Neighbours of a Falkirk town centre bar say they may be forced to move if a new beer garden is allowed to remain in place. However, the owner of the Orchard Hotel says that closing the outdoor space – which has been transformed from a car park into a pub garden – will have a ‘devastating impact’ on his business.
Resident Craig Lumsden, who lives in Orchard Street, says that the garden has led to “rowdy behaviour and foul language” which he and other neighbours can hear from their gardens.He said: “There are a number of children living in or visiting the surrounding households and this kind of behaviour is unacceptable in a residential street.“When people have a drink in them they do become rowdy and they get louder without meaning to.”Bus
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