A licence review into a pub where management suggested handing out lollipops to silence noisy customers has been dismissed after objectors allegedly filled in the wrong forms.

The Auld Hoose, in North Berwick, faced a review after a string of allegations about the behaviour of some of its clientele, including urinating, vomiting and swearing in the street in the early hours of the morning.

The pub, which is operated by Greene King and has been temporarily closed for refurbishment, faced accusations from neighbours of crowds of up to 50 people congregating outside after it closed and police said it had put the establishment on its monitoring list after receiving several calls from people in August.

However at a meeting ht East Lothian Licensing Board today a lawyer for the pub claimed t

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