Leeds venue to give out lollipops to clubbers so they "keep quiet"

Giving the phrase "you get more with sugar than with salt" a whole new meaning, a Leeds-based venue has started giving out lollipops to clubbers in order to curb noise complaints.

Located on Albion Street in the city centre, nightclub Home and Carousel was given the greenlight to open for an hour later on weekdays and weekends following a licensing hearing on Tuesday (January 14), though concerns had been raised over the potential for noise in a nearby apartment block.

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To ease fears, Operations Director David Nejrup said that the venue would introduce complimentary lolipops to clubbers, something he claims has worked to keep noise down in other venues across the country.

“As daft as it sounds, people tend to become quiet when they have something in their mouth," he told councillors, according to a report from The Yorkshire Evening Post.

Home and Carousel had requested the extension to its license, which will see it open until 4:AM Sunday to Thursday, and 5:AM on Fridays and Saturdays due to a "trend" in Leeds venues opening later — which Nejrup claimed was leaving the venue at a "disadvantage" when up against other premises in the area.

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The venue opened last year within the space of the now-shuttered Tiger Tiger Leeds, and operates as a multi-purpose venue; Carousel is a vintage arcade bar, while Home functions as a nightclub.

Alongside the lollipops, Home and Carousel has pledged to install sound insulation on the dancefloor, and relocate its outdoor smoking area in order to prevent noise, BBC News reports.

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