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The owner of a snooker club has been left disgusted after CCTV footage captured an elderly gentlemen defecating outside his premises.

The footage, taken on December 29 at 1.39pm, shows a man park up his bike before walking towards the main entrance to the club near St Peter's Arches in Lincoln.

The man appears to loosen his trousers before heading out of shot.

Philip Cross, who owns the club, is fuming.

He said he was greeted by a pile of faeces as he opened up this morning, Monday, December 30.

Mr Cross has had ongoing problems with drug taking and people using the alleyway as a toilet - and he is sick of it.

He told Lincolnshire Live: "I’d gone in to clean the club and do a few jobs before opening today.

"I went outside and saw a pile of faeces.

"An old man parked his bike, walked up to my club and did that.

"I had to clean this as the council did not come out - same day there was three huge piles of sick outside in the alleyway.

"I actually vomited whilst cleaning the poo up yesterday."

(Image: Phillip Cross)

Mr Cross spoke with Lincolnshire Live in November and said that he was "no longer surprised" after another pile of human faeces was discovered in an alleyway outside his business.

Prior to that incident, the 36-year-old was left disgusted after he discovered a video of a couple having sex in an alleyway outside his premises that was posted on social media.

The footage showed a man performing a sex act on a woman as a friend looked on and filmed the whole episode.

The couple seem fully aware they are being filmed during the act and look into the lens of the camera a number of times while they are being recorded.

Mr Cross and other businesses have contacted the city and county councils to see if gates could be installed to block off the passageway, like in St Peter's Passage, which runs from the High Street to Mint Lane.

He suggests that Caffe Nero could have a key to open the passage in the morning and the snooker club would lock up at night.

Mr Cross said:"I would say there's poo there three or four times a month - sick two or three times a week.

"There's urine everyday, drug use a few times a week and often a smell of cannabis.

"I contacted the council and they said there was no chance of the gates.

"If I wanted to pursue it or it has to be taken forward by the city council, I'm worried they would object to it and I would have to cover any legal costs going forward.

"I’m at my wits' end with it."

Lincoln City Council have been approached for a comment.

A county council spokesman previously told Lincolnshire Live: "If the city council applies to have gates installed, this is something that could be investigated.

"However, before introducing any changes, we would need to ensure that any nearby premises and utility companies would still have the necessary access, as it is currently a public right of way."