Guardian newspaper can roll out booze for visitors at King’s Place
Published: 10th June, 2011
by PETER GRUNER
CLAIMS that an application to sell booze at the offices of the Guardian newspaper would result in a lot of people becoming “tired and emotional” were roundly rejected this week.
They were made by objectors to a plan to allow the newspaper to provide alcohol at events at its offices at King’s Place in York Way, King’s Cross.
Objectors spoke of the possibility of people entering and leaving the building “in a state of inebriation”, leading to “brawls, fights, arguments, bad language, urinating in public and vandalism”.
A neighbour feared that “dancing and alcohol” would seriously interfere with the peace of Battlebridge Basin.
However, the objectors, who had written about their concerns in a report to the council, did not turn up at a licensing committee meeting at the Town Hall yesterday (Thursday).
The committee accepted that the application to provide alcohol at conferences, meetings, dances and events at the building would not lead to anti-social behaviour .
Committee member Labour councillor Wally Burgess said that alcohol was not being provided for people who work at King’s Place.
“They are not establishing a bar for the staff,” he added. “It was just to enable caterers to provide alcohol at certain events at the building.”