Plans for a new licence at Pennington Flash for music events and alcohol sales have been approved after being scaled back. Wigan Council came under fire from objectors after Leigh Sports Village, the applicant, wanted to attain a licence to sell alcohol and hold music events on the popular country park in Leigh until 1am - but this was changed.
Wigan Council received dozens of complaints about the original application - which is why there was a change of heart from LSV. There was wide concern that big events could disturb wildlife in the nature reserve and bring drunken anti-social behaviour to the area.
However, the scaled back plan of a licence until 10.30pm was still not good enough for some protestors who believe licences should not be granted for
