One of Newcastle's oldest town centre pubs – the Old Brown Jug – has won the support of local MP Paul Farrelly in its fight to carry on playing live music.
The pub has come under legal pressure from officials of the Travelodge hotel who claim their guests cannot get to sleep because of loud music being played into the early hours.
Lawyers acting for Travelodge have asked Newcastle Borough Council to review the pub's premises licence, raising fears that it could mean the end of gigs at one of North Staffordshire's most popular live music venues.