hereThe establishments will now have to complete a safety plan and face a licencing review before they can reopen. Venues across England were allowed to open on Saturday, subject to a range of new restrictions, including limits on customer numbers, table service and controlled access to toilets.
Councillor Pat Karney says it is disappointing that the bars failed to follow the rules, as the majority of venues that opened yesterday complied with them.
He said: "They were closed on safety grounds. It was the management of the spaces outside and inside. It wasn't competent."The overwhelming majority of bars in the city centre and other local areas cooperated, and it's very disappointing that these two didn't abide by the regulations."We won't.
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