Politics Council approves renovation plan for Whitby bar which nearly lost licence By Anttoni James Numminen, Local Democracy Reporting Service Published 26th Jun 2024, 13:47 BST Updated 26th Jun 2024, 13:47 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A Whitby bar which nearly lost its licence can go ahead with its renovation plan, including a new shopfront, North Yorkshire Council has said. Northern Bay Leisure Ltd’s application to renovate the shopfront of JK’s Bar on Wellington Road, has been approved by the authority. Earlier this year, North Yorkshire Police had applied for JK’s to have its licence revoked after a series of complaints.
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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. The force withdrew its concerns when the previous owners sold the bar. JK's Bar, Whitby.
The new owner, Russell Vickers, from Northern Bay Leisure, assured the council that the premises would remain closed until improvements were made. Renovation works will see the new shopfront formed of a set of four aluminium powder-coated sliding doors and one .
