A Coventry nightspot that was left in limbo after being granted just a short-term entertainment licence has won its battle for a full term.

Mr G’s nightclub in the lower precinct was on a probationary period after council chiefs decided to award them just a three month licence back in February, due to environmental health objections.

That period has now expired and the club was back before the Licensing Panel on Thursday when it was granted a further nine month’s to make up the full years licence.

Problems began when toilets at the club periodically overflowed and ran into the newspaper and sweets kiosk below the club, causing thousands of pounds worth of stock damage.

When the club’s licence came up for renewal in February Coventry’s environmental health director Howard Farrand contested it, but yesterday there were no objections to the granting of the remainder of the term.

Coventry Licensing officer Lauren Kennedy says the award of the licence was straightforward.

"It was approved because in the three month period there have been no further problems with the toilets.

"There were no objections to us giving them a further nine months licence and the issue seems to have been resolved," she said.

Kevin Jones, whose family owns the Hamilton News kiosk, which is below the club, is content that the problem is over.

He said:

"We do not know what they have done but it seems to have worked and we have not had any leakage into the shop for a long time.

"We never wanted the nightclub to lose their licence we just needed to get the problem sorted and that has now been done."

Licensing officers also adjourned a bid to open a jazz club in the lower Holyhead Road at Thursday’s hearing.

Joseph Haggarty had hoped to open ‘The Venue’ later this year but this now looks uncertain after his applications was delayed for the third time.

Coventry Licensing Officer Lauren Kennedy said the police had objected to the proposal.

She said:

"This one had been adjourned several times because the police are objecting because they are concerned with the hours that have been applied for.

"They are setting up a meeting between the police and the applicant but this has not happened yet. However, I don’t think it is delaying the project as the place is nowhere near ready."