Went down Charles St this week and number 5 is very closed.
The shop sign has been painted over, a poster in the window says closed and there's no sign of life.
A local person who should know said the council had pulled Bryan's licence, but didn't know what for.
He always sailed close to the wind and had been warned before, no idea what finally caused the closure, but leaving downstairs stripped for redecoration for 12 months couldn't have helped.
Allegedly his wife owns one of the Southport parlours (don't know which one) so there may be changes to come there if the councils talk to each other
Strangely enough the website is still live, though the Vivastreet profiles have all gone
