Pub prices up after complaints from neighbours

A Wetherspoon pub in Battersea, south London, is reportedly planning to push up its prices to deter rowdy drinkers who neighbouring residents' have complained about.

According to the Wimbledon Guardian, the Asparagus will add an average of between 10p and 15p per unit.

The paper says residents have complained it was too easy for people to get drunk at the pub - where the cheapest bottled beer is £1.50 and a spirits and mixer can be bought for £1.70.

Wetherspoon said it had not been offering any inducement for people to drink more and the price rises will bring the Asparagus into line with nearby Wetherspoon outlets.

Stuart Moore, general manager of south-east England's Wetherspoon's, told the Guardian: "We've reviewed our business in Battersea and we think it's appropriate to raise prices there.​

"We're working closely with the police to make sure we control any issues with the pub.

"We are sympathetic to residents' complaints, and we are trying to do anything we can to appease them."