Music venue The Blind Tiger Club in Brighton is closing down after being served with a council notice for noise.

According to the venue’s blog, under Notice 2014/00134/EPA80/EH, a “Notice to Abate a Statutory Nuisance, under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990”, if they disturb a neighbour living above them after today, Monday May 19, 2014, they will be taken to court, fined £20,000, and face other sanctions.

The club alleges that one neighbour, who lives above them ...