Whalley: Ribble Valley beauty spot is wild west with booze tourists

The special system, which has existed for nearly five years, requires business owners to show how proposed food, drink, music and hospitality activity or changes to existing licenses will not add to the alleged pressures or problems.

A minority of venues were recently criticised by the council which claimed that, while most are well-run, others have a negative impact .

Queen Street resident Peter Foley told Local Democracy Reporting Service: “There must be over 30 licensed premises in Whalley – too many. People are coming here from all over the place.

“Whalley’s a little village but it’s like the Wild West at weekends.

People come from places like Blackpool and Rochdale visit in the football season, he said, adding: “They watch the lunchtime match in pubs, have a few bevvies, then watch the 4.30pm match, and have some more bevvies until they fall down.”

His partner Julie added: “There are piles of sick and empty beer glasses left on the street.

“Some neighbours go away away at weekends because of the noise.”

Another resident who did not want to be identified also said: “There are crowds of women screeching. Women wearing plastic penises on their heads are roaming around during the day.”