Clerkenwell calls 'time' on all new pubs and clubs

No new pubs, clubs or bars will be allowed to open in Clerkenwell in London after councillors confirmed that the area will be officially declared "saturated".

Clerkenwell in the London borough of Islington contains 135 licensed premises - but residents claim that with the amount of alcohol on offer, people are drinking excessively and making too much noise.

After listening to concerns and being handed a petition at a town hall meeting last week, councillors agreed  that no more drinking establishments will be granted licences to sell alcohol and existing licensees will face tougher supervision.

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