A GIN bar in Leigh could lose its licence after hundreds of complaints about noise and antisocial behaviour.

Mojo, which sits on the corner of Carlton Drive and Leigh Road in Leigh, is due to have its licence reviewed by Southend Council at a meeting on Monday.

The review is taking place after the council, as the licensing authority, confirmed it had received “numerous complaints from local residents which have continued throughout most weekends in 2018”.

Kate Sansom, who lives in Carlton Drive, complained about the bar on social media and said: “Mojo are making the lives of residents a living hell at weekends.

“The arrogance of this place and attitude to local residents is truly astonishing.

“Please, I ask respectfully, be aware this is a residential area when you are arriving, leaving or smoking outside Mojo.

“The noise of the music alone is extremely loud.

“Our children are trying to sleep when people are shouting loudly, arguing and swearing outside our houses.”

The council state the complaints suggest the application to review the licence is on the grounds that the bar is undermining all four of the licensing objectives.

These are: Prevention of crime and disorder, public nuisance, public safety and protection of children from harm.

Ward councillor Peter Wexham said he has had hundreds of complaints since the bar opened just before Christmas 2017.

The Liberal Democrat councillor said: “We have had no end of problems with the venue - hundreds of complaint.

“The general problems have been to do with noise and nuisance from music, noise from people hanging outside, people going to the toilet in neighbours gardens and on the pavements and police incidents after fights or other issues.

“It’s been every Friday and Saturday night - a nightmare for people living nearby. I haven’t been directly involved but have had to pass residents’ complaints onto the council officers and the police.”

Fellow ward councillor Bernard Arscott added: “The residents don’t think it should be revoked, but they are hoping for more stringent checks to be put in place.

“They want the hours to be reviewed because most of the problems are in the early hours so if the hours are curtailed then people may leave in a more orderly fashion.”

Mojo was contacted by the Echo, but did not respond.