A notorious Ealing nightclub had its late-night licence renewed last week, despite vigorous protests from residents.

And the decision came the day after a man appeared in court charged with a murder inside the club, the Broadway Boulevard on High Street.

Kevin Jason Dennis, 23, was remanded in custody at Ealing Magistrates' Court on Wednesday last week for the murder of Mr Babatunde Oba at the club on Wednesday December 29. He will return for committal to Crown Court on April 26.

But the nightspot has been plagued with stories of violence for some years, with local residents opposing the licence renewal on several occasions.

In 1998 a young man was left needing plastic surgery after a beer glass was pushed in his face in an unprovoked attack.

His mother, Mrs B Podmore of Ickenham, has written to Ealing Council asking that the licence be refused saying the attack left her son 'both physically and mentally scarred.'

One resident, Jennie Protani of the Walpole Residents Association, told of the weekly disturbances which prompted her to call police when screaming 'was so bad that I feared someone was being badly hurt.' She also said customers of the club urinated in the street, dropped litter and blocked driveways with their own cars.

But the licence was granted, and the 650-capacity club will stay open until 3am except on Sunday, when it shuts at 2am.

'Many residents feel it a waste of effort to make an objection,' said Mrs Protani. 'What do we have to do to make our voice heard?'

BY SOPHIE KIRKHAM

æskirkham@london.newsquest.co.uk

An Ealing nightclub had its late-night licence renewed despite vigorous protests from residents.

And the decision came the day after a man appeared in court charged with a murder inside the club, the Broadway Boulevard in High Street.

Kevin Jason Dennis, 23, was remanded in custody at Ealing Magistrates' Court on Wednesday last week for the murder of Mr Babatunde Oba at the club on Wednesday December 29. He will return for committal to Crown Court on April 26.

But the nightspot has been plagued with stories of violence for some years, with local residents opposing the licence renewal on several occasions.

In 1998, a young man needed plastic surgery after a beer glass was pushed in his face in an unprovoked attack.

His mother, Mrs B Podmore of Ickenham, has written to Ealing Council asking that the licence be refused saying the attack left her son 'both physically and mentally scarred.'

One resident, Jennie Protani of the Walpole Residents Association, told of the weekly disturbances which prompted her to call police when screaming 'was so bad that I feared someone was being badly hurt.' She also said customers of the club urinated in the street, dropped litter and blocked driveways with their own cars.

But the licence was granted, and the 650-capacity club will stay open until 3am except on Sunday, when it shuts at 2am.

'Many residents feel it a waste of effort to make an objection,' said Mrs Protani. 'What do we have to do to make our voice heard?'