A landlady who has been warned her pub could lose its licence after reports of violence, drug incidents and breaches of pandemic rules says the situation has been blown out of proportion and feels like her pub is being unfairly compared to the Wild West.
Police say they have received 35 incidents at the Roebuck Inn on Burnley Road East in Rossendale, near Bury, since early 2020. It also has the second-highest recorded number of incidents in the area during the past year.
Following the reports, licensee Marie Burke now awaits a premises licence review by Rossendale Council’s Licensing Committee on April 26. Mrs Burke, who took over the pub in February 2020, accepts she has made some mistakes but says she believes the criticism has been unfair and exaggerated.
