NEIGHBOURS who complained music from a Royal British Legion Club was keeping them awake at night have won a reprieve.
Brandon and Meadowfield RBL Club has been ordered to fit noise monitoring equipment and had its music licence hours reduced.
He said club members could often be seen leaving the club after hours smoking and with carry-outs. Some, he said, could be seen urinating in the street. However, Dr Millard told the committee at the council's Spennymoor office on Tuesday, he did not wish to see the club closed down.
He said: "We ask the (committee) to add conditions to the licence to remove the noise nuisance. Given that it takes an hour after the music stops for people to leave, we suggest that the music stops an hour before closing time."
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