A bar that was closed after a customer suffered a broken face in the attack has applied to reopen under new management.

Memory Lane in Seaham, County Durham, was closed in April after police and the council raised concerns about the management of the venue.

Terrie Price, who lost her license the next month but hopes to become the new manager, has submitted a new application.

Durham County Council’s licensing department objected to this and said it had no confidence it would be “carried out properly”.

The local authority claims the pub will not be run by Ms Price but by others connected to the venue.

Licensing enforcement officer Nicola Anderson said: “Due to the ongoing situation with the partnership at the site the Licensing Authority has no confidence that the site will be properly managed.”

A previous licensing meeting heard there was an ongoing fight between the family over ownership of the premises and management of the CCTV system.

The new license offer covers daily operating hours from 09:00 to 23:00 and is extended to 01:00 for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

If approved, the license will have conditions attached to it, including a constantly operating CCTV system and zero tolerance for staff drinking alcohol on duty.

Anyone seen using drugs in the venue will also be removed immediately and will be banned from entering the venue for at least one year.

The license is expected to be considered by council on Tuesday.

The licensing committee had previously ruled there were “clear failings” at the business and said staff lacked training.

The attack took place on April 20It left the victim with broken eye sockets and needing jaw surgery.

A woman in the bar was heard shouting, “He almost died,” but the police were not called. The Local Democracy Reporting Service said:.

Site supervisor Emma Bird has since appealed against the decision to cancel the licence, which will be heard at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court in February 2025.