BLAENAU Gwent council gave approval for an Abertillery pub to extend its opening hours.
The licensing committee gave the go ahead for the New Bridgend Inn, with some amendments to the original application.
The pub, in Penybont Road, originally applied to open from 11am to 1.30am throughout the week.
However, the committee, led by chairman Cllr Jim Watkins, only gave approval on the basis that opening hours were restricted to 1am and no alcohol would be served after 12.45am.
This licence was granted despite police urging the council in January introduce a saturation policy, making it harder to grant licenses for pubs and clubs in the town.
It would not stop people from applying for licences, but committees would have to consider concerns that the town is overrun with nightlife.
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