A meeting started this morning to decide the future of a Derby city centre bar which faces closure.

Derby City Council has said it wanted the licence at the Hairy Dog in Becket Street to be cancelled and it is being supported by Derbyshire Police.

In a large dossier which has been submitted to the authority's general licensing sub committee, both the council and police highlighted concerns over the management of the venue and also a number of serious incidents connected to the bar.

The committee can revoke the license, suspend it or modify the conditions. It comes after the pub's landlord, Paul Keenan, was earlier this year fined £6,000 for allowing unlicensed wrestling events to take place at the bar. He should have applied under licensing laws for an authorised temporary event notice.

However, Mr Keenan has strongly defended the venue. He said it is one of the safest in the city and claims he is the victim of a witch hunt by Derbyshire Police.

Our crime reporter, Isaac Crowson, was providing live updates from the hearing which was held at the Council House.