A CLUB in Ellesmere Port could be shut down following recent incidents of “serious crime and disorder”.

Police chiefs have sought a review of the premises licence for Club XES, located above the Saffron Delight Indian restaurant on Flatt Lane.

A hearing is due to take place tomorrow (Tuesday, May 1) although much of it will be heard behind closed doors.

However, those documents that have been made public reveal the review has been requested by Chief Inspector Alexander McMillan of Cheshire Police on the following grounds:

• Recent incidents of serious violence/disorder.

• Failure to supply police with CCTV footage to support an investigation.

• Inaccurate recording of Door Supervision in attendance.

• Failure to heed advice/guidance regarding security provision.

• Neglectful actions of Door Supervision to report/intervene in incidents.

• False information provided by Door Supervision relating to incidents.

Members of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Licensing Act Sub-committee have a range of options from modifying conditions or removing the club’s supervisor to suspending or revoking the licence completely.

Letters from CWaC’s licensing team to the club’s owner, Mohammed Shamsul Haque, show that the club has breached terms of its licence on a number of occasions since 2016.

On a recent inspection on October 13 last year, council and police officers noted several breaches for which Mr Haque was “officially cautioned” and given a final written warning.

Prior to this, during a police visit in the early hours of February 21, 2016, officers found five people under the age of 25, which is against the conditions of the club’s licence.

Just six days later, on February 27, two people involved in a fight were found to be below the age of 25.

A closure order was made in April 2014 “because of evidence of disorder associated with the use of the premises”.

Evidence to be presented at tomorrow’s hearing includes the full grounds for review and a witness statement from a police sergeant.

However, details of these will not be heard in front of the press or public as they have been deemed confidential.

The council states that: “Information is exempt to the extent that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”