Residents living nearby have reacted with anger, saying the castle, built by William the Conqueror in 1068, will be taken over by “lager louts and shrieking hen-dos”.
One unnamed resident wrote in a letter to the council’s licensing committee: “The application is for every day, therefore there will only be six hours in any 24 hours when alcohol is not being served.
“The castle is a family-centred business so why do they feel they have to serve alcohol at such long periods of … (View original article)