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Cloud 9 dessert and shisha bar in Birmingham

Birmingham shisha bar closed after selling ‘alcohol and laughing gas to children’

Staff ReporterJune 9, 2018June 9, 201801 mins

A Birmingham shisha bar that allegedly sold alcohol and laughing gas to hundreds of children has been permanently closed. Cloud Nine Dessert and Shisha Lounge in Birmingham’s Southside had already been subject to a 90-day closure order after police incidents in April last year, but following allegations of alcohol being sold to children as young as nine, the council…

The Rainbow Venues in Birmingham's Digbeth area has had its license revoked by Birmingham City Council following the death of a teenager in October

Rainbows Venues’ license revoked by Birmingham City Council following teenager’s death

Staff ReporterNovember 28, 2017November 28, 201701 mins

A Birmingham City Council licensing sub-committee has revoked The Rainbow Venues‘ licence, following the death of 19-year-old student Michael Trueman in October. Following the second drug-related tragedy at the troubled venue in only two years, The Rainbow Venues license has today been revoked by a licensing sub-committee, following a meeting between the West Midlands Police and Birmingham…