Police have evicted a group of squatters from a derelict pub in Bedford after they held a rave there earlier this month.
Bedfordshire Police were granted a three month closure order on the empty building, formerly the Phoenix pub in St Johns Street, Bedford.
This follows a rave event on Saturday, December 13 which was closed down by police under the New Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2014. This had been organised by squatters who had recently taken over the empty building.
Bedfordshire Police’s licensing department attended Luton Magistrates’ Court on December 16 where they successfully obtained a three month closure order on the premises.
From the local rag
