Sheffield’s Olive Grove Sports Club drinks licence reviewed after stabbing incident
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South Yorkshire Police applied for a summary review of the premises licence for Olive Grove Sports Club, on the grounds of serious crime and serious disorder.
A man in his 20s was found with stab wounds at the club, off Heeley Bank Road, when emergency services were called there at around midnight on Saturday, December 3.
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Hide AdPress and the public were excluded from a lengthy hearing, held at Sheffield City Council’s licensing sub-committee yesterday, Monday, January 9. This is because of a rule relating to “any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime”.
The club is based close to the site of Sheffield Wednesday’s first permanent home ground and was looked at by the world’s oldest football club, Sheffield FC, as a potential stadium.