to overturn the Magistrate's decision it also has the power to make the appellant pay prosecution costs. The benefit of an appeal is the continued ability to trade but one obvious risk is that costs could rapidly spiral out of control. He will, no doubt, be seeking legal advice.
As usual, we will just have to wait and see what happens. LBTH Licensing will send out something in writing to the interested parties. In the meantime we must remain resolute and vigilant. It might not be the end of the saga today but it is definitely another step forward.
Monday, 18 January 2010
Yet again...
A question mark now hangs over the long-awaited hearing. It would appear that Mr Sharma is ill. We are advised by Kathy Butler, Acting Principal Licensing Officer of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets that the likelihood is that the court will postpone the hearing.
This is an appalling state of affairs. The original hearing date is now lost in the mists of time. Meanwhile, residents continue to suffer. The appellants and their legal advisors are well aware that is in their interests to drag out this process for as long as possible. In the meantime they continue to trade and residents continue to suffer.
Let's see what happens. It is for the court to decide on any adjournment. A fair decision would be to revoke the license with immediate effect until the appellant is feeling better. Then we would see how bad his back really is.
This is an appalling state of affairs. The original hearing date is now lost in the mists of time. Meanwhile, residents continue to suffer. The appellants and their legal advisors are well aware that is in their interests to drag out this process for as long as possible. In the meantime they continue to trade and residents continue to suffer.
Let's see what happens. It is for the court to decide on any adjournment. A fair decision would be to revoke the license with immediate effect until the appellant is feeling better. Then we would see how bad his back really is.
Saturday 16 January, 2010
A local resident left this comment on an older post:
Saturday 16th January- Mangos is in full swing. Cars parked all the way down Pennington Street (no security guard in sight all night). I was woken from 2am until 4am with people leaving the club shouting, swearing, screaming, car stereos, fighting. The next morning I was so tired. Mangos owners have blatantly showed that they have no interest in the residents of Pennington Street. I would have at least expected security to be tight the weekend before the Licensing review!! I will be mentioning this on Tuesday in court .
The noise on Saturday night disturbed residents right along Pennington Street as far as Breezers Court and Telfords Yard.
Let's hope that the Magistrates Court will bring this mayhem to an end.
Saturday 16th January- Mangos is in full swing. Cars parked all the way down Pennington Street (no security guard in sight all night). I was woken from 2am until 4am with people leaving the club shouting, swearing, screaming, car stereos, fighting. The next morning I was so tired. Mangos owners have blatantly showed that they have no interest in the residents of Pennington Street. I would have at least expected security to be tight the weekend before the Licensing review!! I will be mentioning this on Tuesday in court .
The noise on Saturday night disturbed residents right along Pennington Street as far as Breezers Court and Telfords Yard.
Let's hope that the Magistrates Court will bring this mayhem to an end.
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Happy New Year?
Recent posts suggest that concern is mounting amongst residents at the prospect of chaotic scenes in Pennington Street caused by Mango's revelers.
If you are disturbed by the all-too-familiar noise nuisance or witness any criminality, please take the time to leave a comment on the blog.
Happy New Year? Well, it will be if we get the desired result at the Magistrates Court.
If you are disturbed by the all-too-familiar noise nuisance or witness any criminality, please take the time to leave a comment on the blog.
Happy New Year? Well, it will be if we get the desired result at the Magistrates Court.
Friday, 4 December 2009
HOW CAN THIS KEEP GOING ON?
A local resident left the following comment on an older post:
"Friday 27th and Saturday 28th- Mangos patrons show the usual amount of respect by shouting, swearing, speeding down the street, fighting. Saturday was particularly bad with hundreds of people coming out of the club from 2:45am onwards. One group of around 10 drunk men stayed around the corner of Artichoke Hill sat in cars from 3:00am until 4:30am listening to loud music. No one from Mangos was there to move them on. I was unable to get back to sleep until they left. Another show of how little the owners of Mangos care about the surrounding residential area. HOW CAN THIS KEEP GOING ON!?"
"Friday 27th and Saturday 28th- Mangos patrons show the usual amount of respect by shouting, swearing, speeding down the street, fighting. Saturday was particularly bad with hundreds of people coming out of the club from 2:45am onwards. One group of around 10 drunk men stayed around the corner of Artichoke Hill sat in cars from 3:00am until 4:30am listening to loud music. No one from Mangos was there to move them on. I was unable to get back to sleep until they left. Another show of how little the owners of Mangos care about the surrounding residential area. HOW CAN THIS KEEP GOING ON!?"
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