we found the house we wanted ok area, nice house good price, couldnt find anything wrong seemed too good to be true but the pub over the road looked a bit dodgy so a bit of googling found this......
Hounslow Chronicle:
BRAWL IS LAST STRAW FOR POLICE
Sep 10 2009 By Jessica Thomas
IS THIS the worst pub in the Hounslow?
That is the question many are asking as The Albany Arms owner's licence comes up for review, following years of police warnings over fights, strippers, serving children and drugs.
The future of the notorious pub in Albany Road, Brentford, is to come under review by the council's licensing panel after a mass pub brawl involving knives proved to be the 'straw that broke the camel's back' for police.
Inspector Steve Edwards from Hounslow Police said: "We have had a whole host of problems at the pub for a while now, but it came to a head in June when we had two huge fights and an incident with unlicensed strippers and doormen."
On June 20, a fight broke out between about 15 people and on June 21, another larger fight ensued, involving most of the pub, resulting in assaults and a knife being recovered.
"The straw that broke the camel's back," said Mr Edwards, "was when the licensing officers turned up and there were strippers working there which they don't have a licence for.
"They also discovered unlicensed door staff and three people were arrested for being unauthorised to sell alcohol."
The police have also received numerous complaints about people dealing and taking drugs on the premises, which is owned by Enterprise Inns. Action is also being taken against them for noise pollution.
"We have tried to intervene and speak to the manager first," said Mr Edwards.
"But they have continued to blatantly disregard the licensing laws, so we said enough was enough."
In a report to Hounslow Council, licensing officer PC Cornock said: "These premises have a history of incidents that have undermined the licensing objectives. Police and other responsible authorities have received a catalogue of complaints that have included noise complaints, assaults, fighting, disturbances, residents being threatened, drunkenness, theft and kindred offences, firearms, including the discharge of firearms, offensive weapons, criminal damage, drugs and breaching of the licensing act 2003, youths on the premises, youths being supplied both alcohol and drugs on the premises, and breaches of the private security act 2001."
The report is due to come before the council's licensing panel on October 5. They have the power to remove the manager, suspend the licence for up to three months or to revoke it altogether.
