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In July 2008, the LEP reported that the Mood bar on Friargate was to close, following several other bars in the area in a short timespan. The British Beer and Pub Association blamed a range of factors including the smoking ban, the credit crunch and cheap alcohol in supermarkets.
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In January 2009, the LEP reported that a new venue, The Honey Lounge, was to open on the site of the old Mood bar on Friargate. Photo: Tony Worrall
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The new Honey Lounge opened at the end of March 2009. (See the news-in-brief on the LEP website.) Photo: Tony Worrall
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In June 2009, the LEP reported that The Honey Lounge had closed unexpectedly within just three months of its opening. Photo: Tony Worrall
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In August 2009, the LEP reported that the owners of The Honey Lounge had been fined over £2,000 for failing to obtain permission from Preston City Council before displaying a large advertising banner. The reasons for the bar's closure remained ambiguous.
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In January 2010, the LEP reported that a burst pipe had caused some water damage to the inactive Honey Lounge.
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In December 2010, the LEP reported that a new music venue, the Live Lounge, was to open on the site of the old Mood bar and Honey Lounge. The new venue would be run by a company who also ran a live venue in Blackburn.
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The Live Lounge remains empty, with the old Honey Lounge frontis still in place and the recruitment advert still in the window.
