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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Adrian Zorzut

Londoners call for boating firm's alcohol licence to be blocked after 'menace' customers urinate on canal paths and harass locals

Locals have appealed to Westminster City Council to reject the company’s alcohol licence - (WCC)

Residents have called on a central London council to reject a boating company's alcohol licence, saying customers have defecated in their gardens and rammed into other boats during boozed-up rental sessions.

The 37-strong group, which includes residents' associations and another boating business, said they've seen public sex, nudity, intimidation, harassment and thousands of pounds worth of damage to their properties as a result of boat rentals, a council report shows.

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