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From the
http://www.dailymail.co.uk 13 September 2013. By James Rush.
Coyote Ugly-style bar where girls dance on the bar faces
closure after neighbours complain about being woken up by 'whooping' at staff.
A Coyote Ugly-style bar is facing closure after drawing dozens of
complaints from neighbours woken up by customers 'whooping' at staff
until 3am.
The Players Coyotes bar in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, is being
investigated for excessive noise after nearby residents complained
of loud music being played until the early hours of the morning.
The sports bar employs scantily-clad barmaids to dance on the bar
and squirt water at customers every 15 minutes, in scenes similar to
the 2000 film Coyote Ugly.
The barmaids also jump on to the bar to dance every time a goal is
scored when a football match is shown at the bar.
Environmental protection officers from Tunbridge Wells Borough
Council have visited the bar, which is open until 3am on Friday and
Saturdays, and this week called for its licence to be reviewed
because of ‘noise nuisance’.
Residents have complained to the council saying that loud amplified
music can be heard until 3am at the weekend and 2am on some nights
during the week.
They have also complained they can hear punters ‘whooping’ as the
barmaids dance on the bar.
Joel Hewett, 22, said he ended up giving up his flat near the club
as the noise was ‘unbearable’.
He said: 'It was a nightmare. Thursday, Friday and Saturday involved
ear plugs during sleep regardless of what time, so I’ve moved out of
my flat and got another one further away.'
Justin Plenderleith, 36, said: 'The place is ridiculous - all night
long you hear pumping music and men whooping and shouting at the
girls.
'It’s got to a stage where people around here just can’t get a good
night’s sleep.'
The Mayor of Tunbridge Wells last year, John Smith, said at the time
that he was opposed to the bar opening, adding: 'Risque night-time
ventures aren’t part of our vision and plan for the town.'
Council chiefs say the licence could be suspended or revoked if the
venue is found to be in breach of its licensing conditions.
A spokesman for the council said this week: 'There is an application
for review of the licence for Players Coyotes sports bar in Church
Road on the grounds of the licensing objective Prevention of Public
Nuisance because of the level of noise from the rear gardens.'
The owner of the bar James Pemble was unavailable for comment.
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