East Suffolk Council's Licensing Sub-Committee met to review the licence of the Stanford Arms in Stanford Street, Lowestoft, after police applied for an expedited review, citing alleged violent behaviour by premises licence holder Benjamin Witton.

The pub has remained closed since July 22, when councillors suspended its licence as an interim measure following an application from Suffolk Constabulary.

Documents presented to the committee revealed 55 representations had been received in support of Mr Witton, while one person backed the police application.

The Stanford Arms is located on Stanford Street in Lowestoft (Image: Antony Kelly)

The committee was shown a series of CCTV recordings which police said captured Mr Witton visiting the home of a man who had been involved in an altercation outside the pub earlier that evening.

John Corkette, the licensing officer at Suffolk Police, told councillors that the customer had returned home shortly after midnight and that "should have been the end of the........

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