A controversial teen disco was broken into - just hours after it was refused a licence to continue.

The front door to the historic Leigh Coliseum building in Elm Road, Leigh, was forced open, causing more than £3,000 damage.

Once inside, thieves smashed open two fruit machines and stole the cash contents of around £600.

An amplifier was also reported missing after the break-in.

The under-18s disco Intrigue had been running in the old cinema building at weekends for the past six months.

A licensing hearing had earlier refused to give Intrigue's owners a full public entertainment licence after complaints from nearby residents.

The hearing heard there had been an increase in youth-related crime since it opened and residents complained of general noise and nuisance caused by youngsters.

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