A bar in Altrincham, which attracted more trouble than any other nightspot in the area, has been shut down by Trafford Council.
Traders Tiki Bar, in Goose Green, had become a magnet for antisocial behaviour including several violent altercations inside and outside the premises.
Manchester Magistrates granted an immediate, month-long closure order for the nightspot. A previously planned Council licensing committee meeting to review its license will be brought forward.
Enforcement action followed incidents including at 12.50am on Valentine’s Day, Saturday 14 February, in which a 17-year-old underage male was caught on CCTV punching and kicking another male to the floor.
When they were removed from the premises the vicious fight continued in Goose Green before Greater Manchester Police arrived.
The following night, another altercation took place inside the bar, which required door staff to remove a group of men. Violence escalated when the ejected males then made numerous attempts to assault the door staff.
The court heard the situation deteriorated further when another bar’s nearby sandwich board was used as a weapon against the premises and its staff.
When the general manager came to the door, he was punched in the face. As he retreated inside, the group of bloodied and shirtless men continued attacking, throwing objects and punches towards the premises.
Most recently, on Saturday 21 February, it was alleged that a female was punched in the head, requiring a visit to the hospital, having been in the bar.
Trafford Council’s Licensing Enforcement and Community Safety teams sought the closure order after data from Council CCTV and police logs showed the bar had been generating the highest number of violence-related incidents of any licenced premises in the borough of Trafford, though it was only opening three days per week.
The Council had been working with the bar’s operators since 2024 to try to improve the situation but the court heard that since then the premises had seen a pattern of violence, drug use and minors – with bloodied customers captured leaving on CCTV.
Cllr Rose Thompson, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Communities and Safety, said:
“The conduct at this bar falls significantly below the standards that we would expect at any premises licensed to trade in Trafford, and clearly the safety of members of the public has been put at risk.
“I am pleased that our teams and partners have worked collaboratively to find solutions to this problem in an area that is otherwise well known and enjoyed by many for its good quality leisure and entertainment scene.”