{"id":142020,"date":"2025-05-29T18:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/142020\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T18:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:04:10","slug":"birmingham-bar-closes-amid-claims-of-red-tape-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/142020\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham bar closes amid claims of &#8216;red tape nonsense&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham City Council said the cocktail bar was operating under a dissolved company&#8217;s licence<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20240720_204320.jpg\" alt=\"Lucky 7 has temporarily closed its bar in the Jewellery Quarter\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Lucky 7 has temporarily closed its bar in the Jewellery Quarter(Image: Kirsty Bosley)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A Birmingham bar claimed &#8216;council shenanigans and red tape nonsense&#8217; after it was left without a licence to sell alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, the council said the bar was operating under a dissolved company&#8217;s licence and said the bar must apply for a new one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">As a result, the Jewellery Quarter cocktail bar has temporarily relocated to Stirchley, inside a popular restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read More: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/madhouse-birmingham-pub-you-can-31656797\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">The &#8216;madhouse&#8217; Birmingham pub where you can go on a &#8216;crawl around the world&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Located on Frederick Street, Lucky 7 is a Japanese-inspired cocktail bar which serves <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/glowing-red-light-coax-hidden-29588623\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">stunning drinks<\/a> under the team of Rob Wood and Kyndra Vorster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Whilst the bar remains closed for the immediate future, Lucky 7 announced a pop-up at Riverine Rabbit in Stirchley.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_lucky7JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Lucky 7 is located on Frederick Street \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Lucky 7 is located on Frederick Street (Image: Google Street View)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On Instagram, Lucky 7 posted: &#8220;Due to some council shenanigans and red tape nonsense, we have been left without a premises license for a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Fear not, we are not one to allow adversity to stand in our way so this weekend we will be doing a three-day pop-up at Rabbit in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/kings-heath-and-stirchley\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Stirchley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Allow us to introduce: Flower Bird Wind Moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;A philosophy born in Japan that focuses on celebrating the beauty in each season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Flower Bird Wind Moon by Lucky 7 will celebrate ingredients that are in season right now and the menu is likely to change each day based on availability of produce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;You can find us behind the Rabbit counter slinging drinks on Saturday, Sunday from 3pm and Monday from 6pm with some surprises up our sleeves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Hopefully we will be back on home turf next week but keep your eyes peeled for more updates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">After Lucky 7&#8217;s post on social media, a spokesperson for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-council\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham City Council<\/a> said: \u201cThe council has not revoked the licence for Lucky 7, and no enforcement action has been taken against it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe bar was operating under a licence held by a limited company that has since dissolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;As a result, Lucky 7 must now apply for a new licence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe understand the frustration that this situation must cause for the business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Unfortunately, the council does not have any discretion that can be applied to allow a business to operate without a licence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe are pleased to see that Lucky 7 have managed to make some alternative arrangements for the short term and hope the business will be back up and running as normal as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birmingham City Council said the cocktail bar was operating under a dissolved company&#8217;s licenceLucky 7 has temporarily 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