The somewhat bizarre BUZZ BARR
I met a constituent at the planning meeting last night who drew my attention to a strange licence application for something called the BUZZ BARR.
Apparently this is an application for a drinks licence for a bus that will ride around the streets of Durham at night. I am told, however, that it is now illegal to serve alcohol on a moving bus (although you can drink while it moves), so the cunning wheeze is for the bus to stop at designated sites (normally bus stops) while drinks are dispensed.
This is where it gets very strange, as to make this legal, the operator has to licence the ‘premises’ where this happens. But premises cannot be mobile, so it is the bus lay by that is the licensed location.
So an application has gone in to licence a number of these locations for the bus to stop in, including several on the A167 through Neville’s Cross.
My initial reaction is ‘you cannot be serious’ to quote a certain tennis player, but I would love to know what my constituents think about it, so please do get in touch.
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