Manager at Wolverhampton pub linked with gangs loses title
The manager of a pub with links to street gangs in Wolverhampton has been stripped of his position, and the opening hours have been shortened.
The Otter & Vixen made residents' lives a misery with music so loud its windows shook, and did not have bouncers on the door despite it being a condition of its licence.
West Midands Police said the pub in Old Fallings Lane, Bushbury, was associated with armed "urban street gangs".
At a council meeting yesterday, Sat Pall Chander was stripped of his position as manager but allowed to remain as licensee.
The Otter & Vixen has been the subject of 15 noise complaints to environmental health officers and eight separate logs to the police since its hours were extended in 2010.
Pc Natalie Holt said: "It was associated with urban street gangs who were driven by respect, revenge and would discharge firearms."
During an unannounced visit on October 19, Pc Holt also found there were no security guards despite a licence condition saying there must be up to four at all times.
During the meeting, the closing time was changed from midnight on weekdays and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays to 11pm and 11.30pm respectively.
