A police officer was struck with a bottle as football fans clashed while a hotel owner stood outside in the street with a megaphone in chaotic scenes outside an Anfield hotel.
Behaviour outside Epstein’s Guest House on Anfield Road earlier this year was likened to something out of sitcom Phoenix Nights as Liverpool Council’s licensing and gambling sub-committee heard evidence regarding a change to the terms of which the premises can sell alcohol.
The hotel, which has eight rooms, is owned by Patrick Duggan and has featured on Channel 4’s Four in a Bed and The Hotel Inspector on Channel 5. Widespread concerns regarding the management of the premises and its impact on the wider community were made to the committee by Merseyside Police and the council’s own environmental department.
