Jesters Sports Bar & Prohibition Bar and Grill

62 Wakefield Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7AZ

PL1062 - Premises licenceIn force

What it permits

Alcohol on and off the premises until 01:00 Fri–Sat; late-night refreshment; live music; recorded music; films; indoor sport; dance; music or dance.

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View council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 03:54

Licensed activities and hours

Sale of alcohol, on and off the premises

Monday to Thursday10:00 to midnight

Friday and Saturday10:00 to 01:00 (next day)

Sunday10:00 to midnight

Late night refreshmentindoors

Every day10:00 to midnight

Live musicindoors

Every day11:00 to midnight

Recorded musicindoors

Monday to Thursday11:00 to midnight

Friday and Saturday11:00 to 01:00 (next day)

Sunday11:00 to midnight

Film exhibitionsindoors

Monday to Friday10:00 to 13:00

Indoor sporting eventsindoors

Every day11:00 to 23:00

Performance of danceindoors

Monday to Thursday11:00 to midnight

Friday and Saturday11:00 to 01:00 (next day)

Sunday11:00 to midnight

Entertainment similar to music or danceindoors

Every day11:00 to midnight

Opening hours

The hours the premises may be open, which can be longer than the hours of any licensed activity.

Monday to Thursday10:00 to 00:30 (next day)

Friday and Saturday10:00 to 01:30 (next day)

Sunday10:00 to 00:30 (next day)

The times the licence permits. The premises may open for less of them. A time after midnight runs into the next day.

Register history

9 Oct 2026Licence granted
9 Oct 2026Supervisor changed
19 Jun 2026Supervisor changed
18 Feb 2026Supervisor changed
17 Feb 2026Supervisor changed
20 Jun 2025Supervisor changed
10 Jun 2025Supervisor changed
6 Jul 2023Supervisor changed
6 Jul 2023Licence suspended
11 Nov 2022Application to vary the licence
28 Jun 2021Supervisor changed
6 May 2021Supervisor changed

24 earlier entries

20 Apr 2021Supervisor changed
10 Aug 2020Supervisor changed
2 Jan 2019Supervisor changed
19 Dec 2018Supervisor changed
13 Dec 2018Supervisor changed
12 Jul 2018Supervisor changed
8 Mar 2018Minor variation
21 Feb 2018Supervisor changed
13 Dec 2017Supervisor changed
1 Sep 2017Supervisor changed
13 Jul 2017Minor variation
9 May 2017Supervisor changed
5 Nov 2016Supervisor changed
10 Feb 2016Supervisor changed
30 Dec 2015Supervisor changed
9 Nov 2015Supervisor changed
8 Jun 2015Supervisor changed
31 Mar 2015Minor variation
24 Oct 2014Minor variation
3 Jun 2014Supervisor changed
15 Oct 2013Application to vary the licence
1 May 2013Supervisor changed
20 Jun 2012Application received
No date givenMinor variation

Dates not given by the council's register; listed in the register's order.

A change of supervisor is shown without names.

Food hygiene

Prohibition Bar & Grill & Jesters Sports Bar 5: Very good012345 Inspected 16 Jun 2026 This business on the Food Standards Agency's site ↗

Planning at this address

Nearby, bearing on licensed premises

Illuminated box signs25/02086/ADV · received 7 November 2025 · 0 m awayShopfront or signsRefused
Installation of new shopfront in existing modified opening including external roller shutter (retrospective)25/02084/FUL · received 6 November 2025 · 0 m awayShopfront or signsApproved

From the council's register

Council: Wakefield
Reference: PL1062
Premises: Jesters Sports Bar & Prohibition Bar and Grill
Licence type: Premises Licence
Status: indefinite
Granted: 9 October 2026
Address: 62 Wakefield Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7AZ
Last checked: 18 October 2026

The licence's conditions and plans are on the council's record.

Other licences at these premises

Gaming machine notificationJesters Sports Bar & Prohibition Bar and Grill · GMN0433 In force

Each is a separate licence on the council's register.