A NOTORIOUS pub in Southall has had its licensed revoked by Ealing Council after a string of violent incidents and failings by management.

The Havelock Arms in King Street will be shut down after the council's sub licensing committee decided on the matter earlier this afternoon, hearing representation from the police and pub owners.

Sarah Lefevre, representing Ealing Police, said officers took no pleasure in recommending the pub's licence be revoked, but had lost confidence in the licencee's desire to run the place properly.

She then catalogued a list of violent or criminal incidents at the pub, a total of eight since February this year.

One of the worst was on May 7, when a woman was glassed in the face, resulting in a one-inch cut. She had to find a public phonebox to call for help as no-one at the pub would assist her.

Police found that the pub floor had been bleached and washed before officers arrived to investigate, destroying any forensic evidence.

At one point, CCTV footage shown during the hearing shows a member of the bar staff being attacked outside the venue by four men and knocked to the ground before being kicked in the head twice.

Shortly after the attack, former manager Gavin Kapadia is seen standing outside at the scene of the attack, with his arms kept at his sides. He makes no attempt to offer assistance to the victim, who appears unconscious, or to even call the police, who attended shortly after seeing the event on local CCTV.

Making a statement to the comittee, Mr Gurmit Bains, who owns the pub, apologised for the incidents and said that some of the troublemakers had never been seen again.

He added that Mr Kapadia was no longer working at the site and that only one of the incidents mentioned had taken place inside the venue.

After a short deliberation, councillor Kate Crawford, who chairs the committee, said: "We have come to the conclusion to decide to revoke the licence with regards to concerns over crime, disorder and public safety."

"Mr Bains has failed to understand his responsibilities and failed to understand the conditions of the licence."

Sergeant Graham Edwards, of Ealing Police Licensing team said: "I fully support and welcome the decision made today by the borough's licensing committee. This particular premises has been associated with crime and disorder for some time and the correct decision has been made."

Mr Bains did not wish to comment after the hearing.